Karmenu Mifsud Bonniċi was born in Bormla on 17 July 1933, but his family moved to Ħamrun when he was still young. He attended the Government’s primary school, the Lyceum, and later graduated from the University of Malta with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1954, he graduated with a Doctorate in Law.

Between 1967 and 1968, he continued his studies on taxation and industrial relations at the University College in London. On 22 December 1984, he was appointed Prime Minister. He died on 5 November 2022 at the age of 89.