Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi and Minister of Defence since June 2020. He also serves as Minister of Defence per Malawian constitution, he has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. He was President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 2013.
Previously, Chakwera was the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly following highly controversial elections held on 21 May 2019 which were overturned by the Constitutional Court. He was appointed chairman of SADC on 17 August at the SADC 41st Annual Summit held on 9 August to 19 August 2021 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
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“We all must wake up because this is a time to arise from slumber and make our dream come true.”
Lazarus Chakwera [citation needed]
