Tariq Malik

Tariq Malik
Chairman NADRA
In office
22 June 2021 – 13 June 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Chief Technical Advisor
United Nations Development Programme
In office
January 2017 – August 2021
Senior Technical Consultant
World Bank
In office
March 2016 – February 2017
Senior Industry Consultant - Government Systems
Teradata
In office
May 2014 – February 2016
Chairman NADRA
In office
17 June 2012 – 10 January 2014
Deputy Chairman NADRA
In office
2008–2012
Personal details
BornVillage Tehi, Talagang, Pakistan
Parent
Education
NicknameMan on a mission[1]

Tariq Malik is a Technical Advisor of the World Bank, advising countries on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Digital ID and Identification for Development (ID4D Program). Prior to this, he was serving as the Chairman NADRA since 22 June 2021 for the second time, until he resigned on 13 June 2023 citing political polarization and instability.[2] Malik served as Chief Technical Advisor in United Nations Development Program (UNDP), where he advised member states on Digital Governance, and Legal ID though the lens of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Tariq Malik made headlines when he tendered a bold resignation to then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif on June 13.[3] His resignation became popular worldwide.

Tariq first made headlines when he addressed the opposition's request for validation of the 2013 Pakistani general election. He confirmed that thumb impression verification using the Biometric System could determine the fairness of the elections. Shortly after, Tariq faced an unjust dismissal by Nawaz Sharifs government for his actions but was immediately reinstated by the Islamabad High Court within a few hours.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Pakistan hatches scheme to claw back tax". CNN. 11 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Tariq Malik Resigns as NADRA Chairman Amid Charged Political Environment". The News International.
  3. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (2023-06-14). "Tariq Malik resigns as Nadra chief". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NADRA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Nadra confirms rigging reports in NA-258". dawn.com. 22 September 2013. Investigations by Nadra revealed that the thumb impressions on 23,432 ballots could not be compared or matched through the Nadra system because the fingerprints were of very poor quality seemingly due to a lack of essential properties of the ink and inkpad used in the process of balloting. The report said that only 2,475 of the total 32,865 ballots sent to Nadra for verification of certain polling stations were successfully authenticated.