Musadik Malik | |
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Office: | Federal Minister for Petroleum and Water Resources |
Term Start: | 11 March 2024 |
Term Start2: | 28 April 2022 |
Term End2: | 10 August 2023 |
Term Start3: | 3 April 2013 |
Term End3: | 4 June 2013 |
Term Start4: | March 2018 |
Term End4: | March 2024 |
Office5: | Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Media Affairs |
Term Start5: | 4 August 2017 |
Term End5: | 31 May 2018 |
Primeminister5: | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
Office6: | Spokesperson for the Prime Minister of Pakistan |
Term Start6: | 21 November 2014 |
Term End6: | 28 July 2017 |
Birth Name: | Musadik Masood Malik |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Party: | PMLN (2013-present) |
Alma Mater: | University of Punjab University of Illinois |
Occupation: | Politician, healthcare executive |
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Musadik Masood Malik is a Pakistani politician, re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan on 2 April 2024. He currently serves in Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s administration as the Minister of Energy (MoE). Malik previously held the position of Federal Minister of Water and Power during the Khoso caretaker ministry in 2013, and since April 2024, he has also been serving as the Federal Minister for Water Resources.[1]
Malik graduated in Pharmacy from the University of the Punjab. He did a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Policy from the University of Illinois. He also earned an MBA. Besides teaching these subjects, he has also advised governments in the oil-rich Middle Eastern countries, such as Saudi Arabia, on matters such as economics, education and healthcare.
Malik began his political career when he joined Pervez Musharraf's National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), under Nasim Ashraf.
Malik was inducted into the federal cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on 3 April 2013[2] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Water and Power where he served until 4 June 2013.[3]
In November 2014, Malik was appointed as spokesperson for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[4]
In August 2017, he was appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Media Affairs.[5]
He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[6] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[7]
Malik was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election.[8] [9] He was backed in the election by PML-N[10] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.[11] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[12] He was reelected as a senator representing a technocrat seat from Punjab on April 2, 2024, securing 121 votes.[13]
In April 2018, he was given the status of federal minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.[14]