[2] A notable personality in Attock District, he has previously chaired the flagship Green Growth Initiative for the KPK province in Pakistan from 2013 till 2018, which included the mass a forestation “Billion Tree Tsunami” project.
His family has been in politics for three generations, as his father served as member of National Assembly from Attock thrice and was the Punjab revenue minister.
After his studies, Malik Amin Aslam worked as the private consultant with the World Bank and United Nations on environmental issues.
His area of expertise is climate change and has written a number of articles and co-authored two books that have been published by the World Resource Institute in Washington, D.C.
He also chaired the flagship "Green Growth initiative" for the province of KPK in Pakistan – which included the mass afforestation "Billion Tree Tsunami" project.
[7] On 23 March 2019, Malik was honored with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi for his efforts in implementing the Billion Tree Tsunami and his work for the environment.
[8] He began his political career at the time when Islamic Republic of Pakistan under the control of military dictator Pervez Musharraf.
He ran for same seat in general elections of 2013 but lost by only 2000 votes to Sheikh Aftab Ahmed from Pakistan Muslim League (N).
[14] He parted ways with PTI on 18 May 2023 due to differences on the party's controversial involvement in violent protests especially targeting military installations.
[15] Fulfilling the trust reposed in him by Imran Khan, Malik Amin Aslam spearheaded an unprecedented green transformation in Pakistan from 2018-2022 .