Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq (Urdu: ملک عمر فاروق مشتاق) 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.
Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq | |
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ملک عمر فاروق مشتاق | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
Constituency | NA-99 Faisalabad-V |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
Constituency | PP-106 Faisalabad-X |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Other political affiliations | Sunni Ittehad Council (2024-present) |
Political career
editHe 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]
References
edit- ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 September 2018). "Cabinet gets four advisers, five special assistants". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.