Malik Muhammad Akhtar Explained

Malik Muhammad Akhtar (1915–1999) was a Pakistani politician, former Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs and for Fuel Power and Natural Resources, human rights advocate and lawyer.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Malik Akhtar belonged to a Pashtun - Kakazai business family of Lahore and he joined politics at a young age and was elected as a councillor in Lahore pre-1947, following in the footsteps of his maternal uncle Muhammad Din Malik.^[5]

Malik Akhtar continued in politics and was elected as an Independent Member of the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly (1965–1969) from Lahore.^[6]

In 1970, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and was elected from Lahore NW-58.^[7] He initially served as the State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (1974–1976)^[8] and was later appointed as Federal Minister of Law Minister and Parliamentary (1976–1977)^[8] and was also Federal Minister of Fuel Power and Natural Resources (1977)^[8] in Bhutto's Cabinet. He played a key role in the formation of Pakistan's constitution in 1973.^[9]

In the 1977 elections^[10] he was elected again from Lahore NA-86 and was appointed to Bhutto's cabinet before martial law was imposed by General Zia-ul-Haq.

He remained associated with PPP till the end and passed away on 2 May 1999.

He was educated at Government College Lahore & Punjab University Law College, Lahore.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punjab Assembly Members - West Pakistan Sixth Legislator (post) . 2024-07-10 . www.pap.gov.pk . 10 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240710063434/https://www.pap.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/provincial-assembly-of-west-pakistan-1956-1969/west-pakistan-sixth-legislator-post . live .
2. Book: Grover . Verinder . Political System in Pakistan: Role of military dictatorship in Pakistan politics . Arora . Ranjana . 1995 . Deep & Deep . 978-81-7100-738-7 . en . 11 July 2024 . 11 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711134725/https://books.google.com/books?id=-fRtAAAAMAAJ&q=malik+muhammad+akhtar+pakistani+politician . live .
3. Book: Assembly, Pakistan National . The National Assembly of Pakistan Debates: Official Report . 1975 . Manager of Publications . en . 11 July 2024 . 11 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711134741/https://books.google.com/books?id=YgBQAQAAMAAJ&q=malik+muhammad+akhtar+pakistani+politician . live .
4. Book: Husain, Ahmed . Politics and People's Representation in Pakistan . 1972 . Ferozsons . en . 11 July 2024 . 11 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711134801/https://books.google.com/books?id=FiEdAAAAMAAJ&q=malik+muhammad+akhtar+pakistani+politician . live .
5. News: 5TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FROM 1972-10THJANUARY 1977LIST OF MEMBERS & ADDRESSES . 2024-07-10 . 2024-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601230722/https://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/former-members/5th%20National%20Assembly.pdf . bot: unknown .
6. Web site: Punjab Assembly Members - West Pakistan Sixth Legislator (post) . 2024-07-29 . www.pap.gov.pk.
7. Web site: 5th National Assembly . www.na.gov.pk . 10 July 2024 . 1 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601230722/https://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/former-members/5th%20National%20Assembly.pdf . live .
8. Web site: 10c Prime Ministers 2nd Cab 22 Oct 74 to 28 Mar 77.pdf . www.cabinet.gov.pk . 10 July 2024 . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606000219/https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/10c%20Prime%20Ministers%202nd%20Cab%2022Oct74%20to%2028%20Mar%2077.pdf . live .
9. Rahat Zubair Malik . Parliamentary System and Framing of the 1973 Constitution: Contest between Government and Opposition inside the National Assembly . Pakistan Perspectives . 25 . 1 . January–June 2020 . . National Institute of Historical & Cultural Research .
10. Web site: 6th National Assembly . www.na.gov.pk.