Commander of the Defence Force (Malawi)

The Commander of the Malawi Defence Force is the highest-ranking military officer in the Malawian Defence Force and is responsible for maintaining control over the three service branches of the military.

Commander of the Defence Force
Incumbent General Paul Valentino Phiri since 13 July 2023
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Appointer	President

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
99		General Kelvin Simwaka (born ?)	?	17 January 1998	?	[1]
100		Lieutenant General Joseph Chimbayo (born ?)	17 January 1998	July 2004	6 years	[1]
101		General Marko Chiziko (born 1952)	July 2004	22 July 2011	6–7 years
102		General Henry Odillo (born ?)	22 July 2011	4 August 2014	3 years, 13 days	[2]
103		General Ignasio Maulana (born ?)	4 August 2014	31 July 2016	1 year, 362 days	[3][4]
104		General Griffin Supuni Phiri (born ?)	25 August 2016	9 August 2019	2 years, 349 days	[5]
105		General Vincent Nundwe (born ?)	9 August 2019	31 March 2020	235 days	[6]
106		General Peter Namathanga (born ?)	31 March 2020	25 September 2020	178 days	[7][8]
107		General Vincent Nundwe (born ?)	25 September 2020	13 July 2023	2 years, 291 days	[8]
108		General Paul Valentino Phiri (born 1972)	13 July 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 358 days	[9]