Malik Shakir Bashir Awan
Pakistani politician
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Malik Shakir Bashir Awan (Urdu: ملک شاکر بشیر اعوان; born 29 October 1965) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from 2008 to May 2018.
Malik Shakir Bashir Awan | |
|---|---|
| ملک شاکربشیراعوان | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-87 Khushab-I |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-70 (Khushab-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1965 |
| Party | PMLN (2008-present) |
Early life
He was born on 29 October 1965.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-70 (Khushab-II) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 66,361 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-70 (Khushab-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7][8][9][10] He received 94,594 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sardar Shujja Muhammad Khan.[11]
He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election as a candidate of PML-N from NA-94 Khushab-II, but was unsuccessful. He received 85,228 votes and was defeated by Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-87 Khushab-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 117,775 votes and defeated Umer Aslam Awan, an independent candidate supported by PTI.[12]
