Jawad Rafique Malik
جواد رفیق ملک
Industries Secretary of Pakistan
In office
7 September 2021 – 20 December 2022
Appointed byImran Khan
Chief Secretary Punjab
In office
24 April 2020 – 7 September 2021
Appointed byImran Khan
Succeeded byKamran Ali Afzal[1]
Communications Secretary of Pakistan
In office
July 2019 – April 2020
Appointed byImran Khan
Chairman National Highway Authority
In office
December 2017 – July 2019
Appointed byShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Federal Secretary National Assembly
In office
April 2017 – December 2017
Appointed byNawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born (1964-04-28) 28 April 1964 (age 59)
Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
OccupationCivil servant

Jawad Rafique Malik (Urdu: جواد رفیق ملک) is a retired officer of Pakistani civil service in BPS-22 grade currently serving as Federal Secretary of the Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Division. Hailing from Lahore, Malik belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Fawad Hasan Fawad, Rizwan Ahmed, Sikandar Sultan Raja and Shoaib Mir Memon.[2][3]

Career

Jawad Rafique Malik served as the Pakistan Secretary of Industries and Production; from September 2021 to December 2022. Prior to this, he tenured as Chief Secretary of Punjab from April 2020 to 7 September 2021.

He served as Communications Secretary of Pakistan, in office from July 2019 to April 2020.[4] He has also previously served as Chairman of the National Highway Authority.[5][6]

Malik was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in 2017, and served as Federal Secretary of the National Assembly of Pakistan from April 2017 to December 2017.[7] Malik belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Sikandar Sultan Raja, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Rizwan Ahmed, Allah Dino Khawaja and Zafarullah Khan.

Before serving in the federal government, Malik served in the Government of Punjab as the provincial Health Secretary and Commissioner Lahore.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Federal cabinet appoints Kamran Ali Afzal as Punjab chief secretary, Sardar Ali Khan as Punjab IGP". Dawn (newspaper). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Jawwad Rafique Malik appointed as new Punjab CS". Pakistan Today. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ^ CHAUDHRY, MUHAMMAD ASAD (2023-10-17). "Jawad Rafique posted as Secretary Kashmir Affairs". www.nation.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  4. ^ "Govt to encourage private sector investment in rail, road projects". epaper.dawn.com.
  5. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 November 2017). "Jawwad Rafique Malik made NHA chairman".
  6. ^ nasir.wakeel. "PM inaugurates Northbound carriageway of Lyari Expressway". aaj.tv. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk.
  8. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (22 July 2012). "Ramazan bazaars Commissioner takes notice of edibles' shortage".
  9. ^ "Cooperation: 'Punjab to help improve health services in GB' - The Express Tribune". www.tribune.com.pk.
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