List of chief ministers of Balochistan

Chief Minister of Balochistan
Seal of Balochistan
Provincial Flag of Balochistan
Incumbent Sarfraz Bugti since 2 March 2024
Government of Balochistan
Style	His Excellency
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Provincial Assembly of Balochistan Cabinet of Balochistan
Reports to	Governor of Balochistan Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Residence	Chief Minister House, Quetta
Seat	Quetta
Appointer	Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holder	Ataullah Mengal
Formation	1 May 1972;52 years ago (1972-05-01)
Website	cm.balochistan.gob.pk

The Chief Minister of Balochistan is the head of Government of Balochistan and is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan. The Chief Minister is elected by Balochistan Assembly for maximum of 5 years.

None of the Chief Ministers completed their 5 year constitutional term in entire history of Balochistan.

List of chief ministers of Balochistan

  National Awami Party
  Pakistan Peoples Party/Pakistan People’s Party
  Pakistan Muslim League (N)/Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
  Balochistan National Party
  Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
  Balochistan National Alliance
  Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
  Balochistan Awami Party
  National Party
  Caretaker/Independent

N	Name	Portrait	Party		Term of office			Ref
1	Ataullah Mengal		NAP		1 May 1972	13 February 1973	288 days
2	Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan (1st time)		PPP		13 February 1973	31 December 1974	1 year, 321 days
3	Mohammad Khan Barozai		PPP		31 December 1974	5 July 1977	2 years, 186 days
Governor's rule 5 July 1977 — 6 April 1985
4	Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan (2nd time)		Independent		6 April 1985	29 May 1988	3 years, 53 days
5	Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali		IJI		24 June 1988	24 December 1988	183 days
6	Khuda Bakhsh Marri		PPP		24 December 1988	5 February 1989	43 days
7	Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti		BNA		5 February 1989	7 August 1990	1 year, 183 days	[1]
C	Mir Humayun Khan Marri		Caretaker		7 August 1990	17 November 1990	102 days
8	Taj Muhammad Jamali		IJI		17 November 1990	22 May 1993	2 years, 186 days
C	Zulfikar Ali Magsi		Caretaker		30 May 1993	19 July 1993	50 days
C	Muhammad Naseer Mengal		Caretaker		19 July 1993	20 October 1993	93 days
9	Zulfikar Ali Magsi		PPP		20 October 1993	9 November 1996	3 years, 20 days
C	Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali		Caretaker		9 November 1996	22 February 1997	105 days
10	Akhtar Mengal		BNP-M		22 February 1997	29 July 1998	1 year, 157 days
11	Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali		PMLN		13 August 1998	12 October 1999	1 year, 60 days
Governor's rule 12 January 1999 — 1 December 2002
12	Jam Mohammad Yousaf		PML-Q		1 December 2002	19 November 2007	4 years, 353 days	[2]
C	Mohammad Saleh Bhutani		Caretaker		19 November 2007	8 April 2008	141 days	[3]
13	Nawab Aslam Raisani		PPP		9 April 2008	14 January 2013	4 years, 280 days	[4] [5]
Governor's rule 14 January 2013 — 13 March 2013
14	Nawab Aslam Raisani		PPP		13 March 2013	23 March 2013	10 days
C	Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai		Caretaker		23 March 2013	7 June 2013	76 days	[6] [7] [8]
15	Abdul Malik Baloch		NP		7 June 2013	23 December 2015	2 years, 199 days	[9] [10]
16	Sanaullah Khan Zehri		PMLN		24 December 2015	9 January 2018	2 years, 16 days	[11] [12] [13] [14]
17	Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo		PML-Q		13 January 2018	7 June 2018	145 days	[12] [15] [16]
C	Alauddin Marri		Caretaker		7 June 2018	18 August 2018	72 days	[17]
18	Jam Kamal Khan		BAP		19 August 2018	24 October 2021	3 years, 66 days	[18]
19	Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo		BAP		29 October 2021	18 August 2023	1 year, 293 days	[19]
C	Ali Mardan Khan Domki		Caretaker		18 August 2023	2 March 2024	197 days	[20]
20	Sarfraz Bugti		PPP		2 March 2024	Incumbent	346 days	[21] [22]

See also

• Government of Pakistan
• Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Government of Balochistan
• Governor of Balochistan
• Chief Secretary Balochistan
• Leader of the Opposition of Balochistan
• Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
• List of current Pakistani chief ministers
• List of current Pakistani governors
• Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Chief Minister of Sindh
• Chief Minister of Punjab
• Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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