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The Magsi is a sub-tribe of the Baloch tribe. Their current head of the tribe, or as known as Nawab, or the Chief is Zulfikar Ali Magsi.
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The Magsi is a sub-tribe of the Baloch tribe. Their current head of the tribe, or as known as Nawab, or the Chief is Zulfikar Ali Magsi.
Notable people bearing the surname, who may or may not be associated with the tribe, include:
The Baloch or Baluch are a nomadic, pastoral, ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranic Baloch language and is native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. There are also Baloch diaspora communities in neighbouring regions, including in Central Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Nawabzada Mir Haji Lashkari Khan Raisani is a Baloch politician and former senator. He is member of Balochistan National Party (Mengal), the former member of Pakistan Muslim League and former President of the Pakistan Peoples Party for Balochistan as of 2010. He served as a senator in the Senate of Pakistan from 2009 to 2015.
Events in the year 2013 in Pakistan.
Nawab Changez (Jangayz) Khan Marri is the Nawab of the Marri Baloch people in Pakistan. He is currently serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since February 2024. He has served as Balochistan's Irrigation and Energy Minister from 2013 to 2018. He has also served as Balochistan's Communication Minister In the cabinet of Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi from 1993 to 1997.
Domki is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan.
Marri may refer to the following people:
Nawabzada Tariq Magsi is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Communication and Works, in office from 30 August 2018 to 12 August 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from August 2018 to August 2023 and from August 2013 to May 2018.
Mir Siraj Khan Raisani was a Pakistani politician from Balochistan. He belonged to the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). Previously, he had served as the chief of the political party called Balochistan Muttahida Mahaz (BMM) until June 2018. Later, he merged BMM with BAP.
