Mr. Javed Sadiq Malik was sworn in as the ninth Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman) of Pakistan on 28 October, 2006.

Mr. Malik was born on 8 January 1947. After his schooling at Lawrence College, Murree, he graduated from Gordon College, Rawalpindi and earned a postgraduate degree in Political Science from the Punjab University. He later studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston, for a Master's Degree in Economic and Political Development, and at the Arthur D. Little School of Management, Boston, for a Master's degree in Management.

Mr. Malik joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in November 1971 and served in various capacities, both in the field and in the secretariat, in the provinces of Balochistan and Punjab as well as in the Federal Government.

His key assignments included that of Assistant Political Agent in the tribal areas of the Balochistan Province; District Magistrate, Divisional Commissioner, Managing Director of the Mineral Development Corporation and Finance Secretary in the Punjab Province; and Director, Civil Services Academy, Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister in the Federal Government. He retired from the position of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister in October 2006 to take up his appointment as the Ombudsman of Pakistan.

Mr. Javed Sadiq Malik is also the President of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA).

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