Ayla Malik (born 6 October 1970) is a Pakistani politician and journalist. She served as the Member of National Assembly from 2002 to 2013 on a reserved seat for women. She was a central member of

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

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Early life and education

Ayla belongs to a political family. Ayla is one of the granddaughters of Malik

Amir Mohammad Khan Nawab of Kalabagh Malik Amir Mohammad Khan (; 20 June 1910 – 26 November 1967) was the hereditary ruler of Kalabagh Estate and a prominent feudal lord, politician of Pakistan. He was also the Chief or Sardar of the Awan tribe. Nawab of Kalab ...

Kalabagh Kalabagh () is a town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Isakhel Tehsil. It is located on the western bank of the Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayas, Him ...

, who had been the governor of

West Pakistan West Pakistan was the western province of Pakistan between One Unit, 1955 and Legal Framework Order, 1970, 1970, covering the territory of present-day Pakistan. Its land borders were with Afghanistan, India and Iran, with a maritime border wit ...

. She is the sister of politician

Sumaira Malik Sumaira Malik (; born 19 December 1963) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to October 2013. Early life and education She was born on 19 December 1963. She has done Master of Arts in ...

. She is also the niece of former Pakistan president Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rawalpindi, had declared her intermediate certificate 'bogus' on 20 July 2013 that carries the roll number of a male candidate named Imdad Hussain, who too had failed.

Political career

Malik started her political career by joining the

Millat Party The Millat Party (Urdu: ملت پارٹی) was a political party in Pakistan, formed by Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari, former president of Pakistan, once he was no longer the president, and needed a platform to survive politically. He had the ...

of Farooq Leghari in 1998. She served as Deputy Secretary General of Millat Party and was an MNA from the platform of the National Alliance (Pakistan) from 2002 to 2007. Ayla Malik joined PTI in 2011 and since is the central member of

, she was on the priority list of the party for a reserved seat in the National Assembly but the party failed to win enough seats to nominate her to the parliament. PTI Chairman Imran Khan decided to field Ayla in his hometown seat in Mianwali in the by elections, after he decided to keep Rawalpindi seat, as she had been the campaign manager of the party in the district in which PTI won every single seat. On 10 May 2013 Ayla Malik were injured after unidentified persons opened firing on her convoy in Mianwali.

Disqualification

On 30 July 2013, Ayla Malik was disqualified by a two-member Election Tribunal (ET) of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench over submitting her fake intermediate degree before the Election Commission of Pakistan (CEC). During the hearing of the petition, the ET LHC, consisting of Justice Mamoon Rasheed and Justice Ayesha A Malik, laid down its verdict declaring Ayla Malik ineligible for contesting the bye-polls.

Media experience

Malik anchored a Current Affairs program called ''Situation Room with Ayla Malik'' on Dunya News.

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References

External links

PTI Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Ayla 1970 births Living people Pakistan Muslim League (Q) MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Women members of the National Assembly of Pakistan People who fabricated academic degrees Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians 21st-century Pakistani women politicians