After a year in law college, he came to the US as a student at Syracuse University, where he completed a double master's degree in journalism and international relations, and then a PhD in political science in 1960.
In 1961, he joined Villanova University, where he was working as a professor of political science.
From 1961 to 1963, and from 1966 to present, he has been a visiting professor at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. State Department.
In 1992, Malik (along with Dr. Sakhawat Hussain) founded the Pakistan-American Congress, and then served as the chairman of its advising council (which was later converted into PAC Board of Trustees).
[2][3][1] Hafeez Malik died at his home in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania on 20 April 2020 at age 90.