Alfred Ruwani Gangata

Alfred Ruwani Gangata is Malawi’s Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, appointed on 30 January 2026. It is his third post in four months: he was named Minister of State in October 2025, moved to Natural Resources when that post was abolished on 5 January 2026, then swapped with Patricia Wiskes.

He was born in Dedza district in 1988. He founded and runs Master Security Services, a private security company, and other businesses under the Masters Group. In February 2024 the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) made him its Vice President for the Central Region.

His 2025 win was decided in court. The electoral commission first declared the Mtandire-Mtsiriza poll void after a dispute over void ballots, but on 10 November 2025 the court ordered it to announce the result from the original tally sheets, and he was declared the winner on 20 November. Before the election, in 2025, he was charged in separate cases over tax records and over his school certificate. In December 2025 he launched Kabaza Day, to remember people killed in motorcycle taxi accidents and promote road safety.

Alfred Ruwani Gangata is the Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Mtandire-Mtsiriza constituency in Lilongwe district (Lilongwe City), in Malawi’s Central Region. He sits as a member of the DPP. In the 16 September 2025 general election Gangata won the seat with 12,369 votes (44.6% of valid votes), ahead of Georgecharles Zulu (MCP) with 12,360. 5 candidates stood.