Malik Ahmad Khan Explained

Malik Ahmad Khan
Birth Date:29 November 1971
Birth Place:Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
Office:Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Term Start:24 February 2024
Predecessor:Muhammad Sibtain Khan
Deputy:Zaheer Iqbal Channar
Office2:Parliamentary Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2007
Office3:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start4:29 May 2013
Term End4:31 May 2018
Term Start5:2002
Term End5:2007
Term Start3:23 February 2024
Office1:Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and Culture
Term Start1:November 2016
Term End1:May 2018
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Constituency2:PP-176 Kasur-III

Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, he assumed office of the Speaker on 24 February 2024.[1] He is also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab having taken oath on 23 February 2024.[2]

He served as an MPA from 2002 to 2007, from May 2013 to May 2018 and again from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 29 November 1971 in Kasur.[3] to Malik Muhammad Ali Khan in a Punjabi Rajpoot family. His father, served as Member Punjab Assembly during 1972–77; as Senator during 1985–94; and as Deputy Chairman Senate during 1986–88.

He has the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) which he received in 1998 from University of Buckingham.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-179 (Kasur-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 21,728 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Naveed Hashim Rizvi.[4]

He announced to join Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in January 2012.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-179 (Kasur-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 45,012 votes and defeated Malik Khurram Saleem, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[6]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-176 (Kasur-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

He also remained a member of Special Committee No.3, Public Accounts Committee-II in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PML-N's Malik Ahmed Khan gets 224 votes to become new Punjab Assembly speaker . 2024-02-24 . www.geo.tv . en.
  2. Web site: Newly-elected members of Punjab Assembly sworn-in . 2024-02-24 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  3. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018.
  4. Web site: 2002 election result . ECP . 18 August 2018 . 26 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Ex-Senate chairman, others join N. 26 January 2012. The Nation.
  6. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 18 August 2018 . 1 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf . dead .
  7. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . dead .