What is Bingu wa Mutharika?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Bingu wa Mutharika | image = Bingu Wa Mutharika - World Economic Forum on Africa 2008.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = [[President of Malawi]] | term_start = 24 May 2004 | term_end = 5 April 2012 | vicepresident = {{Plainlist| * [[Cassim Chilumpha]] * [[Joyce Banda]] }} | predecessor = [[Bakili Muluzi]] | successor = [[Joyce Banda]] | order2 = 8th | office2 = Chairperson of the African Union | term_start2 = 31 January 2010 | term_end2 = 31 January 2011 | predecessor2 = [[Muammar Gaddafi]] | successor2 = [[Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|2|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Thyolo]], [[Nyasaland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|4|5|1934|2|24|df=y}} | death_place = [[Lilongwe]], Malawi | birthname = Ryson Webster Thom | nationality = [[Malawi]]an | party = [[Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)|DPP]] {{small|(2005–2012)}} | otherparty = [[United Democratic Front (Malawi)|UDF]] {{small|(Before 2005)}} | spouse = {{Plainlist| * [[Ethel Mutharika]] {{small|(Until 2007; her death)}} * [[Callista Chimombo]] {{small|(2010–2012; his death)}} }} | relations = [[Peter Mutharika]] {{small|(brother)}} | children = 4 | parents = | residence = | alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]] <br> [[California Miramar University]] | profession = Economist | website = | footnotes = }} '''Bingu wa Mutharika''' (born '''Brightson Webster Ryson Thom'''; 24 February 1934 – 5 April 2012) was a [[Malawi]]an politician and economist. He was [[President of Malawi]] from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the [[Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)|Democratic Progressive Part