Bingu wa Mutharika

==Titles, honours and awards==
Mutharika received the following awards:
* The United Nations Special [[Millennium Development Goal]] Award (2010) for success towards eliminating hunger by enhancing food security ahead of the 2015 MDG deadline (Goal 1 – ending poverty and hunger)<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mdgawards.org/files/FileUpload/files/MDG_Awards_Post_Event_PR.pdf |title=MDG Awards Post-Event PR |access-date=6 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017213418/http://mdgawards.org/files/FileUpload/files/MDG_Awards_Post_Event_PR.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2013  }}</ref>
* COMESA Distinguished Award (2010) for exceptional leadership and distinguished service to [[COMESA]] and the integration of Africa as Secretary General of COMESA from 1991 to 1997. The Authority specifically commended Mutharika for his contribution to the realisation of the Abuja Treaty objectives towards African integration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comesa.int/ |title=Common Market For Eastern And Southern Africa (Comesa) |publisher=Comesa.int |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>
* Southern Africa Trust Drivers of Change Award (2009) for changing Malawi from a country in perpetual food deficit to one that is entirely food-sufficient. "The boom in this sector has had a direct impact on millions of poor people. Under his leadership, poverty has declined from 58 to 42 percent in five years. Through his direct involvement in turning Malawi's future around, he is building new confidence and hope amongst the citizens of Africa in their governments."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southernafricatrust.org/speech_20091029.html |title=Speeches |publisher=Southernafricatrust.org |access-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416033757/http://www.southernafricatrust.org/speech_20091029.html |archive-date=16 April 2011  }}</ref>
* 2009 Medal of Glory Awards – "President Mutharika was chosen for the award because of his bold reforms that have resulted in the Malawi green revolution, and Malawi's increase in its economic growth rate from less than 1 percent in 2003, before he took office to more than 9.7 percent in 2008, at the end of his first term office"<ref>{{cite web|author=The African Executive |url=http://www.africanexecutive.com/modules/magazine/articles.php?article=4638 |title=FDA Fetes Bingu Wa Mutharika |publisher=The African Executive |access-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120024759/http://www.africanexecutive.com/modules/magazine/articles.php?article=4638 |archive-date=20 November 2013  }}</ref>
* The Most Excellent Grand Commander (MEGC) – Top most award of Malawi order of National Achievement conferred by the Malawi Civilian Honours and Decorations, 6 July 2009{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
* Inaugural Food Agriculture and Natural resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) Food Security Policy Leadership Award (2008), "for his agricultural policy interventions which have transformed Malawi form a food deficit nation to a net maize exporter"{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
* [[FAO]]'s Agricola Medal (2008) in honour of "his substantial contribution towards transforming the country's economy form a state of food deficit nation to a net exporter of maize"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/8618/ |title=FAO Media Centre: Malawi President awarded Agricola Medal |publisher=Fao.org |date=28 November 2008 |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>
* Louise Blouin Foundation Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement (2008) for making a positive impact on a global scale<ref name="creativeleadershipsummit1">{{cite press release|url=http://www.creativeleadershipsummit.org/2008/downloads/20080921-GCLS_PressRelease_SummitGala.pdf |title=GCLS Summit Gala Press Release |access-date=6 April 2012 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Danish Government Award of recognition for outstanding performances in promoting gender equality and women empowerment (2008)<ref name="creativeleadershipsummit1"/>
*The [[Order of Brilliant Jade]] with Gran Cordon was given to Mutharika by [[President of the Republic of China]] [[Chen Shui-bian]] in January 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=President Chen Entertains Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika at a State Banquet |url=https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/1866 |access-date=23 April 2020 |agency=Office of the President, Republic of China |date=11 January 2005}}</ref>

Mutharika received several honorary degrees including Professor of Economics by East China Normal University, in April 2010; Doctor of Letters (D.Lilkmktt) Degree Honoris Causa by the University of Delhi in October 2010; Doctor of Law (PhD Degree (Honoris Causa), Mzuzu University, in 2008 and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree (Honoris Causa), University of Strathclyde, Scotland in 2005.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

He was the founder and chairman of the Bineth Trust – a nonprofit organisation promoting education; founder of the Silvergrey International; and founder and Chairman of the Bingu Silvergrey Foundation of the elderly and retired persons. He is also the founder of the [[Malawi University of Science and Technology]], the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources; University of Cotton Research at Bangula; the University of Marine biology; the University of Mombera and the University of Nkhotakota.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.fanrpan.org/documents/d00576/FANRPAN_Award_HE_Dr_Bingu_2008.pdf |title=Profile of Proposed Awardee His Excellency, Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204758/http://www.fanrpan.org/documents/d00576/FANRPAN_Award_HE_Dr_Bingu_2008.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>