Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq
Pakistani politician
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Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq (Urdu: ملک عمر فاروق مشتاق) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He had also been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Malik Umar Farooq Mushtaq | |
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ملک عمر فاروق مشتاق | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-99 Faisalabad-V |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-106 Faisalabad-X |
| Personal details | |
| Party | PTI (2018-present) |
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an PTI candidate from PP-106 (Faisalabad-X) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received votes and defeated Sardar Dilnawaz Ahmad Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[1][2]
He joined the PTI following his election.[3]
On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed special assistant to the Chief Minister on Youth Affairs and Sports.[4][5]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-99 Faisalabad-V as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 120,797 votes and defeated Muhammad Qasim Farooq, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[6]
