Muhammad Pervaiz Malik (Urdu: محمد پرویز ملک; 18 November 1948 – 11 October 2021) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 13 August 2018 until his death in 2021. 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
Malik was born on 18 November 1947 in Lahore to Malik Muhammad Akram Arain.[2]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 (Lahore-VI) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[12][13][14][15] He received 126,878 votes and defeated Atif Choudhry, a candidate of PTI.[16]
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.[17][18] 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.[19]
On 11 October 2021, Muhammad Pervaiz Malik had a sudden cardiac arrest and was brought to the Akram Medical Complex but did not survive. His son, Ali Pervaiz Malik, and Dr Javed Akram, former VC University of Health Sciences, confirmed the death in the evening. He was 72 years old.[22]
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