Titus Edward Songiso Mvalo SC (born 1964) is a Malawian lawyer, politician, and educator who is the current Minister of Justice of Malawi[1] from July 2020.[2][3][4] He is a Member of Parliament for Dowa North East Constituency as well as a lawyer for Madonna in Malawi.[5] He is notable for proposing the abolition of death penalty in Malawi.[6][7][8][9]

Titus Mvalo
Mvalo in 2023
Minister of Justice of Malawi
Assumed office
8 July 2020
PresidentLazarus Chakwera
Preceded byBright Msaka
Personal details
Born
Titus Songiso Mvalo

1964 (age 59–60)
Dowa, Malawi
Political partyMalawi Congress Party
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • educator

Personal life

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Mvalo was born in 1964 in Dowa, Malawi. He attended Dowa Secondary School. He has a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Administration.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Kalumbi, Mike (2023-04-25). "Malawi Justice Minister calls for peace and co-existence among Africans Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ "Home". www.malawi.gov.mw. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ^ Chilora, Serah Makondesa (2023-08-23). "Government moves on Political Parties Registrar hiring". The Times Group. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ "Government – Malawi High Commission Pretoria". www.malawihighcommission.co.za. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ "Madonna gets court permission to adopt twins from Malawi". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  6. ^ "Death penalty is inhuman— Titus Mvalo". The Times Group. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ "Titus Mvalo admits justice spanners". The Times Group. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  8. ^ 247Malawi (2023-10-10). "Government intends to abolish death penalty". 247MALAWI NEWS. Retrieved 2023-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Daza, Chikondi (2023-10-12). "Govt says death penalty will be abolished in Malawi Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2023-11-17.