CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"6e8a3c8f-15fa-4188-8789-f6ab92de8275","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan","wgTitle":"Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan","wgCurRevisionId":1228813409,"wgRevisionId":1228813409,"wgArticleId":17248357,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Governors of Balochistan, Pakistan","Provincial political office-holders in Pakistan"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan","wgRelevantArticleId":17248357,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false, "wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q3694903","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={ "ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.tablesorter.styles":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.tablesorter","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader", "ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.quicksurveys.init","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cjquery.tablesorter.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.5"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/1200px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1000"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/800px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="667"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/640px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="533"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Governor_of_Balochistan_Pakistan rootpage-Governor_of_Balochistan_Pakistan skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Governor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Governor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Governor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Governor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Periods_of_governor's_rule" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Periods_of_governor's_rule"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Periods of governor's rule</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Periods_of_governor's_rule-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Powers_of_Governor" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Powers_of_Governor"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Powers of Governor</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Powers_of_Governor-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Governor_House" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governor_House"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Governor House</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Governor_House-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Government</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Government-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Government subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Governors_of_West_Pakistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governors_of_West_Pakistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Governors of West Pakistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Governors_of_West_Pakistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_governors_of_Balochistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_governors_of_Balochistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>List of governors of Balochistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_governors_of_Balochistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 5 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-5" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">5 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouverneur_du_Baloutchistan" title="Gouverneur du Baloutchistan – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Gouverneur du Baloutchistan" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8,_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2" title="बलूचिस्तान, पाकिस्तान के राज्यपाल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बलूचिस्तान, पाकिस्तान के राज्यपाल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="گورنر بلوچستان – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="گورنر بلوچستان" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Губернатор Белуджистана – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Губернатор Белуджистана" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="گورنر بلوچستان – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="گورنر بلوچستان" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q3694903#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&oldid=1228813409" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Governor_of_Balochistan%2C_Pakistan&id=1228813409&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGovernor_of_Balochistan%2C_Pakistan"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGovernor_of_Balochistan%2C_Pakistan"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Governor_of_Balochistan%2C_Pakistan&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q3694903" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Governor of Balochistan</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/240px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="715" data-file-height="596" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Balochistan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Balochistan.svg/120px-Flag_of_Balochistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Balochistan.svg/180px-Flag_of_Balochistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Balochistan.svg/240px-Flag_of_Balochistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1134" data-file-height="756" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Jaffar_Khan_Mandokhail" title="Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail">Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail</a><br /></div>since 6 May 2024</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Honorable" class="mw-redirect" title="The Honorable">The Honorable</a> (formal)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President of Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_House,_Quetta" title="Governor's House, Quetta">Governor House</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Quetta" title="Quetta">Quetta</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Prime Minister of Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President of Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 1970<span class="noprint">; 54 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1 July 1970</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Riaz_Hussain_(general)" title="Riaz Hussain (general)">Riaz Hussain</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://governorbalochistan.gov.pk">governorbalochistan<wbr />.gov<wbr />.pk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Governor of Balochistan</b> is the head of the province of <a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>. The post was established on 1 July 1970, after the dissolution of <a href="/wiki/West_Pakistan" title="West Pakistan">West Pakistan</a> province and the end of <a href="/wiki/One_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="One Unit">One Unit</a>. Under Pakistan's current parliamentary system, the governorship is a ceremonial position, as a symbol of the federation. The governor is appointed by the centre, whereas the principal head of the provincial government remains the elected <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Balochistan" title="Chief Minister of Balochistan">Chief Minister of Balochistan</a>. </p><p>Despite this, Balochistan has seen several periods of martial law or <a href="/wiki/Emergency_rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Emergency rule">governor's rule</a> where, in the absence of a chief minister, the governor exercised broad powers. As of March 2023, <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Wali_Kakar" title="Abdul Wali Kakar">Abdul Wali Kakar</a> is serving as acting governor after the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Syed_Zahoor_Ahmad_Agha" title="Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha">Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha</a> on 4 March 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first governor of the province was <a href="/wiki/Riaz_Hussain_(general)" title="Riaz Hussain (general)">Riaz Hussain</a> (1970–1971). The longest-serving governor was <a href="/wiki/Rahimuddin_Khan" title="Rahimuddin Khan">Rahimuddin Khan</a> (1978–1984). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Periods_of_governor's_rule"><span id="Periods_of_governor.27s_rule"></span>Periods of governor's rule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Periods of governor's rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Governor%27s_House,_Quetta.