List of chief ministers of Balochistan

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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.

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None of the Chief Minister completed his 5 years constitutional term in entire history of Balochistan.

List of chief ministers of Balochistan

№PortraitName of Chief MinisterEntered officeLeft officePolitical party
1 Ataullah Mengal (cropped).png Ataullah Mengal 1 May 197213 February 1973 NAP
2 Blank.JPG Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan (1st time)13 February 197331 December 1974 PPP
3 Blank.JPG Nawab Mohammad Khan Barozai 31 December 19765 July 1977 PPP
—Governor's rule5 July 19776 April 1985
4 Blank.JPG Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan (2nd time)6 April 198529 May 1988Independent
5 Zafarullah Khan Jamali (cropped).jpg Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali 24 June 198824 December 1988 IJI
6 Blank.JPG Khuda Bakhsh Marri 24 December 19885 February 1989 PPP
7 Nawab Akbar Bugti, (cropped).jpg Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti 5 February 19897 August 1990 BNP
C Blank.JPG Mir Humayun Khan Marri 7 August 199017 November 1990 Caretaker
8 Blank.JPG Taj Muhammad Jamali 17 November 199022 May 1993 IJI
C NAWAB ZULFIQAR ALI MAGSI.jpg Zulfikar Ali Magsi 30 May 199319 July 1993 Caretaker
C Blank.JPG Muhammad Naseer Mengal 19 July 199320 October 1993 Caretaker
11 NAWAB ZULFIQAR ALI MAGSI.jpg Zulfikar Ali Magsi 20 October 19939 November 1996 PPP
C Zafarullah Khan Jamali (cropped).jpg Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali 9 November 199622 February 1997 Caretaker
12 Sardar Akhtar Mengal (cropped).jpg Akhtar Mengal 22 February 199729 July 1998 BNP
13 Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali (cropped).jpg Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali 13 August 199812 October 1999 PML-N
—Governor's rule12 October 19991 December 2002
14 Blank.JPG Jam Mohammad Yousaf [1] 1 December 200219 November 2007 PML-Q
C Blank.JPG Mohammad Saleh Bhutani [2] 19 November 20078 April 2008 Caretaker
15 Blank.JPG Nawab Aslam Raisani [3] [4] 9 April 200814 January 2013 PPP
—Governor's rule14 January 201313 March 2013
(15) Blank.JPG Nawab Aslam Raisani 13 March 201323 March 2013 PPP
C Nawab-barozai.jpg Nawab Ghous Khan Bakhsh Barozai [5] [6] [7] 23 March 20137 June 2013 Caretaker
16 Abdul malik baloch (cropped).jpeg Abdul Malik Baloch [8] [9] 7 June 201323 December 2015 NP
17 Blank.JPG Sanaullah Khan Zehri [10] [11] [12] [13] 24 December 20159 January 2018 PML-N
18 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo.jpg Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo [11] [14] [15] 13 January 20187 June 2018 PML-Q
C Alauddinmarri.jpg Alauddin Marri 7 June 201818 August 2018 Caretaker
19 Jam Kamal Khan.png Jam Kamal Khan 19 August 201824 October 2021 BAP
20 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo.jpg Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo 29 October 202118 August 2023 BAP
C Blank.JPG Ali Mardan Khan Domki 18 August 20232 March 2024 Caretaker
21 Blank.JPG Sarfraz Bugti 2 March 2024 PPP

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