What is President of Malawi?
{{Infobox official post |post = President |body = the<br/>Republic of Malawi |native_name = Mtsogoleri wa Dziko la Malawi {{in lang|ny}} |flag = Flag of the President of Malawi.svg |flagsize = 125px |flagcaption = Presidential Standard |insignia = |insigniasize = |insigniacaption = |imagesize = 200px |image = Lazarus Chakwera 2017.jpg |alt = |incumbent = [[Lazarus Chakwera]] |incumbentsince = 28 June 2020 |department = [[Politics of Malawi#Executive branch|Executive branch of the Malawian Government]] |style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]] {{small|(formal)}} |member_of = [[Cabinet of Malawi|Cabinet]] |residence = |seat = [[Lilongwe]] |nominator = |appointer = |appointer_qualified = |termlength = Five years, {{small|renewable once consecutively}} |termlength_qualified = |constituting_instrument = Constitution of Malawi |precursor = |formation = 6 July 1966 |first = [[Hastings Banda]] |deputy = [[Vice President of Malawi]] |salary = US$ 42,000 p.a.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Palash |date=2 October 2012 |title=Malawi President Cuts Her Salary By 30%, But Still Enjoys The Friendly Skies |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/malawi-president-cuts-her-salary-30-still-enjoys-friendly-skies-798983 |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=2014-05-31 }}</ref> |website = {{URL|www.statehouse.mw}} }} The '''President of the Republic of Malawi''' is the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of [[Malawi]]. The president leads the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] of the [[Government of Malawi]] and is the [[commander-in-chief