Sumaira Malik is a Pakistani politician who served as the Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-69 (Khushab-I) for three consecutive terms in 2002, 2008 and 2013 respectively.
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Wiki/Biography
Sumaira Malik Awan or Sumaira Malik was born on Thursday, 19 December 1963 (age 59 years; as of 2022) in Kalabagh, Mianwali District, Pakistan. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Sumaira completed her graduation from Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Sumaira attended Punjab University in Lahore, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in Political Science.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
Sumaira Malik belongs to the Qutub-Shahi Awan family of Pakistan.
parents and siblings
Sumaira Malik’s father Malik Allahyar Khan was a politician. Not much information is available about his mother.
Picture of Sumaira Malik’s father Malik Allahyar Khan
Sumaira Malik with her mother
Her younger sister, Ayla Malik, a Pakistani journalist and politician, served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for women from 2002 to 2007.
Sumaira Malik’s younger sister, Ayla Malik
He also has a sister, who is married to a son of his maternal uncle, Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari.
husband and children
Sumaira is married to Malik Tahir Sarfaraz, former federal secretary of Khushab. Also, they have a son, Malik Salar Muhammad Khan, a politician.
Sumaira Malik with her husband Malik Tahir Sarfaraz (right) and son Malik Muhammad Uzair (left)
Sumaira also has a son, Malik Muhammad Uzair Khan, from Muhammad Hashim Khan.
Sumaira Malik with her son Malik Salar Muhammad Khan
other relatives
Sumaira 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.
Sumaira Malik is the niece of former Pakistan President Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari.
Religion
Sumaira Malik follows the religion of Islam.
ethnicity/tribe
Address
Sumaira lives in House No. 5, Street 14-A, F-7/2, Margalla Road, Islamabad.
livelihood
2002 Pakistani general election
2008 Pakistani general election
2013 Pakistani general election
2018 Pakistani general election
controversies
Accused of having fake degree
He has obtained the bachelor’s degree through impersonation and on the basis of the same educational qualification as usually stated by the candidates in the nomination papers, he has proved himself to be not the true person. For the above reasons, the instant appeal is allowed. As a result, due to such qualification she will not be entitled to contest elections in future also, and if she contests the election and is declared successful, the Election Commission will be bound to de-notify her ab initio.
However, on 9 June 2018, the Supreme Court allowed Sumaira to contest the 2018 Pakistani general election and revoked the decision to disqualify her for life from contesting parliamentary elections after a thorough forensic analysis of her degree revealed that it was Was authentic.
violation of ballot secrecy
On 22 December 2016, Sumaira was appointed as the Chairperson of Khushab District Council. On 28 December 2016, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) canceled his appointment following a petition filed by Amir Haider Sangha alleging that one of the voters had falsified his ballot paper at the time of voting. However, on 7 July 2017, the Islamabad High Court reinstated Sumaira as the Chairman of District Council Khushab. On 8 May 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the main elections invalid and ordered re-election. Sumaira, who was serving as the district council chief of Pakistan Muslim League (N), was disqualified and eventually had to leave her post. The Supreme Court disqualified Sumaira for the second time in a row in a span of five years due to a petition filed by Ameer Haider.
property/property
As of 2003, Sumaira’s net worth was valued at around Rs 75.3 million, which included agricultural land, house, two cars, 50 tola gold, prize bonds, shares and cash in two bank accounts.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In February 2022, Sumaira was appointed as the vice president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party.
- Sumaira has prefixed her name with Dr. as she is a PhD degree holder as per her Twitter account.
- Sumaira worked as the spokesperson of Imran Khan’s political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
- Sumaira was the first elected candidate to the Lower House of Parliament from Constituency NA-69 (Khushab-I) from the National Alliance in the 2002 general election.
- In March 2022, Sumaira was invited as one of the chief guests at the first convocation of the University of Central Punjab (Bhawalpur).
- 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, said to be Sumaira’s sister Aayla. However, Imran Khan’s political party Tehreek-e-Insaf denied the news and claimed that the audio tapes are fake and fabricated. Ayla, who was believed to be the woman on the other side, also denied the news and said that the voice was not hers. Sumaira termed the audio tape as fake and tweeted in support of her sister Ayla Malik, writing,
There is no other product lasting more than a year Already a small card lasting more than a year
– Sumaira Malik (@SumairaMaIikMNA) 21 December 2022
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