Sumaira Malik Explained

Sumaira Malik
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:2002
Term End:October 2013
Constituency:NA-69 (Khushab-I)
Birth Date:19 December 1963
Nationality:Pakistani

Sumaira Malik (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سمیرا ملک; born 19 December 1963) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to October 2013.

Early life and education

She was born on 19 December 1963.[1] [2]

She has done Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Punjab.

Political career

Malik was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-69 (Khushab-I) as a candidate of National Alliance in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[3] She received 71,925 votes and defeated Umer Aslam Awan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4] In September 2004, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and was appointed as Minister of State for Tourism.

She was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-69 (Khushab-I) as a candidate of PML-Q in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[5] She received 61,076 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Umer Aslam Awan.[6]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-69 (Khushab-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[7] She received 119,193 votes and defeated Umer Aslam Awan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[8]

She was disqualified from the National Assembly by the Supreme Court of Pakistan due to fake degree in October 2013.[9]

She once served as the Minister of Women Development[10] and Minister of State for Youth Affairs.[11]

In May 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared election of Malik as chairperson of the Khushab district council as null and void.[12]

In June 2018, SC allowed her to contest 2018 Pakistani general election overturning previous decision over the fake degree.[13]

In July 2018 she lost the election to Umer Aslam Awan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Notes and References

  1. News: Educational background of state ministers. 9 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 6 September 2004. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092608/https://www.dawn.com/news/369652. 10 August 2017.
  2. News: If elections are held on time…. 4 December 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  3. News: Niazi. Sajjad Abbas. All set for close contest in Khushab by-election. 29 June 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 January 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305192129/https://www.dawn.com/news/1079550. 5 March 2017.
  4. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 7 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  5. News: SC disqualifies PML-N's Sumaira Malik in fake degree case. 29 June 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 October 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231055250/http://www.dawn.com/news/1052422. 31 December 2016.
  6. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 7 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  7. News: NA-69 election: Hamza and Imran lead campaigns - The Express Tribune. 29 June 2017. The Express Tribune. 20 January 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331023524/http://tribune.com.pk/story/660745/na-69-election-hamza-and-imran-lead-campaigns/. 31 March 2014.
  8. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 7 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Disqualification over fake degree . Dawn.com . 29 October 2013 . 28 March 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219095050/http://www.dawn.com/news/1052422/sc-disqualifies-pml-ns-sumaira-malik-in-fake-degree-case . 19 February 2014 .
  10. News: Sumaira to head PML women's wing. 29 June 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913172438/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/53640-sumaira-to-head-pml-womens-wing. 13 September 2017.
  11. News: OIC youth moot soon. 29 June 2017. DAWN.COM. 24 February 2006. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913172438/https://www.dawn.com/news/180120/oic-youth-moot-soon. 13 September 2017.
  12. News: SC declares Sumaira Malik's election as chairperson Khushab district council null and void. 12 May 2018. Daily Pakistan Global. 8 May 2018.
  13. Web site: SC permits Sumaira Malik to contest elections 2018 - Pakistan.

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