Malik Shakir Bashir Awan

Malik Shakir Bashir Awan (; born 29 October 1965) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 29 October 1965.

Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-70 (Khushab-II) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 66,361 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-70 (Khushab-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 94,594 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sardar Shujja Muhammad Khan.

He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election as a candidate of PML-N from NA-94 Khushab-II, but was unsuccessful. He received 85,228 votes and was defeated by Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-87 Khushab-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 117,775 votes and defeated Umer Aslam Awan, an independent candidate supported by PTI.