Annie Muluzi
First Lady of Malawi
In role
24 May 1994 – 1999
PresidentBakili Muluzi
Preceded byCecilia Kadzamira
Succeeded byPatricia Shanil Muluzi
Personal details
Born
Annie Chidzira Muluzi

(1952-03-18)18 March 1952
Nyasaland
Died28 December 2021(2021-12-28) (aged 69)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityMalawian
Political partyUnited Democratic Front (Malawi)
SpouseBakili Muluzi (?–1999; divorced)
ChildrenAtupele Muluzi
Esme Atweni Muluzi Malisita (deceased)

Annie Chidzira Muluzi (18 March 1952 – 28 December 2021)[1] was First Lady of Malawi and wife of Bakili Muluzi.[2] As first lady she was the founder of the Freedom Foundation Trust. She died on 28 December 2021 in Nairobi Kenya.[3]

Personal life and death

Muluzi had two children from her marriage with Bakili Muluzi, namely Austin Atupele Muluzi[4] and Esmie Atweni Muluzi Malisita. The couple lived in a polygamous marriage arrangement as practiced by Islamic custom and Muluzi was also married to Patricia Shanil Muluzi from 1989.[5] On 15 March 1999, Muluzi announced officially the separation from her after 30 years of marriage. He then remarried Patricia Shanil Muluzi in a formal ceremony to mark her new position as the official first lady. Up until their separation in March 1999, Muluzi lived with Anne in the State House in Blantyre.[6] Muluzi's second wife, Patricia Muluzi, resided at another of Muluzi's official residences in the former colonial capital of Zomba.[7]

Her first born daughter, Esme Atweni Muluzi Malisita, died after lightning struck her on December 12, 2016. She was pronounced dead at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital.[8] Annie Muluzi died from cancer on 28 December 2021.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Annie Muluzi eulogize as down-to-earth, hardworking First Lady". Nyasa Times. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. ↑ Country: Malawi. "Letter to Anne Muluzi, the silent achiever - Malawi News". Genderlinks.org.za. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Atupele Muluzi Says His Father Doesn't Influence His Political Decisions: Comments On His Mother's Return". Malawi Voice. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Malawians mourn ex-First Lady Anne Chidzira Muluzi". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Mystery over a state of Muluzi marriage (2010-07-31). "Mystery over a state of Muluzi marriage". Lilongwetimes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  6. ↑ "Personal background - Malawi". Nationsencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Personal background - Malawi". Nationsencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  8. ↑ "Muluzi's daughter killed by lightning strike: Malawi ex-president left 'devastated'".
  9. ↑ Mkumba, Baxter (29 December 2021). "Former Malawi First Lady Anne Muluzi no more: Tributes pour in". Malawi 24. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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