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Aisha Adams
Aisha Annie Mambo-Adams is a Malawian politician who in 2014 was elected to represent the Mangothi Nkungulu constituency. She is the only elected Muslim and she is a member of the United Democratic Front (Malawi), United Democratic Front party. Life Adams was born in about 1974 and she was raised in Chimwala in Mangochi. After secondary education she became a teacher for six years. She was known as Achakongwe when she was a presenter on Radio Islam. Her popularity made it possible to stand for parliament in a constituency that is 95% Muslim. She encourages Muslim women to cover their heads and to not just do so on Muslim occasions. Adams became a member of the United Democratic Front (Malawi), United Democratic Front party. In 2014 she brought the election process in the Mangothi Nkungulu constituency, where she was a candidate, to a standstill using a court injunction. She argued that the list of candidates had been interfered with and she asked the court to postpone the primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Democratic Front (Malawi)
The United Democratic Front is a political party in Malawi founded in 1992 by Bakili Muluzi. It claims to be a liberal party in Malawi and is mainly strong in the southern region populated by ethnic Yao. Bakili Muluzi was President of Malawi from 1994 to 2004. History The United Democratic Front is a prominent political party in Malawi that was founded in 1992 by Bakili Muluzi. Until 2009, the party was a member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Reykjavík Congress in 1994. Rise of DPP faction It came into power in 1994 under Bakili Muluzi; he was in power until 2004, serving two terms. It continued in power under Bingu wa Mutharika; however, Muluzi remained the head of the party. After succeeding Muluzi, Mutharika came into conflict with much of the party, including Muluzi, and he left the party in February 2005 to form the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In 2009, it was the DPP which won the election. This led to mass defections from the UDF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and has an estimated population of 21,240,689 (as of 2024). Lilongwe is its capital and largest city, while the next three largest cities are Blantyre, Mzuzu, and Zomba, the former capital. The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled around the 10th century by the Akafula, also known as the Abathwa. Later, the Bantu groups came and drove out the Akafula and formed various kingdoms such as the Maravi and Nkhamanga kingdoms, among others that flourished from the 16th century. In 1891, the area was colonised by the British as the British Central African Protectorate, and it was renamed '' Nyasaland'' in 1907. In 1964, Nyasaland became an independent country as a Commonwealth realm under Prime Minister Hastings Banda, and was rena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atupele Muluzi
Atupele Muluzi (born 6 August 1978) is a Malawian politician, businessman and was a Member of Parliament for Machinga North East constituency from 2004 until May 27, 2019. He is also the President of the United Democratic Front and was a presidential candidate during the 2019 election. He was a running mate in the 2020 presidential elections, on a coalition ticket with incumbent President Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party. Muluzi was Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining from 2014 to 2015 and the only opposition member to serve in the Mutharika administration. Subsequently, he served as Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security in 2015, and then Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development in 2015. He is the son of the former president Bakili Muluzi. Early life Muluzi was born in 1978 at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe to Bakili Muluzi and Annie Chidzira Muluzi. He attended Eastridge (in Harare, Zimbabwe), Saint Andrews Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Gotani Hara
Catherine Gotani Hara is a Malawian politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ... who has been the Speaker (politics), Speaker of the National Assembly (Malawi), National Assembly since June 2019, the first woman to hold the position. Early life and education Gotani Hara attended Kamuzu Academy, and has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Chancellor College at the University of Malawi. While studying, she ran the university's wing of the Malawi Congress Party. From 1998 to 2000, she completed professional postgraduate training in International Development and Project Planning and Management Brighton. Career Gotani Hara was a Programme Officer for the UK's Department of International Development, the first Malawian to be recruited to that level. She was res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abida Mia
Abida Sidik Mia is a Malawian politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Nkombezi in Chikwawa District and she is a minister of water and sanitation. Political career She was elected to the Parliament of Malawi in the 2019 general election. Other Muslim women parliamentarians include Aisha Adams, Halima Daud, Mwalone Jangiya and Esther Majaza. Mia was appointed Deputy Minister for Lands in 2020. In 2022, she was made Water and Sanitation Minister. She was made the second deputy President of the Malawi Congress Party in September 2024. In December 2024 she was in her Chikwawa Nkombezi constituency encouraging voters to register ready for the 2025 elections. She also gave out spare parts to allow boreholes to be better maintained. Mia is a member of the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus which was led by Roseby Gadama in 2024. Personal life She is the widow of former minister Sidik Mia Sidik Mia (4 March 1965 – 12 January 2021) was a Malawian busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halima Daud
