Desmond Dudwa Phiri

Desmond Dudwa Phiri, is popularly known as DD Phiri.He is a Malawian Author, Economist, Historian, and Playwright^[1]. He was born in Mzimba, Malawi and is the Principal and proprietor of the Aggrey Memorial School in Blantyre^[2]. He has published 17 books in the fields of history, sociology and economics and is recognized by the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) as one of the top 23 authors in Africa in 2011^[3]. He is a regular colomnist in "The Nation" Newspaper.

Personal Life

Phiri was born in Mzimba Malawi. He went to Blantyre Secondary School and Livingstonia and Loundon. He later moved to England and studied at the London School of Economics, University of London in Economics, History, and Sociology.He received an honorary doctorate at the University of Malawi.

Career

He worked as a diplomat in the foreign service and retired from the civil service in 1976. He is the Principal and Proprietor of Aggrey Memorial School.He is a columnist for the widely read Nation Newspaper.

Published Works

Books

Biography

• Let Us Die for Africa: An African Perspective on the Life and Death of John Chilembwe of Nyasaland - 1999
• Charles Chidongo Chinula - 1975
• Dunduzu K. Chisiza - 1974
• James Frederick Sangala: Founder of the Nyasaland African Congress and Bridge between Patriot John Chilembwe and Ngwazi Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda - 1974
• Inkosi Gomani II: Maseko-Ngoni Paramount Chief Who Suffered Martyrdom for His People and Country -1973

History

• From Nguni to Ngoni:A History of the Ngoni Exodus from Zululand and Swaziland to Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia- 1982
• History of Malawi: From Earliest Times to the Year 1915 - January 2004
• History of the Tumbuka People - 2000
• Democracy with a Price: The History of Malawi since 1900 (Co-AuthorsBakili Muluzi, Yusuf Juwayeyi, Mercy Makhambera -1999

Novels(Tumbuka language)

• Mankhwala a Ntchito
• Kanakazi Kayaya
• Ku Msika wa Vyawaka
• Ulanda wa Mavunika

Self Help

• Hints to Private Students
• What the Achievers Teach about Success

Essays

• Malawi Our Future Our Choice: The Selected Essays of D.D. Phiri (Co-Authors John Williams, Judy Williams)-2006

Plays

• The Chief's Bride

References

1. ^ Phiri,DD, Malawi: Our Future Our Choice, Society of Malawi Publishing (Historic and Scientific), 2006
2. ^ Phiri,DD, Malawi: Our Future Our Choice, Society of Malawi Publishing (Historic and Scientific), 2006
3. ^ http://www.malawivoice.com/latest-news/pan-africa-honours-veteran-writer-dd-phiri-%E2%80%93-he-is-now-within-africa-%E2%80%99s-best-23-writers/

Persondata
Name	Phiri, Desmond Dudwa
Alternative names	DD Phiri, D.D. Phiri
Short description	Malawian author, historian, economist, and sociologist.
Date of birth
Place of birth	Mzimba
Date of death
Place of death