Arthur Peter Mutharika (/muːˈtɑːrɪkə/[source?]; born 18 July 1939)[1][2][3] is a Malawian politician, educator and lawyer who is serving as the President of Malawi since 2025. He was the 5th President of Malawi from 31 May 2014 until he lost his re-election bid on June 28, 2020.[4] He informally served as an adviser to his older brother, President Bingu wa Mutharika, on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.[5]
In August 2021, the Constitutional Court examines an appeal lodged by the Progressive Democratic Party of Peter Mutharika. He calls for the cancellation of the 2020 presidential election because four of his representatives had been banned from sitting on the Electoral Commission.
He became president-elect again after defeating Chakwera in the 2025 election.[6]
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- ↑ "Shocking! Things You Did Not Knwo About Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika! (sic)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ↑ "Prof. Arthur Peter Wa Mutharika – Governance Link Initiative". Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ↑ "Succession crisis looms in DPP". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "Building Up Malawi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ↑ Mutharika wins Malawi election, as it happened, bbc.com, 2025-09-24