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Peter Mutharika

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Arthur Peter Mutharika ( moot-ə-REE-kə; born 18 July 1940) is a Malawian politician and lawyer who is the seventh president of Malawi since 2025. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the younger brother of the third president, Bingu wa Mutharika, he served as the fifth president from 2014 to 2020, and has also been leading the DPP since 2012. Born in Thyolo District, Mutharika graduated from the University of London in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in law, and the Yale University with a master's degree in law in 1966 and a doctorate in Juridical Science in 1968. In 1971, he was admitted to the bar in Tanzania and became a professional lawyer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Mutharika is the 11,745th most popular politician (down from 10,952nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Malawi (down from 5th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malawian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter Mutharika ranks 11,745 out of 19,576. Before him are Xhafer Ypi, Alexander Miasnikian, R. Budd Dwyer, Antonio Ascari, José Joaquín de Herrera, and Franjo Rački. After him are Jules Renkin, Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya, Andrey Lyapchev, Nikenike Vurobaravu, Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria, and Levon Mirzoyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Peter Mutharika ranks 253. Before him are Philippe Léotard, Roy Ayers, Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, Edmund White, Nanni Galli, and Győző Kulcsár. After him are Vladica Kovačević, Clive Sinclair, Gigi Proietti, Diane, Duchess of Württemberg, Larry Hankin, and Peter Benchley.

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In Malawi

Among people born in Malawi, Peter Mutharika ranks 6 out of 15. Before him are Lazarus Chakwera (1955), Bingu wa Mutharika (1934), Hastings Banda (1898), Joyce Banda (1950), and Bakili Muluzi (1941). After him are Abeid Karume (1905), Theresa Kachindamoto (1950), Anthea Stewart (1944), Michelle Paver (1960), William Kamkwamba (1987), and Russell Mwafulirwa (1983).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malawi

Among politicians born in Malawi, Peter Mutharika ranks 5. Before him are Lazarus Chakwera (1955), Hastings Banda (1898), Joyce Banda (1950), and Bakili Muluzi (1941). After him are Abeid Karume (1905), and Theresa Kachindamoto (1950).

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