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Lazarus CHAKWERA

Politician

Lazarus CHAKWERA is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lazarus CHAKWERA · Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera				[sources]
Alias	Lazarus Chakwera				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malawi				[sources]
Country	Malawi				[sources]
Citizenship	Malawi				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Lazarus				[sources]
Title	Dr.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q45780462				[sources]
Position	National Assembly (member, 2014-) · President				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-19	First seen	2019-05-21

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2014-06-19	-
President	2020-06-28

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Source data IDs: us-cia-malawi-lazarus-chakwera-president · us-cia-malawi-lazarus-mccarthy-chakwera-president · unprot-4b39f54991a1f8dc49d218626adde00bcccbfe91 · unprot-a51f014ed6899ae8c43ad9124d87c94b76f7e836 · evpo-12c6f34e-1c41-4857-8f97-98dcd62c8bf1 · NK-Kat5vfUnakC3rF3DHJHyby · unprot-b911125b10f26526de47f8a9abed8884023d52dc · us-cia-malawi-lazarus-mccarthy-chakwera-min-of-defense · us-cia-malawi-lazarus-mccarthy-chakwera-pres

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