A. Rehman Malik (Urdu: رحمان ملک ) (born 12 December, 1951) is Pakistani politician, senator, and the current Interior Minister of Pakistan under the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani administration. He was upgraded to latter position from Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs and Narcotics Control after he was elected in the Senate of Pakistan.[1] He took the oath as the federal minister on 27 April, 2009.[2] He has been the interior adviser since 27 March, 2008.[3] Malik is a former FIA officer who rose to head the Federal Investigation Agency during Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. He later joined the Pakistan Peoples Party and was the trusted lieutenant and chief security officer (CSO) of Benazir Bhutto.
