Organisation Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security
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Abbreviation  
Parent Government of Malawi
u.r.l. www.malawi.gov.mw/Agriculture/Home%20%20Agriculture.htm
email agriculture@agriculture.gov.mw
Country Malawi
Location Lilongwe
Address Capital Hill, Lilongwe
Postal Address PO Box 30134
Telephone :(+265)1 789 033
Management u.r.l.  
Fax (+265) 1 789 218
Sector Agriculture Ministries
Organisation Type African Government
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Notes Lilongwe - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has sacked two of his key ministers, his office said on Friday.
Agriculture minister Uladi Mussa and economic and planning minister David Faiti were relieved of their duties with immediate effect on Thursday, the government chief secretary Bright Msaka said in a statement.
He did not give reasons for their sacking, but said the president himself had now assumed their portfolios.
Mutharika now heads three ministries, including that of the 120 000-strong civil service.
Uladi, who was deputy president of Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party, said he didn't know why he was fired.
"It's the president's prerogative ... I don't know because I have not been told officially," he said.
Faiti said he was surprised by his sacking, saying "there must be good reasons why I have been removed."
Both ex-ministers are lawmakers in Malawi's 193-member parliament.
Mutharika does not give explanations when he fires his ministers. - Sapa-AFP [ Retrieved on 27-10-06 - www.iol.co.za ]
Current Positions
Position Name From To
Minister of Agriculture & Food Security Dr Bingu wa Mutharika 2007  
Deputy Minister of Agriculture & Food Security Bintony Kutsaira 2006  
Deputy Secretary Rose Phiri 2005  
Director of Finance & Administration M Matola 2005  
Controller of Human Resource Management & Development Mike Makuti 2005  
Principal Secretary Patrick Kabamba 2008  
Minister of Agriculture Aleke Banda 1997  
Budgets
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Links to Related Organisations
Parent Tree Government of Malawi
Subsidiary Organisations Agricultural Development Divisions [11]
Department of Land Resource & Conservation
Department of Animal Health & Development
Agricultural Development & Marketing Corporation
Tobacco Control Commission [1]
Department of Agricultural Research & Technical Services [9]
Agricultural Research & Extension Trust
Sibling Organisations Office of the President & the Cabinet [30]
Office of the Vice President [2]
Ministry of Finance [32]
Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs [15]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation [31]
Ministry of Lands, Housing & Surveys - Defunct 2007 [12]
Ministry of Economic Planning & Development [6]
Ministry of Home Affairs & Internal Security [9]
Ministry of Industry, Trade & Private Sector Development [17]
Ministry of Transport, Public Works & Housing [20]
Ministry of Education, Science & Technology [21]
Ministry of Health [9]
Ministry of Youth & Sports Development [14]
Ministry of Irrigation & Water Development [15]
Ministry of Women & Child Development [6]
Ministry of Information & Civic Education [20]
Ministry of Labour & Social Development [10]
Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources & the Environment [35]
Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development [3]
Ministry of Social Development & Persons with Disabilities [2]
Ministry of Statutory Corporations & Privatisation [14]
Ministry of Defence [2]
Reserve Bank of Malawi [3]
Office of the Director of Public Procurement
Ministry of Energy & Mines [2]
Ministry of Presidential & Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Culture
Associated Organisations  
Donor Recipients  
Past Positions
Position Name From To
Minister of Agriculture & Food Security Uladi Mussa 2004 2006
Deputy Minister of Agriculture & Food Security Henry Mumba 2004 2006
Principal Secretary Randson Mwadiwa 2005 2007
Programme Manager - Agricultural Productivity Investment Programme Ted Kalebe 1999 2000
Record last updated on 21 MAY 2008