Edgar Chibaka

Edgar Chibaka (born 1973) is a British Malawian businessman, author, philanthropist, pastor  and former civil servant based in the United Kingdom. He is the chairman of the executive board at UK-Malawi Chamber of Commerce and Malawi-UK Business Group. He is also the founder of Malawi's leading online publication, Nyasa Times that he found in the early 2006.

He is the co-founder and director of First Response Group established in 2007 with Jamal Tahlil, a company company based in the United Kingdom that specializes in security services, site logistics, CCTV, and  property risk management.

He is also the founder and CEO of Shire Railways. He serves as a managing director at Robinsons MEA, an electrical, mechanical and air conditioning design, maintenance and installation company based in Harrogate, England.

Early life and education
Chibaka was born in 1973 in Rumphi District in Malawi in a family of five in which he is the first born. He is a Tumbuka by tribe. He attended his primary school in Rumphi and attended last classes in Blantyre. He did his secondary studies at Dedza Government Secondary School in Dezda District. It is here where he developed an interest in journalism. He had worked as a freelance correspondent for the Mirror Newspaper and Weekly News based in Blantyre.

Chibaka holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) obtained from the University of Northampton. He holds a Diploma in Accountancy, and Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management (Salford University Business School). He is also a certified coach, mentor, and trainer by the John Maxwell Leadership program.

Chibaka was awarded Black British Business Awards Co-Person of the Year in 2021. In 2022, he was honored with an Ernest and Young (EY) in Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Finalist. He was also warded a Yorkshire Finance Leader (YFL) High Growth Award in 2023.

Career
Chibaka is a managing director of Robinsons Building Services Ltd since 2018. The company is based in Harrogate, whose subsidiary later evolved into Robinsons MEA Ltd and was elected Chairman of the Malawi-UK Business Group in 2020.