Musadik Malik

Musadik Masood Malik is a Pakistani politician, re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan on 2 April 2024. He currently serves in Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s administration as the Minister for Climate Change since May 2025. Malik previously held the positions of Minister of Water and Power during the Khoso caretaker ministry in 2013 and the Minister for Water Resources and Minister of Energy in the Sharif government.

Academic career Dr. Malik completed his postdoctoral fellowship in Health Economics and Medical Decision Making at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Healthcare Administration and Policy, as well as an MBA, from the University of Illinois.

In addition to his academic work, he has served as an advisor to governments in oil-rich Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, on issues related to economics, education, and healthcare. and was appointed as Federal Minister for Water and Power where he served until 4 June 2013.

Pakistan Muslim League (N) In November 2014, Malik was appointed as spokesperson for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

In August 2017, he was appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Media Affairs.

He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) as its candidate in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election. However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Malik was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election. He was backed in the election by PML-N and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected. He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018. He was reelected as a senator representing a technocrat seat from Punjab on 2 April 2024, securing 121 votes.

In April 2018, he was given the status of federal minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.