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Malawi

Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 446 entities connected with Malawi. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Malawi. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Malawi

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Malawi.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 332 entities identified as PEPs connected with Malawi.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General11-
Deputy Minister of Agriculture-2-
Deputy Minister of Defence-3-
Deputy Minister of Education-2-
Deputy Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare-1-
Deputy Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare-1-
Deputy Minister of Health-2-
Deputy Minister of Labour-1-
Deputy Minister of Lands-2-
Deputy Minister of Local Government-1-
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works-1-
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation-1-
Minister of Agriculture14-
Minister of Civic Education and National Unity-1-
Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development-2-
Minister of Defense12-
Minister of Economic Planning and Development-1-
Minister of Education11-
Minister of Education, Science and Technology-1-
Minister of Energy11-
Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs1--
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development-7-
Minister of Foreign Affairs184
Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources-1-
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare-1-
Minister of Gender, Community Development, & Social Welfare11-
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health and Population-13
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security-2-
Minister of Homeland Security12-
Minister of Industry-1-
Minister of Industry and Trade-3-
Minister of Information11-
Minister of Information and Communications Technology-1-
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Justice of Malawi-11
Minister of Labor1--
Minister of Labour-1-
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development-4-
Minister of Lands12-
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development-3-
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development-3-
Minister of Local Government, Unity, and Culture1--
Minister of Mining12-
Minister of National Unity-1-
Minister of Natural Resources & Climate Change1--
Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change-1-
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining-3-
Minister of Public Works & Transport1--
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife-1-
Minister of Trade-1-
Minister of Trade & Industry1--
Minister of Transport and Public Works-21
Minister of Water & Sanitation1--
Minister of Water and Sanitation--1
Minister of Youth and Sports12-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly--194
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi--1
Governor, Reserve Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine au Malawi-21
ambassador of Angola to Malawi--1
ambassador of France to Malawi-31
ambassador of Germany to Malawi-31
ambassador of Poland to Tanzania-1-
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Malawi--1
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Malawi-51
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malawi-51

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Malawi-212
Vice President of Malawi-21
President of Malawi-11
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi1--
President of the Republic of Malawi and Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...