This celebrity goo was created by Samir Mehta.
Scott Hardie may have altered Samir's goo before publication.

publication date: Saturday, October 25, 2014 (part of Fall 2014)

category: Government

clue: How can you go from being a law professor to a leader of a country in three years? Family connections help.

explanation: Mutharika left his job as a law school professor at Washington University to advise his brother as president of Malawi, then was elected to the position himself three years later. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Lori Lancaster


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