Saulos Chilima

Saulos Chilima
Vice-President of Malawi
Assumed office
31 May 2014
President Peter Mutharika
Preceded by Khumbo Kachali
Personal details
Born (1972-02-12) February 12, 1972
Malawi
Nationality Malawian
Political party UTM
Spouse(s) Mary Chilima
Children Sean Louis Chilima, Elizabeth Michelle Chilima
Education

Master of Arts (Economics) – University of Malawi
Member, Economics Association of Malawi

Doctor of Philosophy (Knowledge Management) – University of Bolton
Alma mater University of Malawi (BS, Social Science)

Saulos Klaus Chilima (born 12 February 1972, Ntcheu[1]) is a Malawian economist and politician who has been Vice-President of Malawi since June 2014. Before joining politics, Chilima held key leadership positions in various multi-national companies including Unilever, Coca-Cola and Airtel Malawi, where he rose to become Chief Executive Officer.[2]

In February 2014, Saulos Chilima was announced as the running mate of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika for the May 2014 presidential election.[3]

Education

Saulos Chilima attended the Marist Brothers Mtendere Secondary School Thiwi in the Dedza District.[4] A devout Catholic, he holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Economics) degree and a Master of Science (Economics) degree, both from Chancellor College of the University of Malawi. On 10 August 2015, Chilima received his Ph.D in Knowledge Management from the University of Bolton in the United Kingdom.[5]

Outreach

Besides the vice-presidency, Chilima is government minister for disaster relief and public events.[6][7]

He is a member of the Leadership Council of Compact2025, a partnership that develops and disseminates evidence-based advice to politicians and other decision-makers aimed at ending hunger and undernutrition by 2025,[8] and has written on the topic of malnutrition.[9] He has spoken on sustainable and inclusive development[10] and at international conferences on ending hunger.[11]

He has shown himself an advocate of environmentalism[12] and of physical fitness[13] and sports participation,[14] a stern critic of corruption in politics,[15][16][17] and an active supporter of the Archdiocesan seminaries.[18] As a student he was known as championing multi-party democracy.

On 21 July, 2018 he launched his transformation movement called United Transformation Movement (UTM) towards formation of his political party to contest in May 2019 elections.[19]

References

  1. ↑ ‘Are you Saulos Chilima?’
  2. ↑ "Profile of the Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, Right Honourable Saulos Klaus Chilima". www.statehouse.mw. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Meet Mutharika's runningmate Saulos Klaus Chilimaa: A great achiever at 40". malawivoice.com. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "VP inspires Mtendere Secondary School students - The Nation Online". The Nation Online. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. ↑ "Malawi President 'proud' of VP Chilima for attaining genuine doctorate degree | Malawi NEWSNow". malawinewsnow.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  6. ↑ Editor, Online. "MALAWI CABINET". www.malawihighcommission.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  7. ↑ "UNICEF Malawi - Media centre - UNICEF deploys drones for flood response in Salima and Lilongwe". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  8. ↑ "Leadership Council". www.compact2025.org. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  9. ↑ "Abdoulaye Bio Tchané & Saulos Klaus Chilima, Author at African Arguments". African Arguments. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  10. ↑ "THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN AFRICA'S SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE CAPACITY CHALLENGES | The African Capacity Building Foundation". www.acbf-pact.org. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  11. ↑ "Fight hunger by educating farmers". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  12. ↑ "Saulos Klaus Chilima – Missionaries of Africa – SAP Province". mafrsaprovince.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  13. ↑ "Vice President Rt. Hon Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima joins #Be More Race - The Maravi Post". The Maravi Post. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  14. ↑ "Revamp minority sports - Veep". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  15. ↑ "Chilima speaks tough on blind loyalty | Malawi 24 - All the latest Malawi news". Malawi 24. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  16. ↑ "Chilima speaks on corruption - The Nation Online". The Nation Online. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  17. ↑ Hub, Africa News. "News by topic :: Saulos Klaus Chilima". www.africanewshub.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  18. ↑ "Malawi VP Chilima in Pre-Valentine Fundraising Dinner - Pleads With Catholics to 'Adopt a Seminary'". Nyasa Times (Leeds). 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  19. ↑ "Meet Saulos Chilima, the DPP running mate". .faceofmalawi.com. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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