Ayla Malik

Ayla Malik
عائلہ ملک
Member National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002 – 3rd November 2007
Mianwali District Campaign Manager of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
In office
January 2013 – May 2013
Personal details
Born (1970-10-06) 6 October 1970
Mianwali, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Children 2
Profession Politician
Religion Islam

Ayla Malik (Urdu:عائلہ ملک) is a Pakistani politician and journalist who served as the Member of National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 on a reserved seat for women. She is a central member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and served as Imran Khan's campaign manager in Mianwali.[1][2][3][4]

Family

Ayla belongs to a political family. Ayla is one of the granddaughters of Malik Amir Mohammad Khan of Kalabagh, who had been the governor of West Pakistan. She is the sister of politician Sumaira Malik.[5] She is also the niece of former Pakistan president Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari..[6]

Education

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rawalpindi, had declared her intermediate certificate ‘bogus’ on 20 July 2013 that carries the roll number of a male candidate named Imdad Hussain, who too had failed.[7]

Politics

She joined politics in 1998 by becoming a member of Farooq Leghari-led Millat Party. She served as Deputy Secretary General of Millat Party and was an MNA from the platform of the National Alliance (Pakistan) from 2002 to 2007. Ayla Malik joined PTI in 2011 and since is the central member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, she was on the priority list of the party for a reserved seat in the National Assembly but the party failed to win enough seats to nominate her to the parliament. PTI Chairman Imran Khan decided to field Ayla in his hometown seat in Mianwali in the by elections, after he decided to keep Rawalpindi seat, as she had been the campaign manager of the party in the district in which PTI won every single seat.[1] On 10 May 2013 Ayla Malik were injured after unidentified persons opened firing on her convoy in Mianwali.[8][9]

Disqualification

On 30 July 2013, Ayla Malik was disqualified by a two-member Election Tribunal (ET) of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench over submitting her fake intermediate degree before the Election Commission of Pakistan (CEC). During hearing the petition, the ET LHC, comprising Justice Mamoon Rasheed and Justice Ayesha A Malik, laid down its verdict declaring Ayla Malik as inelegible for contesting the bye-polls.[10]

Media experience

Malik anchored a Current Affairs program name as Situation Room with Ayla Malik on Dunya News.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "PTI decides to field Asad Umar, Ayla Malik in NA-48, NA-71 by-polls". Pakistan Today. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Ayla Malik joins PTI". Awaztoday.com. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. ↑ Ghauri, Irfan (2013-05-11). "A quest for 'change' in Kalabagh – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. ↑ Gishkori, Zahid. "Intermediate certificate of PTI's Ayla Malik is bogus: Report – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Ayla Malik joins PTI". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  6. ↑ "Ayla Malik joins PTI". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  7. ↑ "Fake degree: PTI Ayla Malik ineligible to contest by-elections – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  8. ↑ "Dunya News: Pakistan:-Firing on convoy of Ayla Malik leaves four hurt". 221.120.210.197. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  9. ↑ "Firing on convoy of Ayla Malik leaves four hurt". Thefrontierpost.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  10. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/582675/fake-degree-pti-ayla-malik-ineligible-to-contest-by-elections/

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