Halima Alima Daud is a Malawian politician and deputy health minister. Life Daud was born in southern Malawi in Nsanje. She is based in Dowa and she was first elected to parliament in 2009 when 21% of the MPs were women. She lost her Dowa South East seat in 2014. She was not one of 45 women elected that year to a parliament with 193 seats. There had been a campaign to get 50% but this was unsuccessful She stood for re-election in the 2019 Malawian general election for her former parliamentary seat with the support of the Malawi Congress Party. Five MPs in Dowa failed to be re-elected but Daud and fellow former deputy minister Abel Kayembe both won back their seats. She was one of several Muslim women parliamentarians which included Abida Mia, Aisha Adams, Mwalone Jangiya and Esther Majaza. In July 2020 President Lazarus Chakwera appointed Khumbize Chiponda as minister of health.Joseph KayiraMixed feelings on Malawi’s new cabinet ''Gender Links For Equality and Justice'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Majaza
Esther (; ), originally Hadassah (; ), is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of his refusal to bow before him; bowing in front of another person was a prominent gesture of respect in Persian society, but deemed unacceptable by Mordecai, who believes that a Jew should only express submissiveness to God. Consequently, Haman plots to have all of Persia's Jews killed, and eventually convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. However, Esther foils the plan by revealing and decrying Haman's plans to Ahasuerus, who then has Haman executed and grants permission to the Jews to take up arms against their enemies; Esther is hailed for her courage and for working to save the Jewish nation from eradication. The Book of Esther's story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Malawi Partnership
The Scotland Malawi Partnership (SMP) is a non-profit umbrella organisation which co-ordinates the activities of Scottish individuals and organisations with existing links to Malawi, and aims to foster further links between both countries. It is a charitable membership organisation, with over 1,100 members. It is independent of the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament, although it works closely with both. Vision The partnership's vision in 2023 was "To inspire and support Scottish society to work in solidarity with the people of Malawi in an informed, co-ordinated, and equitable way – ever mindful of the legacy of colonial rule - for the benefit of both nations. " History Scottish links with Malawi Links between Scotland and Malawi began with David Livingstone, David Livingstone's journeys up the Zambezi and Shire River, Shire Rivers to Lake Malawi in 1859, long before the borders of the nation of Malawi were established. Both the Church of Scotland and the Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus
The Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus is a cross party group of women who are members of Malawi's National Assembly. It was formed in 1996 when there were nine women members of parliament who wanted to work together across parties whenever there was an issue that was related to women. History In 1994, Malawi had a new constitution and democracy. The constitution was claimed to be one of the most "gender-sensitive" in the world. In 1996, there were nine women among the 177 members of Malawi's parliament. The idea of a women's caucus was put forward and the nine politicians put aside their party allegiances to work together. They wanted to make sure that whenever there was an issue that was related to women then they would act together. Lilian Patel was the Minister of Women's and Children's Affairs, Community Development and Social Welfare and she became the first chair of Malawi’s Parliamentary Women’s Caucus. The caucus worked with USAID and the initial relationship was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseby Gadama
Roseby Gadama became the Malawian member of parliament for Zomda Thondwe in 2019. She is the chair of the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus and she sits on the Public Accounts Committee. Life Gadama was born in Mulanje in eastern Malawi. She became the member of parliament for the Zomba Thondwe Constituency in the 2019 Malawian general election. She wanted to represent the Democratic Progressive Party,but she stood as an independent after protests involving tear gasand gunfire during the primaries. Some would have preferred a male candidate and that is who won the DPP's backing. At one point,six car of police arrived, her car was hit with a bullet, but she had changed cars. Gadama was to later quote an academic study which confirmed that women are discriminated against in Malawi's primary elections. When Gadama entered parliament then it appeared that no party had a majority and there was a hung parliament. The Democratic Progressive Party President Peter Mutharika appealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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21st-century Malawian Women Politicians
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