List of Famous people born in Central Region, Malawi

William Kamkwamba

First Name William
Last Name Kamkwamba
Born on August 5, 1987 (age 36)

William Kamkwamba is a Malawian inventor and author. He gained fame in his country in 2001 when he built a wind turbine to power multiple electrical appliances in his family's house in Wimbe, 32 km (20 mi) east of Kasungu, using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials collected in a local scrapyard. Since then, he has built a solar-powered water pump that supplies the first drinking water in his village and two other wind turbines, the tallest standing at 12 meters (39 ft), and is planning two more, including one in Lilongwe, the political capital of Malawi.

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Lazarus Chakwera

First Name Lazarus
Last Name Chakwera
Born on April 5, 1955 (age 68)

Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is a Malawian theologian and politician who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. In addition to the Presidency, he also gave himself a cabinet portfolio as Minister of Defence. He has been leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013, and was previously 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 President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 14 May 2013.

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Harriet Mathews

Harriet Lucy Mathews
First Name Harriet
Born on December 22, 1973 (age 50)

Harriet Lucy Frost, Lady Frost, is a British diplomat, with expertise on African affairs.

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Qabaniso Malewezi

First Name Qabaniso
Born on November 30, 1978 (age 45)

Qabaniso Malewezi, also known as Q, is a Malawian musician and poet. A former producer for the hip-hop band Real Elements, he has since authored several collections of poems including the audio collection People. In 2015 he received an honorary doctorate from Mzuzu University.

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