Malik Muhammad Anwar Explained

Malik Muhammad Anwar
Office:Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue
Term Start:29 August 2018
Term End:April 2022
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start1:15 August 2018
Term End1:14 January 2023
Constituency1:PP-4 Attock-IV
Birth Date:25 April 1950
Birth Place:Pindigheb, Attock District, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party: IPP (2023-present)

Malik Muhammad Anwar is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 25 April 1950 in Pindi Gheb, Attock District.

He completed his graduation from the University of the Punjab in 2002 and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

He joined Pakistan Army in 1970 and retired with the rank of Colonel in 1997.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from PP-18 Attock-IV in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 51,692 votes and defeated Sardar Salim Haider Khan.[2] In January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-4 Attock-IV in 2018 Punjab provincial election.[4]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio.[5] On 29 August 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue.[6]

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-4 Attock-IV as a candidate of the PTI in the 2023 Punjab provincial election.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly - Members - Members' Directory. www.pap.gov.pk.
  2. 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 .
  3. News: Hanif . Intikhab . 25-member Punjab cabinet takes oath . 18 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 4 January 2003.
  4. Web site: Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details . www.thenews.com.pk . The News . 29 July 2018 . en.
  5. News: Punjab's 23-member cabinet sworn in . 28 August 2018 . www.pakistantoday.com.pk . 28 August 2018.
  6. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Another three ministers get portfolios . 8 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 30 August 2018.
  7. Web site: 2023-04-19 . List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab 2023 . 2023-04-21 . Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf . en.