Naseer Ahmed Malik (1 February 1950 – 1 August 1999) was a Pakistani cricketer. Malik was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Punjab, and died in Lahore.
Malik made his first-class debut for Khairpur in the 1969/70 Pakistani season. He made his List A debut for National Bank of Pakistan against Pakistan International Airlines in the semi-final of the Servis Cup on 20 December 1974, and made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Australia at Headingley in the inaugural 1975 Cricket World Cup on 7 June 1975.
During his domestic career, Malik represented Khairpur, National Bank of Pakistan, Sind and Karachi Whites. He also played for Pakistan Under-25s, Pakistanis, National Bank of Pakistan A, the BCCP Patron's XI and ZA Bhutto's XI.
Malik established himself as a successful fast bowler in domestic cricket. He took 203 wickets in first-class cricket, with 121 of them coming for National Bank of Pakistan at an average of 22.12, including a best of 8 wickets for 49 runs. He also took 21 first-class wickets for Khairpur and 32 for Sind.
In Pakistan's second match of the 1975 World Cup, Malik dismissed Rohan Kanhai during a narrow defeat to the West Indies. He played three ODIs for Pakistan, all during the 1975 World Cup, taking five wickets at an average of 19.60.
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