Muhammad Pervaiz Malik | |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
Term Start1: | 13 August 2018 |
Term End1: | 11 October 2021 |
Successor1: | Shaista Pervaiz |
Constituency1: | NA-133 (Lahore-XI) |
Term Start2: | 1 June 2013 |
Term End2: | 31 May 2018 |
Constituency2: | NA-123 (Lahore-VI) |
Term Start3: | 11 March 2010 |
Term End3: | 16 March 2013 |
Constituency3: | NA-123 (Lahore-VI) |
Term Start4: | 16 November 2002 |
Term End4: | 15 November 2007 |
Constituency4: | NA-120 (Lahore-III) |
Term Start5: | 15 February 1997 |
Term End5: | 12 October 1999 |
Constituency5: | NA-95 (Lahore-IV) |
Office: | Minister for Commerce and Textile |
Term Start: | 4 August 2017 |
Term End: | 31 May 2018 |
Predecessor: | Khurram Dastgir Khan |
Primeminister: | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
President: | Mamnoon Hussain |
Successor: | Shamshad Akhtar |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1948 |
Birth Place: | Lahore, Punjab, Dominion of Pakistan |
Relations: | Malik Mohammad Qayyum (brother) Yasmeen Rehman (sister) |
Spouse: | Shaista Pervaiz (wife)[1] |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Children: | Ali Pervaiz Malik (son) |
Party: | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Death Place: | Lahore, Pakistan |
Resting Place: | Miani Sahib Graveyard, Lahore, Pakistan |
Muhammad Pervaiz Malik (; 18 November 1948 – 11 October 2021) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan 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.
Malik was born on 18 November 1947 in Lahore to Malik Muhammad Akram Arain.[2]
He earned a B. Sc. Honours in Engineering from Aston University.[3]
Malik was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-95 (Lahore) in 1997 Pakistani general election.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-120 (Lahore-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[5] [6] [7] He received 33,741 votes and defeated Altaf Ahmad Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[8]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 (Lahore-VI) in by-election held in 2010.[9] He received 37,787 votes and defeated Mian Hamid Miraj, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[10] The seat became vacant after Javed Hashmi who won the seat in 2008 Pakistani general election, vacated it to retain his home seat in Multan.[11]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 (Lahore-VI) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[12] [13] [14] [15] He received 126,878 votes and defeated Atif Choudhry, a candidate of PTI.[16]
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 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.[17] [18] 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.[19]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-133 (Lahore-XI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[20]
Malik's sister Yasmeen Rehman was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[21] He was a younger brother of Malik Mohammad Qayyum who was Attorney General of Pakistan.[21]
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.[22]