Muhammad Pervaiz Malik


Muhammad Pervaiz Malik is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly between 1997 and May 2018. He served as Minister for Commerce and Textile, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 18 November 1947 in Lahore to Malik Muhammad Akram. He Belongs to Famous Arain Malik Family of Lahore.
He has done B. Sc. Honours in Engineering from Aston University.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency NA-95 in 1997 Pakistani general election.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-120 in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 33,741 votes and defeated Altaf Ahmad Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 in by-election held in 2010. He received 37,787 votes and defeated Mian Hamid Miraj, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The seat became vacant after Javed Hashmi who won the seat in 2008 Pakistani general election, vacated it to retain his home seat in Multan.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 126,878 votes and defeated Atif Choudhry, a candidate of PTI.
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, Malik was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi and was appointed Minister for Commerce for the first time. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Malik ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-133 in 2018 Pakistani general election.

Family

Malik's sister Yasmeen Rehman has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He is a younger brother of Malik Mohammad Qayyum who has been Attorney General of Pakistan.