Malik Amin Aslam
| Malik Amin Aslam | |
|---|---|
| Central Vice president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2013 | |
| President | Javed Hashmi |
| Vice President | Ejaz Chaudhary Hamid Khan Asad Umar |
| Appointed by | Electoral College |
| Constituency | Constituency NA-57 |
| State Minister for Environment | |
| In office March 2008 – December 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1966 Karachi, Sindh |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Alma mater | Aitchison College University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore McGill University Oxford University |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Religion | Islam |
Malik Amin Aslam is a Pakistani politician, environmentalist and an agriculturist who serves as the Central Vice President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Aslam was elected in 2002 as the Member of National Assembly affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from NA-57 (Attock-I) and served as the state mister for environment till 2007. In 2008 elections he got narrowly defeated as an independent candidate by Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader by 299 votes. After joining PTI on November 19, 2011 he unsuccessfully contested 2013 elections from the same constituency by receiving 56,000 votes against opponents 59,000.[1][2]
Born in Karachi on November 27, 1966, Aslam got his early education from Aitchison College followed by BSc Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, in 1990 and an MBA in Finance from McGill University in 1993 and an MSc in Environmental Management from Oxford University in 1996. He worked as a private consultant with the World Bank and United Nations on environmental issues. Before entering politics, he served as the member of National Environmental Advisory Board and the Environmental Protection Council, he continues to be a member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 1997.[3] On Sep 13 2011 he was elected to serve on the governing council of International Union for Conservation of Nature for a four year term.[4] During his tenure as minister he remained a supporter of accountability in Pakistan he is notably known in Attock for forming the “Ehtisaab” group to practically check corruption in politics.[5]