In 1966 , Banda would become the first President of Malawi .
Hastings Kamuzu Banda continued as Prime Minister , and the former Nyasaland governor , Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones , became the first ( and last ) Governor - General of Malawi .
In 1966 , Hastings Kamuzu Banda would become the first President of Malawi .
Hastings Kamuzu Banda continued as Prime Minister , and the former Nyasaland governor , Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones , became the first ( and last ) Governor - General of Malawi .