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Malik Zaheer Abbas

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Malik Zaheer Abbas
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2007
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
17 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
Personal details
Born (1975-09-24) September 24, 1975 (age 49)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations
PPP (2002-2007)

Malik Zaheer Abbas is a Pakistani politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007 and as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from July 2022 to January 2023. He is a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI).[1]

He was born in Lahore on 24 September 1975 to Khursheed Ahmad Malik. In 1999, he received his LL.B. degree from the University of Punjab in Lahore. He also held the position of managing director of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal from 2021 to 2022.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2002 Pakistani general election from NA-128 Lahore-XI as a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He received 31,175 votes and defeated Sardar Kamil Umar, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[2]

He ran for a seat in the National Assembly in the 2008 Pakistani general election from NA-124 Lahore-XI as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 257 votes and was defeated by Afzal Khokhar, a candidate of the PML(N).[3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election from PP-170 Lahore-XXVII as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He received 24,688 votes and defeated Muhammad Amin Zulqernain, a candidate of the PML(N).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory".
  2. ^ "NA 128 Lahore XI Detail Election 2002 Result All Candidate Votes". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  3. ^ "NA-128 Lahore XI Detail Election Result 2008". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.