title: Muhammad Hanif Malik
text: # Muhammad Hanif Malik
  
  Muhammad Hanif Malik Awan is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1997 to 1999 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from December 2012 to March 2013.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  He was born on 5 May 1952 in Gujrat.
  
  He has received matriculation level education.
  
  ## Political career
  
  He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-95 (Gujrat-cum-Jhelum) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 20,726 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J) (PML-J).
  
  He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-95 (Gujrat-cum-Jhelum) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 29,854 votes and defeated a candidate of PML-J.
  
  He could not contest the 2002 general election due to graduation degree requirement.
  
  He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-107 (Gujrat-IV) as a candidate of PML-N in by-polls held in 2012. He received 70,434 votes and defeated Rehman Naseer, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).
  
  He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-114 (Gujrat-VII) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 40,428 votes and defeated Raja Muhammad Naeem Nawaz, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
  
  