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]
Malik Ahmad Khan | |
|---|---|
 Malik as Speaker of the Punjab Assembly | |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2024 | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1971 Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
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
editHe 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
editHe 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.
He was made Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab on 24 February 2024 after he won a provincial assembly seat in Punjab in the 2024 Punjab provincial election. He faced criticism for buying cars of Rs180 million and abusing his constitutional powers by opposition leader, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar.[8]
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.
- ^ "PA speaker abusing his constitutional powers, says Bhachar". Dunya News. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-10-29.