Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq Explained

Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Constituency:NA-99 Faisalabad-V
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Otherparty:Sunni Ittehad Council (2024-present)
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Constituency1:PP-106 Faisalabad-X
Term Start1:15 August 2018
Term End1:14 January 2023
Native Name Lang:ur
Native Name:ملک عمر فاروق مشتاق

Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He had also been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an PTI candidate from PP-106 (Faisalabad-X) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received votes and defeated Sardar Dilnawaz Ahmad Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[1] [2]

He joined the PTI following his election.[3]

On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed as special assistant to the Chief Minister on Youth Affairs and Sports.[4] [5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-99 Faisalabad-V as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 120,797 votes and defeated Muhammad Qasim Farooq, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details . www.thenews.com.pk . The News . 29 July 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: Punjab Assembly Members - Members' Directory. 2021-04-22. www.pap.gov.pk.
  3. News: Malik . Mansoor . 22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab . 2 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 2 August 2018.
  4. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Cabinet gets four advisers, five special assistants . 16 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 12 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Punjab Assembly Members - Members' Directory. 2021-04-22. www.pap.gov.pk.
  6. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.