Sumaira Malik

Sumaira Malik
سمیرا ملک
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 2002 – October 2013
Constituency	NA-69 (Khushab-I)
Personal details
Born	(1963-12-19) 19 December 1963 (age 61)
Nationality	Pakistani

Sumaira Malik (Urdu: 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.[1]

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.[1]

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.

References

1. "Educational background of state ministers". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
2. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. Niazi, Sajjad Abbas (10 January 2014). "All set for close contest in Khushab by-election". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
5. "SC disqualifies PML-N's Sumaira Malik in fake degree case". DAWN.COM. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
7. "NA-69 election: Hamza and Imran lead campaigns - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
9. "Disqualification over fake degree". Dawn.com. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
10. "Sumaira to head PML women's wing". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
11. "OIC youth moot soon". DAWN.COM. 24 February 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
12. "SC declares Sumaira Malik's election as chairperson Khushab district council null and void". Daily Pakistan Global. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
13. "SC permits Sumaira Malik to contest elections 2018 - Pakistan".