Muhammad Pervaiz Malik (; 18 November 1948 – 11 October 2021) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

since 13 August 2018 until his death in 2021. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly between 1997 and May 2018. He served as Minister for Commerce and Textile, in Abbasi Cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.

Early life and education

Malik was born on 18 November 1947 in Lahore to Malik Muhammad Akram Arain. He earned a B. Sc. Honours in Engineering from

Aston University Aston University (abbreviated as ''Aston'' for post-nominals) is a public university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first College of a ...

Political career

Malik was elected to the

as a candidate of

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(PML-N) from Constituency NA-95 (Lahore) in the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-120 (Lahore-III) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

. He received 33,741 votes and defeated Altaf Ahmad Qureshi, a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 (Lahore-VI) in a by-election held in 2010. He received 37,787 votes and defeated Mian Hamid Miraj, a candidate of

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(PTI). The seat became vacant after

Javed Hashmi Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi (; born 1 January 1948), is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior conservative thinker on the platform of Pakistan Muslim League (N). After serving as a cabinet minister in the Sharif's adminis ...

who won the seat in

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

, vacated it to retain his home seat in Multan. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 (Lahore-VI) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 126,878 votes and defeated Atif Choudhry, a candidate of PTI. Following the election of

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 18th prime minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. He also currently leads Awaam Pakistan (AP) as ...

as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, Malik was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi and was appointed Minister for Commerce for the first time. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Malik ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency

NA-133 (Lahore-XI) NA-127 Lahore-XI () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. NA-127 covers the areas of Liaqatabad, Model Town Ext (Q, R and S blocks), Pindi Rajputan, Ismail Nagar, Kot Lakhpat, Chungi Amar Sadhu, Teharta Pind, Bagrian, Green To ...

in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

Family

Malik's sister

Yasmeen Rehman Yasmeen Rehman () is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Personal life She is daughter of Retired Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice (R) Malik Muhammad Akram Arain. She did her Bachelor of ...

was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was a younger brother of

Malik Mohammad Qayyum Malik Mohammad Qayyum (; 18 January 1946 – 17 February 2022) was a Pakistani lawyer who was Senior Advocate Supreme Court and Attorney General of Pakistan. He was replaced by Senator Latif Khosa when President Pervez Musharraf resigned on 18 ...

who was Attorney General of Pakistan.

Death

On 11 October 2021, Muhammad Pervaiz Malik had a sudden cardiac arrest and was brought to the Akram Medical Complex but did not survive. His son, Ali Pervaiz Malik, and Dr Javed Akram, former VC University of Health Sciences, confirmed the death in the evening. He was 72 years old.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Muhammad Pervaiz 1947 births 2021 deaths Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Alumni of Aston University Commerce ministers of Pakistan Pakistani MNAs 1997–1999 Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Politicians from Lahore

Early life and education

Political career

Family

Death

See also

References