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Paulosi Norman Chisale
Deputy Minister of Homeland Security (Operations); MP for Ntcheu Central Central East
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- Deputy Minister of Homeland Security (Operations)
- Member of Parliament for Ntcheu Central Central East
- Constituency
- Ntcheu Central Central East
- District
- Ntcheu
- Region
- Central Region
- Party
- DPP Democratic Progressive Party
- In Parliament
- Elected 16 September 2025
- In office since
- October 2025
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2025 election result: Ntcheu Central Central East
- Paulosi Norman Chisale DPP10,634 69%
- Mavuto Daniel Kauwa Independent1,927 12.5%
- Alexander Elford Bulirani UTM1,034 6.7%
- Albert Mapondera Mbawala MCP939 6.1%
- Demobry Jonathan Kautsi Independent443 2.9%
Top 5 of 7 candidates.
Source: Malawi Electoral Commission
Paulosi Norman Chisale, best known as Norman Chisale, is Malawi’s Deputy Minister of Homeland Security (Operations), appointed on 30 October 2025.
He was Peter Mutharika’s personal bodyguard and head of his security during the first Mutharika presidency. After that government lost power in 2020 he faced several criminal cases: he was charged with fraud and money laundering, and in April 2021 a court cleared him of attempted murder. In March 2026 the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped a 2024 case over unexplained wealth of about K5 billion, and a High Court judge ordered it discontinued.
In February 2026 critics questioned how he could be an MP, a deputy minister and the President’s bodyguard at the same time. The government said guarding the President falls under his ministry’s work and breaks no law.
Paulosi Norman Chisale is the Member of Parliament for Ntcheu Central Central East constituency in Ntcheu district, in Malawi’s Central Region. He sits as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In the 16 September 2025 general election Chisale won the seat with 10,634 votes (69.0% of valid votes), ahead of Mavuto Daniel Kauwa (Independent) with 1,927. 7 candidates stood.
