Aila Malik is a Pakistani journalist and politician, who was once associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. From 2002 to 2007, she served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for women. Apparently she was the girlfriend of Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan. In December 2022, several audios were leaked on social media in which Imran Khan was allegedly heard talking obscenely to a woman, reportedly Ayla Malik.
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Wiki/Biography
Ayla Malik was born on Tuesday, 6 October 1970 (age 52 years; as of 2022) in Mianwali, Pakistan. His zodiac sign is Libra. Ayala comes from a family with a political background. His hometown is Kalabagh, Mianwali, Pakistan. Ayala did her schooling from Froebel International School, Islamabad. According to Ayala, he obtained the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) from the Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) and later earned a degree in economics from Moscow State University of the Russian Federation. However, in 2013, the election tribunal bench of the Lahore High Court declared his degrees fake. Before joining politics, Ayala was a national level badminton player.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: brown
Family
Aila Malik belongs to the Qutub-Shahi Awan family.
parents and siblings
Ayla Malik’s father Malik Allahyar Khan was a politician. His sister Sumaira Malik is also a politician. Sumaira was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013. He also has a sister, who is married to a son of his maternal uncle, Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari.
Ayla Malik’s sister Sumaira Malik
husband and children
Ayla was married to Pakistani politician Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind. Apparently the couple divorced after a few years of their marriage because Yar Muhammad wanted to confine Ayla to the confines of his home. Together, they have two children. Ayla’s daughter Mayra Malik is married to Amir Malik, a politician.
Ayla Malik’s ex-husband, Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind
Ayla Malik’s daughter Mayra Malik
other relatives
Aila Malik is the granddaughter of Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, the Nawab of Kalabagh. Notorious for his brutality in his heyday, Amir Mohammad Khan served as the Governor of West Pakistan in the 1960s. On 26 November 1967, he was murdered by his son Asadullah Khan over a family property dispute.
Malik Ameer Mohammad Khan
Aila Malik is the niece of former Pakistan President Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari.
Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
affair/boyfriend
Aayla has been rumored to be in a relationship with Imran Khan for a long time. In 2009, Imran also appeared in Aila’s talk show. Ayla was so crazy about Imran during that time that she called him the hero of Pakistan during an event. Reportedly, Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan has also talked about Imran’s relationship with Aila Malik in her book.
Ayla Malik with Imran Khan
livelihood
journalism
Ayla Malik started her career as a journalist with Duniya News. In 2009, Malik anchored a talk program called Situation Room with Ayla Malik on Dunya News, where she interviewed several prominent personalities of Pakistan, including Imran Khan.
Politics
Ayla Malik started her political journey in 1998 by becoming a member of the Millat Party led by her maternal uncle Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari. Subsequently, he served as the Deputy General Secretary of the Millat Party. In 2002, Malik was elected as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) on the National Alliance of Pakistan ticket. He served as MNA till 2007. In January 2011, after a detailed meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Ayala joined PTI. Subsequently, he headed the social media cell of the party.
Ayla Malik during election campaign
She was in the party’s top list for a reserved seat in the National Assembly of Pakistan. However, PTI failed to win enough seats to nominate him for Parliament. In 2013, Imran Khan decided to field Ayala from the Mianwali seat in the by-election; He himself decided to contest elections from Rawalpindi seat. However, he was disqualified by a two-member Election Tribunal (ET) of the Lahore High Court due to his fake degree. In 2017, Aila parted ways with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) saying that the party was no longer working on public welfare policies.
Ayla Malik addressing the media
controversies
fake degree
On 30 July 2013, a two-member election tribunal constituted by the Lahore High Court (LHC) disqualified Ayla Malik from the 2013 by-elections for submitting her fake degree before the Election Commission of Pakistan (CEC). This petition was filed by Pakistan Muslim League’s Obaidullah Shadikhel and Imran Khan’s cousin Inamullah Niazi.
leaked audio
In 2022, several old phone call recordings of Pakistani politician Imran Khan, hinting at his sexual relationship with Ayla Malik, went viral on social media. In the leaked audio, Imran Khan can be heard having an inappropriate conversation with a woman, who is said to be named Aayla. However, Imran Khan’s political party Tehreek-e-Insaf denied the news and claimed that the audio tapes are fake and fabricated. Ayala, who was believed to be the woman on the other side, also denied the news and said that the voice was not hers.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Ayala is proficient in three languages – English, Urdu and Punjabi.
- Apparently, Aila Malik was born in the same bungalow in Kalabagh, Mianwali, where her grandfather was murdered by her uncle Asadullah Khan.
- Reportedly, Ayala was considered a defaulter of Rs. 40 million loan case from Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited in 2013.
- In 2013, Imran Khan’s party PTI was investigated for receiving foreign funding which is prohibited for political parties in Pakistan. According to the documents submitted in the court by the investigation team, Ayla Malik had received Rs. Rs 70 lakh from party funds without any apparent reason. Later, after the inappropriate audio leak of Imran Khan and Ayla Malik, several media houses said that Imran had given money to Ayla in exchange for sexual favors.
- On May 10, 2013, some unknown gunmen attacked her election convoy in Mianwali, in which she was injured. Ayala did not step back, but opened fire on the gunmen.
- A Taekwondo Karate expert and an avid hunter, Ayala has participated in several national level shooting championships and won several medals.
Ayla Malik during shooting championship
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