Hanzala Malik
| Hanzala Malik | |
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| Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament European and External Relations Committee | |
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In office 14 June 2011 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra White |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow | |
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In office 6 May 2011 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 November 1956 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University of Paisley |
| Website | |
Hanzala Shaheed Malik is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow electoral region between 2011-2016.[1]
He was also a Glasgow City Councillor, for the Hillhead ward.[2]
Hanzala Malik was born in Glasgow and was a Glasgow City Councillor from 1995 to 2012. Malik was elected as a Labour MSP for City of Glasgow Constituency in May 2011. Malik is mixed-race; his father was born in Pakistan and his mother was born in Scotland. He has been married for over thirty years and has two children and two grandchildren.
Malik holds a BSc in Computing with Business Administration from the University of Paisley. He has worked in both the private and public sector, including serving as a special police constable and member of the Territorial Army. As a Glasgow Councillor, Mr Malik was a member on the council's key committees, including Education, Development and Regeneration, Finance, Housing, Licensing, Policy and Resources.
Malik was re-elected as a Glasgow City Councillor in May 2017.