The Baloch or Baluch are a Western Iranic ethnic group 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.
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was a Pakistani politician and the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe of Baloch people who served as the Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan. He also became minister of state for defence in the cabinet of Feroz Khan Noon. Earlier,he had also served as the Minister of State for Interior.
Mazari is a Baloch tribe in Pakistan. Mazari is derived from the Balochi word mazar,which means "Tiger" in the Balochi language. Rojhan-Mazari,a town in the Rajanpur District of the Punjab near the inter-provincial borders of Balochistan,Sindh and Punjab,is the stronghold of the Mazari tribe.
Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri was a Pakistani politician and head of the Baloch Marri tribe. He joined politics in the 1960s and remained active until his death in 2014.
Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo was a Pakistani politician from Balochistan. He served as the 3rd Governor of Balochistan.
Events from the year 1972 in Pakistan.
Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani is a four times elected member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan who served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan from 9 April 2008 until 14 January 2013.
Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi,was the 20th Governor of Balochistan Province since 28 February 2008 to 9 June 2013 as well as the chief executive of Balochistan since 14 January 2013. He is the Nawab and Tumandar of the Magsi Tribe,a former Governor and a former Chief Executive of Balochistan,a senior politician and the former Chief Minister of Balochistan province in the Benazir Bhutto government of 1993–1996. Nawab was appointed as the Chief Executive of Balochistan on 13 January 2013 after the sacking of Aslam Raisani's unpopular government and imposition of Governor's Rule. It was the main after effect of the January 2013 Pakistan bombings. Nawab Magsi did his schooling from Aitchison College,Lahore. He first came to politics in 1977,when he won as an independent candidate seat from his native constituency in the provincial assembly. However,his family was involved in Balochistan politics before Pakistani independence. He served in many provincial ministries and also worked in the Home Ministry in the 1990s. In 1993,his coalition won majority of seats and he became Chief Minister of Balochistan.
Jam Mir Mohammad Yousaf Aliani was the 12th Jam of Lasbela,and a former Chief Minister of Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Gul Khan Naseer,also known as Malek o-Sho'arāBalochistan was a Pakistani politician,poet,historian,and journalist from Balochistan. Most of his work is in Balochi language,but he also wrote in English,Urdu,Brahui and Persian.
Abdul Malik Baloch is a politician and served as the 21st Chief Minister of Balochistan,Pakistan from 7 June 2013 to 23 December 2015. He was born in Turbat District,Makran and he is a member of the Hooth tribe.
Hyrbyair Marri is a Pakistani Baloch activist and alleged head of a militant separatist organization in the province of Balochistan. He is the fifth son of the Pakistani politician and head of Baloch Marri tribe,Khair Bakhsh Marri. As of 2017,he resides in London,England.
Nawab Changez (Jangayz) Khan Marri is the Nawab of the Marri Baloch people in Balochistan. He has served as Balochistan's Irrigation and Energy Minister since 15 October 2013.
Barozai is a clan of Balailzai,a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Panni (Panri) are also known as Balailzai. The Panni are descended from Gharghasht,one of Qais Abdur Rashid sons. Originated from present Pakistan-Afghanistan border and then mostly resettled in Karachi,Quetta,Zhob,Sibi,Sangan,Musakhail,Harnai,Dera Ismail Khan,Ziarat,Mardan,Peshawar,Kabul,Tank,Kohat.
Shaheed Nawab Mir Ghous Bakhsh Khan Raisani,was a Pakistani politician who served second governor of Balochistan from 26 December 1971 to 29 April 1972. He was also a federal minister for Food and Agriculture and the provincial president of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Raisani,Nawab Ghaus Bakhsh Raisani was born on September 6,1924,in Kanak,Baluchistan. Son of late Nawab Sir Asadullah Khan Raisani. He studied in the famous Col.Brown Cambridge School,Dehra Dun where only Nawabs and Prince were allowed to study before independence and the School is well known for its discipline throughout India.He was chief of Sarawan,the King of all tribes in the Sarawan region.
Marri may refer to the following people:
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.
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2022 include:
The 1970 Balochistan Provincial Assembly election was held on 17 December 1970. 21 members were elected. The assembly convened for its inaugural session on 2 May 1972;Ataullah Mengal was elected as the Chief Minister while Ghous Bakhsh Raisani became the Leader of Opposition.
