Who is new SAPM Jawad Sohrab Malik?

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's office has announced that renowned businessman Jawad Sohrab Malik has been appointed as Sharif's Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) with the status of a State Minister.

But, who really is Jawad Sohrab Malik and how did he make it to the level of the State Minister?

Jawad Sohrab Malik belongs to a well-heeled and renowned business and political family of Pakistan, based out of Islamabad. He is nephew of Mohammed Mian Soomro who has served as Governor Sindh, Chairman Senate, Prime Minister and President of Pakistan and Minister for Privatisation.

Jawad Sohrab is grandson of former Nazima of Jacobabad, Begum Saeeda Soomro. His mother Maliha Malik currently has a stronghold on the politics in Jacobabad and is extremely active.

Jawad Sohrab Malik qualified as a lawyer from London. He obtained his law degree from the University of Cardiff.

After finishing his law education, Jawad Sohrab focussed full time on his businesses with the aim to modernise and innovate. He has been successfully running a vast business empire stretched to London, Pakistan and Dubai. The businesses include real estate development, general trading, information technology and spans through to various other sectors.

The businessman has been diving his time between London and Islamabad. He has developed good contacts internationally including with the American members of Congress, British parliamentarians, global business elite, Gulf royal families and political parties in Pakistan across the board.

He was hailed as a Pandemic hero when Pakistan was locked down during the Covid outbreak. Through his charitable wing called Sohrab Foundation, Jawad Malik has been serving the country by providing relief to the most...