Dr. Musadik Masood Malik is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the

Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān ( ur, , , literally "Pakistan upper house"), is the upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislature of Pakistan, and together with the National Assembly makes up the Parliament of Pakista ...

since March 2018 and serves as the Minister of State for Petroleum since 28 April 2022. He served as the Federal Minister of Water and Power in

Khoso caretaker ministry The Khoso caretaker ministry was the Pakistani caretaker federal cabinet that was sworn into office on 2 April 2013. On 24 March 2013, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso was nominated by the Election Commission as the caretaker prime minister, out of four nom ...

in 2013.

Education

Malik graduated in Pharmacy from the

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...

. He did a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Policy from the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...

Political career

Malik was inducted into the federal cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister

Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (, ) (30 September 1929 – 26 June 2021) was a Pakistani jurist who was the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 25 March to 5 June 2013. Khoso was a judge who previously served as the Chief Justice of the Federal Shar ...

on 3 April 2013 and was appointed as Federal Minister for Water and Power where he served until 4 June 2013. In November 2014, Malik was appointed as spokesperson for Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime ...

. In August 2017, he was appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Media Affairs. He was nominated by

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

(PML-N) as its candidate in

2018 Pakistani Senate election The triennial Senate Elections of Pakistan were held on 3 March 2018 to replace 52 retiring senators - half of the Senate's strength - with the winning candidates serving six-year terms. Overall, Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out as the largest ...

. 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. Malik was elected to the

as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election. He was backed in the election by PML-N and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected. He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018. In April 2018, he was given the status of federal minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

References

Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Members of the Senate of Pakistan University of the Punjab alumni University of Illinois alumni Federal ministers of Pakistan Year of birth missing (living people) {{Pakistan-senator-stub