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Arthur Peter Mutharika: Head of state, Malawi

Arthur Peter Mutharika is the head of state of Malawi, listed by the United Nations as “President of the Republic of Malawi and Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force”.

Posts held

• President of the Republic of Malawi and Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force (head of state), Malawi. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Arthur Peter Mutharika sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, Arthur Peter Mutharika works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Malawi (regions, cities).

Above that, Malawi is a member of:

• African Union level 7
• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Malawi

• George Chapatula Chaponda Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi, Malawi

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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