Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan

Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office November 4, 2008 – February 9, 2011[citation needed]
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by	Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1973 (1973-03-08) (age 38) Mianwali, Pakistan
Religion	Islam
Military service
Service/branch	Pakistan Army Armoured Corps Regiment, 26 Cavalry
Years of service	1992-1999

Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan, or simply Malik Amad Khan (born March 8, 1973) is the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and member of Majlis-e-Shoora since 2008. He is one of the youngest members of the Cabinet of Pakistan.

Early years

Malik Amad Khan was born to a prominent politically active family tracing its roots to Awan tribe on March 8, 1973 in Mianwali district of Pakistan.^[1] His grandfather Malik Amir Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Kalabagh had been the Governor of West Pakistan from 1960-1966. His uncles Malik Muzaffar Khan and Malik Allah Yar have been, and his cousin Sumaira Malik is still a member of Pakistani parliament. Having completed his secondary education in Islamabad, Khan enrolled in Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, graduating from the school in 1992. He was then commissioned in the 26th Cavalry of Pakistan Army Armoured Corps Regiment. He resigned his commission in 1999.^[2]

Political career

In February 2008, he ran as an independent and was elected to Majlis-e-Shoora (the Pakistani Parliament) from his home constituency in Mianwali, NA-71,Mainwali-I. He later joined the Pakistan Peoples Party because of its progressive agenda. After starting his term, Malik Amad Khan has been a member of three parliamentary committees: Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Committee, Standing Committee on Information & Broadcasting, and Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Northern Areas. He is also currently serving as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since November 8, 2008.^[3]

Malik Amad Khan is married and has a son and a daughter.^[2]

See also

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan
• Majlis-e-Shoora

References

1. ^ "Pakistan Herald - Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan". http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Nawabzada-Malik-Amad-Khan-558. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan". http://www.senat.gov.uz/ru/senator/1/safoyev-sodik.html. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
3. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan". http://www.mofa.gov.pk/. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 

Political offices
Preceded by Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 2008 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Khan, Nawabzada Malik Amad
Alternative names
Short description	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
Date of birth	1973-03-08
Place of birth	Mianwali, Pakistan
Date of death
Place of death