Callista Chimombo
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Madame Callista Chapola-Chimombo (Callista Mutharika) (born 24 May 1959)[1] is a Malawian politician and the widow of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She served as the First Lady of the Republic of Malawi from 2010 to 2012. Chimombo is a previous member of the Cabinet of Malawi as a National Coordinator of Maternal, Infant and Child Health and HIV/Nutrition/Malaria and Tuberculosis.
Callista Mutharika | |
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First Lady of Malawi | |
In role 1 May 2010 – 5 April 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ethel Mutharika |
Succeeded by | Richard Banda |
First Lady of African Union | |
In office 1 May 2010 – 31 January 2011 | |
President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
Preceded by | Safia Farkash |
Succeeded by | Constancia Mangue |
Personal details | |
Born | (1959-05-24) 24 May 1959 (age 64) Zomba, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Malawi) |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Spouse | Bingu wa Mutharika (2010–2012) |
She currently serves as the High Commissioner of Malawi in the Republic of Kenya, she presented her diplomatic credentials to Kenya's president on 1 April 2022. She has also previously served as a member of the Pan-African Parliament, and as the Malawi Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture.[2]
As of 2005, she was Secretary of the Malawi Women's Caucus.[3] Chimombo is a former member of the Democratic Progressive Party and a former member of the United Democratic Front (UDF).[4]