Malik Ahmad Khan
Malik Ahmad Khan | |
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Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
Assumed office 24 February 2024 | |
Deputy | Zaheer Iqbal Channar |
Preceded by | Sibtain Khan |
Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and Culture | |
In office November 2016 – May 2018 | |
Parliamentary Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Constituency | PP-176 Kasur-III |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 23 February 2024 – 7 October 2024 | |
In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan | 29 November 1971
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, he assumed office of the Speaker on 24 February 2024.[1] He is also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab having taken oath on 23 February 2024.[2]
He served as an MPA from 2002 to 2007, from May 2013 to May 2018 and again from August 2018 till January 2023.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born on 29 November 1971 in Kasur.[3] to Malik Muhammad Ali Khan in a Punjabi Arain family. His father, served as Member Punjab Assembly during 1972–77; as Senator during 1985–94; and as Deputy Chairman Senate during 1986–88.
He has the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) which he received in 1998 from University of Buckingham.[3]
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-179 (Kasur-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 21,728 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Naveed Hashim Rizvi.[4]
He announced to join Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in January 2012.[5]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-179 (Kasur-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 45,012 votes and defeated Malik Khurram Saleem, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[6]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-176 (Kasur-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]
He also remained a member of Special Committee No.3, Public Accounts Committee-II in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab.
References
[edit]- ^ "PML-N's Malik Ahmed Khan gets 224 votes to become new Punjab Assembly speaker". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Newly-elected members of Punjab Assembly sworn-in". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Senate chairman, others join N". The Nation. 26 January 2012.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.