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Malik Muhammad Akhtar (1915–1999) was a Pakistani politician, former Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs and for Fuel Power and Natural Resources, human rights advocate and lawyer.[1][2][3][4]

Career

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Malik Akhtar belonged to a Pashtun - Kakazai business family of Lahore and he joined politics at a young age and was elected as a councillor in Lahore pre-1947, following in the footsteps of his maternal uncle Muhammad Din Malik.[5]

Malik Akhtar continued in politics and was elected as an Independent Member of the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly (1965–1969) from Lahore.[6]

In 1970, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and was elected from Lahore NW-58.[7] He initially served as the State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (1974–1976)[8] and was later appointed as Federal Minister of Law Minister and Parliamentary (1976–1977)[8] and was also Federal Minister of Fuel Power and Natural Resources (1977)[8] in Bhutto's Cabinet. He played a key role in the formation of Pakistan's constitution in 1973.[9]

In the 1977 elections[10] he was elected again from Lahore NA-86 and was appointed to Bhutto's cabinet before martial law was imposed by General Zia-ul-Haq.[11]

He remained associated with PPP till the end and passed away on 2 May 1999.[citation needed]

He was educated at Government College Lahore & Punjab University Law College, Lahore.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - West Pakistan Sixth Legislator (post)". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ Grover, Verinder; Arora, Ranjana (1995). Political System in Pakistan: Role of military dictatorship in Pakistan politics. Deep & Deep. ISBN 978-81-7100-738-7. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ Assembly, Pakistan National (1975). The National Assembly of Pakistan Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ Husain, Ahmed (1972). Politics and People's Representation in Pakistan. Ferozsons. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "5TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FROM 1972-10THJANUARY 1977LIST OF MEMBERS & ADDRESSES" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - West Pakistan Sixth Legislator (post)". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "5th National Assembly" (PDF). www.na.gov.pk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "10c Prime Ministers 2nd Cab 22 Oct 74 to 28 Mar 77.pdf" (PDF). www.cabinet.gov.pk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ Rahat Zubair Malik (January–June 2020). "Parliamentary System and Framing of the 1973 Constitution: Contest between Government and Opposition inside the National Assembly" (PDF). Pakistan Perspectives. 25 (1). Pakistan Study Centre - University of Karachi – via National Institute of Historical & Cultural Research.
  10. ^ "6th National Assembly" (PDF). www.na.gov.pk.
  11. ^ "Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq", Wikipedia, 28 July 2024, retrieved 29 July 2024
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