Majeed Malik drafted 1958 martial law, the first military coup of Pakistan.
20 Facts About Majeed Malik
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Majeed Malik was born in 1919 in Jand, Chakwal, British India.
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Majeed Malik received his secondary education from a school at Hasola in 1935, and later went to Government High School Chakwal.
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Majeed Malik initially served at a clerical job at the Punjab Regiment.
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Majeed Malik was one of the veterans who observed the partition of India.
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Majeed Malik was later appointed as commander of Special Services Group during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
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However, Lt General Zia-ul-Haq, who, after Lt General Majeed Malik, was at the seventh step in the race to become CASO, had earned Bhutto's favour.
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Majeed Malik started his political career in 1988 after electing to the National Assembly of Pakistan.
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Majeed Malik represented Chakwal constituency four times in 1988,1990,1993 and 1997.
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Majeed Malik won the first two terms on the ticket of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, and the third and the fourth term on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League.
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Majeed Malik sent a letter to general Zia advising to withdraw execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
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Majeed Malik wrote autobiography titled Hum Bhi Wahan Mojood Thay.
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Majeed Malik wrote in his book that Pervez Musharraf conducted military operations confidentially and didn't reveal the truth to Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
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Majeed Malik was one of the close associates of Nawaz Sharif, however after 1999 military takeover, he changed his mind and established his political association with Musharraf.
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In 2005, Majeed Malik had to contest district nazim election his candidacy on the grounds of his alleged fake matriculation certificate was challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan by Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan, controller of examination of the University of the Punjab and Mirza Rafiuzzaman, Rawalpindi district returning officer.
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Majeed Malik later filed a petition to the Supreme Court contesting the paper rejection by returning officer.
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Majeed Malik pleaded in his petition that returning officer had never produced reliable material to prove his alleged bogus certificate.
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Majeed Malik was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital for medical treatment.
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Majeed Malik died in Islamabad on 3 June 2016 in late Friday at the hospital.
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Majeed Malik's body was shifted to his hometown in Chakwal, Punjab and was buried on Saturday in a cemetery at his village, Jand, Chakwal.