Meet Elson Bakili Muluzi, a Malawian politician

Elson Bakili Muluzi is a Malawian politician. He was the freely elected Leader of Malawi from 1994 for 2004. He was additionally executive of the the United Democratic Front (UDF) until 2009. He succeeded Hastings Kamuzu Banda as Malawi's leader. He additionally served in Banda's bureau as Priest without Portfolio, prior to resigning in 1980. 

Muluzi was the up-and-comer of the resistance UDF in the May 1994 official political race, the country's first multiparty political decision. He won the political decision with 47% of the vote, crushing Malawi's chief since freedom, Hastings Kamuzu Banda. There was no arrangement for a spillover political race in Malawi, so this was sufficient for him to end Banda's 33-year rule.

He was reappointed in June 1999, taking 52.4% of the vote and crushing challenger Gwanda Chakuamba who was the head of the resistance movement.  In 2002 he proposed a correction to Malawi's constitution that would have permitted him to run for a third term, yet this was deserted despite shows against him, just as lively resistance from the governing body and courts. In the wake of serving two terms, he subsequently gave over capacity to his replacement after the May 2004 political decision, in which UDF competitor Bingu wa Mutharika was chosen to succeed Muluzi as President. 

Muluzi came to lead the UDF in the wake of leaving the Banda government, and he turned into a backer for majority rules system. Muluzi's time as President was damaged by debate and outrage, especially because of the offer of Malawi's stores of maize to different nations right away before the beginning of a dry season, which brought about starvation all through the country. Regardless of worldwide pressing factor, the large numbers of dollars acknowledged from the offer of Malawi's food saves have never been turned over, and it is broadly presumed that it ended up in unfamiliar records having a place with Muluzi and his allies. 

Muluzi was Malawi's first Muslim President. He was hitched to, Annie Chidzira Muluzi and afterward Patricia Shanil Muluzi, while in office. In the wake of separating from Annie Muluzi, he wedded Shanil Muluzi. His youngsters incorporate Austin Atupele Muluzi. He is father-in-law to Angela Zachepa. 

Muluzi's originally conceived girl, Esme Atweni Muluzi, passed on subsequent to lightning struck her on December 12, 2016. She was articulated dead in Mwaiwathu Private Hospital.