Malik Shakeel Awan (; born 25 January 1966) is a Pakistani

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and

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who served as a member of the

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from 2010 to 2013.

Early life and education

Awan was born on 25 January 1966 in

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. He received his early education at The Capital School and graduated from Gordon College. Shakeel was and remained Student Leader of Gordon College from 1986 to 1990.

Political career

Early political career (1985–2002)

He started his political career in 1985 under the guidance of a senior PML(N)

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, Khawaja Mehmood Ahmed Minto and renowned student leader Khawaja Saad Rafique. He had previously served as a

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of UC 46 Rawalpindi, from 1985 to 2002, Awan was also the

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of PML(N) in the

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of Rawalpindi.

Politically inactive years (2002–2010)

He ran for a seat on the

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from constituency PP-12 (Rawalpindi-VII) as a candidate for PML-N in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 8,324 votes and lost the seat to Amar Fida Paracha of PPP. Awan had not participated in the

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, rather, he decided to later run as a candidate of the

, in the upcoming

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Candidate as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (2010–2018)

He was elected to the

from Constituency NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI) as a candidate of

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(PML-N) in by-polls held in February 2010. He received 63,888 votes and defeated Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad. He ran for the seat of the

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from Constituency '' NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI)'' as a candidate of PML-N in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 75,306 votes and lost the seat to Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad. Awan is also known for doing work in his

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, without being a

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Candidate as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab (2018–present)

He ran for the seat of the

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from constituency PP-18 (Rawalpindi- XIII) as a candidate of PML-N in the 2018 general election. He received 33,114 votes but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to Ejaz Khan by 10,907 votes. Reportedly, the election results were delayed for two hours and as of 18 September 2022 the results still remain disputed. Afterwards, not only the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz candidates and

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but also the

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's candidates and leaders claimed that their monitors in many voting centres had not received the official notifications of the precinct's results, but instead got hand-written tallies that they could not verify. "It is a sheer

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. The way the people's mandate has blatantly been insulted, it is intolerable,"

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told a news conference as the counting continued.

2022 Election Campaign

He was appointed to campaign for Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz in the

of PP-7 by-election

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, after the

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had unseated 25 Members of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf after they had switched Parties and had changed votes to

during the

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. Malik Shakeel Awan also led many rallies and as of 19 July, he was successful in his campaign and PMLN had won the seat in PP-7, being the only 2 seats who won. The Opposition arose after the election results had been announced and had asked for a re-count. The Election Committee of Pakistan refused to their proposition and had given the statement that the results were indeed validated.

Portfolios held

Current portfolios held

* Provincial Co-Ordinator Punjab, Prime Minister Business Loan Scheme at PML(N) *

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Punja
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* Additional

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Muslim League (N) Rawalpindi * Member of the Central General Council of PML-N.

Party portfolios held

* City President MSF, Rawalpindi (1986–1988) * Student Leader Gordon College, Rawalpindi (1986–1990) * Divisional president MSF, Rawalpindi (1988–1990) * Divisional President Muslim League Youth Wing Rawalpindi (12 October 1999) *

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Muslim League

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Rawalpindi (1990–1993) * Worked as President of PP-3 Rawalpindi city PML(N) (1993–2002) * Contested in the Provincial Assembly PP-12 election in the 2002 General elections and got remarkable votes

Public responsibilities held

* Elected Councilor (

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) in 1991 * Elected Councilor (Municipal Corporation) in 1998

References

External links

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