President Bingu wa Mutharika was born on February 24, 1934 and celebrates therefore his 75th Birthday in February. Some 3 weeks later his predecessor Bakili Muluzi turns 66 on March 17. So both are born in the sun sign of pisces. One of the most popular stories regarding the mythological origin of Pisces is the story of Aphrodite and Eros. The story involves Aphrodite and her son Eros escaping from the terrible monster Typhoon by turning themselves into fish and hiding underwater until it was safe to come back to the surface. As fish, they tied their tails together with a cord so that they wouldn't lose one another while swimming in the darkness of the deep water. Upon hearing their tale, Zeus rewarded the pair by placing them among the stars as the constellation of Pisces.

Since our current president is Bingu, let’s look at his background. He is an accomplished economist and distinguished diplomat. He took office on May 24, 2004, after winning a disputed presidential election. Born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom in Thyolo, he reverted to the family name of Mutharika and adopted the first name of Bingu during the 1960s when pan-Africanism was sweeping across the continent.

He later added the prefix 'wa' between his names to disguise his identity from Hastings Banda's state security, who were hunting down his opponents around the world, even though he was not a political opponent of Dr Banda.
Mutharika was the son of a primary school headmaster. He was educated at the University of Delhi, India, where he gained a master's degree in economics. He later obtained a PhD in development economics from Pacific Western University, in Los Angeles, California. After serving in the Malawi civil service and also for a period in the government of Zambia, Mutharika joined the United Nations in 1978, where he eventually became Director for Trade and Development Finance for Africa. In 1991 he was appointed secretary-general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). One reason for Mutharika's decision to join the UN was his opposition to the regime of Malawi's self-declared "President for Life," Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
After Banda was forced to liberalise his regime, Mutharika was one of the founders of the United Democratic Front. Mutharika was at that time a supporter of the UDF leader, President Bakili Muluzi, but he soon became a critic of Muluzi's economic policies and left the UDF. He formed the United Party (UP) in 1997 and unsuccessfully opposed Muluzi in the 1999 presidential elections, taking less than 1% of the vote. Mutharika dissolved the UP and rejoined the UDF after being offered the deputy governorship at Reserve Bank of Malawi. He was appointed Minister of Economic Planning and Development in 2002, and was then nominated by Muluzi as his successor.
Mutharika won about 36% of the vote in the presidential election of May 20, 2004, ahead of John Tembo and Gwanda Chakuamba, and took office a few days later. After taking office, Mutharika came into conflict with Muluzi, head of the UDF, over Mutharika's campaign against corruption. The dispute between them has characterized Mutharika's time in office thus far, and it has been claimed that political conflict is interfering with the country's governance. On February 5, 2005, Mutharika announced his resignation from the UDF, saying that he had no support in because of his stand against corruption. Mutharika subsequently formed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In April 2005, Muluzi apologized to the country for choosing Mutharika as his successor "and imposing him on the country". Mutharika has upheld the memory of Hastings Banda as a national hero; in May 2006, he was present at the unveiling of a mausoleum for Banda that cost US$620,000.
In October 2006, Mutharika stated his intention to seek re-election in 2009 as the DPP candidate. Mutharika's wife Ethel, who was originally from Zimbabwe and with whom he had four children, died on May 28, 2007 after a long battle with cancer. She was known for her charitable work and had established the Ethel Mutharika Foundation in an effort to help the poor of Malawi. A month of mourning was declared.
His brother, Peter Mutharika, holds a doctorate from Yale and is a prominent law professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

With Louise McBain of the Foundation for Global Creative Leadership at the foundations summit in 2007.
President Bingu wa Mutharika was honour several international awards for establishing food security in the country and good governance. The Malawi Kwacha has been stable against the US Dollar for the past 3 years, interest rates have dramatically decreased and inflation has reached single figures. Much infrastructure development has been carried out during his administration. We wish him a happy birthday.