Ali Asjad Malhi

Choudhary Ali Asjad Malhi
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Daska
Assumed office
13 April 2022
ChairmanImran Khan
Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
16 November 2002 – 15 November 2008
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShujaat Hussain
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication
In office
4 September 2004 – 15 November 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political party PTI (2014-present)
Other political
affiliations
PML-Q (2002-2014)

Ali Asjad Malhi is a former Pakistani Minister and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Sialkot District. He served in the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008.

Personal life[edit]

Malhi belongs to a family of Bureaucrats and is a businessman by profession.[1] He is the nephew of Sikandar Hayat Malhi who was also a member of the National Assembly as well as the Punjab Provincial Assembly.[2][3]

Political career[edit]

Malhi started his political career serving as District Naib Nazim [2]

He was later elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2002. He defeated the Independent candidate Armaghan Subhani.[4]

He served as Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunications Division[5] as well as minister of State for Defense.[6]

Malhi was a former member of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2014.[1]

Malhi contested to become a member of the National Assembly from NA-75 Sialkot-IV but lost to PML-N Candidate Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan in the 2018 general election.[7]

In a 2021 bye election in NA-75 Sialkot-IV, Malhi lost to PML-N candidate Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar.[8]

Malhi among the key PTI leaders who were arrested [9][10] and his house which was a rendezvous point was raided.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Web Desk (2021-04-07). "Daska by-election: Who are Ali Asjad Malhi and Nosheen Iftikhar? - Pakistan". Geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "Daily Times - Breaking News, Pakistan, World, Cricket, Entertainment and South Asia News, Sports, Fashion". dailytimes.com.pk. 2013-10-29. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2022-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Election 2013: Political Dynasties. Herald. 2013. p. 100. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  4. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Portfolios of ministers of state". DAWN.COM. 2004-09-05. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  6. ^ Selections from Regional Press. Institute of Regional Studies. 2007. p. 82. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  7. ^ "NA-75 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  8. ^ "Live Update: NA-75 Daska by-election results 2021". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  9. ^ "PTI switches Sialkot rally venue after tussle with authorities". The Express Tribune. 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  10. ^ "Pakistan: Clashes Erupt During Imran Khan's 'Azadi March', Several PTI Leaders Arrested". ABP News LIVE, Latest News, Breaking News, Top Headlines, India News Today - ABP LIVE. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  11. ^ "Azadi March: Changing plan to stay at D-Chowk, Imran says will return in 6 days if elections not called". DAWN.COM. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-10.