Dr Cassim Chilumpha (Vice president 2004 - 2009)

Dr. Cassim Chilumpha was born 29 November 1958 in Nkhotakota district, Malawi. He was Vice-President of Malawi from June 2004 to May 2009. He went on to pursue a degree in Law (LL.B) at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Upon graduation, Chilumpha worked for a year in the Ministry of Justice for the Malawi government before winning a scholarship to study for a Master's and PhD programme in law at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Later, he returned to University of Malawi as a lecturer.