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🇲🇼 Peter Mutharika
President of Malawi since October 4, 2025
How long has Peter Mutharika been in office?
As of October 17, 2026, Peter Mutharika has been in office for 378 days as President of Malawi, with no scheduled end date.
2,598 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Malawi usually stay in office?
Malawi has had 6 presidents since 1966. A completed tenure has averaged 3,607 days (about 9.9 years), and the longest was Hastings Banda at 10,184 days. One of them has been a woman; the first was Joyce Banda, who took office in 2012. Peter Mutharika has served 378 days so far, 90% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Lazarus Chakwera, served 1,924 days. Malawi is classified as an electoral democracy.
Peter Mutharika378d
Average tenure3,607d
Hastings Banda (record)10,184d
Key facts
| Role | President of Malawi |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Political system | Electoral democracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Born | July 18, 1940 (age 86) |
| Took office | October 4, 2025 (aged 85) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 7th President of Malawi |
| Previous term | 2014–2020 (2,220 days) |
| Preceded by | Lazarus Chakwera |
| Vs. average | 378 days served — 90% shorter than the historical average of 3,607 days (so far) |
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