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Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan

Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
November 4, 2008 – March 25, 2013
President Asif Ali Zardari
Minister Hina Rabbani Khar
Preceded by Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
MNA for Mianwali NA-71
In office
2008–2013
Personal details
Born Lahore, 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 is the former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and member of Majlis-e-Shoora from 2008 to 2013. He was one of the youngest members of the Cabinet of Pakistan.

Malik Amad Awan's grandfather Malik Amir Muhammad Khan, of Kalabagh was 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.

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 with 83,098 votes. 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 served as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from November 8, 2008 to March 25, 2013.



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