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Governor%27s_House%2C_Quetta.jpg/220px-Governor%27s_House%2C_Quetta.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Governor%27s_House%2C_Quetta.jpg/330px-Governor%27s_House%2C_Quetta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Governor%27s_House%2C_Quetta.jpg/440px-Governor%27s_House%2C_Quetta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="559" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_House,_Quetta" title="Governor's House, Quetta">Governor House</a> in <a href="/wiki/Quetta" title="Quetta">Quetta</a></figcaption></figure> <p>After the dissolution of <a href="/wiki/One_Unit_Scheme" title="One Unit Scheme">One Unit</a> in 1970, Balochistan attained the status of a full province, administered by its first governor, General Riaz Hussain, pending general elections, which were <a href="/wiki/1970_Pakistani_general_election" title="1970 Pakistani general election">held the same year</a>. The left-wing <a href="/wiki/National_Awami_Party" title="National Awami Party">National Awami Party</a> (NAP) secured the highest number of votes in the province, whereas the ruling party at the centre, the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_People%27s_Party" title="Pakistan People's Party">Pakistan People's Party</a> (PPP) under <a href="/wiki/Zulfikar_Ali_Bhutto" title="Zulfikar Ali Bhutto">Zulfikar Ali Bhutto</a>, secured none. The NAP ministry was however dismissed by Bhutto in 1973, and its senior leaders were imprisoned. Bhutto imposed governor's rule under <a href="/wiki/Akbar_Bugti" title="Akbar Bugti">Akbar Bugti</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1970s_operation_in_Balochistan" title="1970s operation in Balochistan">military operations against tribal insurgents</a> commenced in 1973. </p><p>After the Bhutto regime was overthrown in a military coup by General <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Zia-ul-Haq" class="mw-redirect" title="Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq">Zia-ul-Haq</a> in 1977, the NAP leaders were released and the Chief Justice of the <a href="/wiki/Balochistan_High_Court" title="Balochistan High Court">Balochistan High Court</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khuda_Bakhsh_Marri" title="Khuda Bakhsh Marri">Khuda Bakhsh Marri</a>, became governor; the other chief justices also became governors of their corresponding provinces. Marri was replaced by General Rahimuddin Khan, who announced a <a href="/wiki/General_amnesty" class="mw-redirect" title="General amnesty">general amnesty</a>, ending military action in the province. </p><p>Governor's rule returned under military ruler <a href="/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf" title="Pervez Musharraf">Pervez Musharraf</a>, who dissolved the provincial government in 1999, and for a brief period under the fourth PPP ministry in 2013, culminating in the dismissal of the provincial government under <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Aslam_Khan_Raisani" class="mw-redirect" title="Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani">Aslam Raisani</a> amid <a href="/wiki/February_2013_Quetta_bombing" title="February 2013 Quetta bombing">rising sectarian violence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_of_Governor">Powers of Governor</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Powers of Governor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Governor is a ceremonial head of the Province appointed by the President on advice of Prime Minister and serves until removed by President on advice of Prime Minister. </p><p>Governor is chancellor of public sector universities of province. </p><p>Governor appoints cabinet and take oath from elected chief minister and cabinet.He also appoint caretaker Chief Minister and Care Taker Cabinet and take oath from them. </p><p>Governor signs bills passed by Provincial Assembly of Balochistan than bills becomes law. </p><p>He also signs provincial budget passed by Provincial Assembly. </p><p>He can also promulgate ordinances when he is satisfied that Assembly is not in session but only on advice of cabinet. </p><p>He is bound to act on advice of cabinet and Chief Minister. </p><p>He also took oath from Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court. </p><p>He appoints Advocate General of Province on the advice of chief minister. </p><p>He appoints Chairman of Balochistan Public Service Commission on advice of Chief Minister. </p><p>He appoints Provincial Mohtasib Balochistan. </p><p>He can also impose governor rule on the Province after advice from the President and Federal Cabinet but in emergency situations. </p><p>He signs notifications and orders promulgated by the cabinet or respective departments. </p><p>He can dissolve provincial assembly on the advice of chief minister. He can also dissolve provincial assembly at his discretion when vote of no-confidence has been passed against the Chief Minister, no other member of the Provincial Assembly is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Provincial Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, as ascertained in session of the provincial Assembly summoned for the purpose. </p><p>He has the right to address in Provincial Assembly. </p><p>He can summon and prorogue the sessions of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. </p><p>When he is satisfied that the chief minister does not command the confidence of the majority of members of the provincial assembly he can ask the chief minister to take a vote of confidence of the majority of members of the assembly. When the chief minister fails to take confidence vote. The governor can remove him and appoint a chief minister who has majority support in the assembly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governor_House">Governor House</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governor House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_House,_Quetta" title="Governor's House, Quetta">Governor's House, Quetta</a></div> <p>The seat of the Governor is located at Governor House, <a href="/wiki/Quetta" title="Quetta">Quetta</a>, constructed in 1888 during the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a>. It was heavily damaged during the <a href="/wiki/1935_Quetta_earthquake" title="1935 Quetta earthquake">1935 Quetta earthquake</a>, but was repaired by the Viceroy of India, <a href="/wiki/Lord_Willingdon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Willingdon">Lord Willingdon</a>. </p><p>The Governor House was opened to the public in 2018, by the <a href="/wiki/Imran_Khan_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Imran Khan ministry">Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province was administered by a Chief Commissioner appointed by the Federal Government. Although there was no elected legislature the Chief Commissioner could consult the <a href="/wiki/Jirga" title="Jirga">Shahi Jirga</a>, an assembly of tribal leaders. </p><p>The province is composed of three groups of areas – the settled districts, the political agencies, and the tribal area. The settled areas were mainly the districts around Quetta and <a href="/wiki/Kathi_Darbar" class="mw-redirect" title="Kathi Darbar">Jaffarabad</a>. The agencies were the <a href="/wiki/Zhob" title="Zhob">Zhob</a> agency to the north of Quetta and the <a href="/wiki/Chagai_District" title="Chagai District">Chagai</a> agency to the west, which had a tenuous land link with the rest of the province. The tribal areas were the <a href="/wiki/Bugti" title="Bugti">Bugti</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kohlu_District" title="Kohlu District">Marri</a> tribal agencies which would later become <a href="/wiki/Provincially_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Provincially Administered Tribal Areas">Provincially Administered Tribal Areas</a> in the new <a href="/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Balochistan (Pakistan)">Balochistan province</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Chief Commissioner of Balochistan<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sir Geoffrey Prior </td> <td>15 August 1947 – 3 October 1947 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas </td> <td>3 October 1947 – 8 April 1948 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Cecil Arthur Grant Savidge </td> <td>9 April 1948 – 18 January 1949 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sahibzada Mohammad Kursheed </td> <td>19 January 1949 – 16 July 1949 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Mian Aminuddin </td> <td>16 July 1949 – 18 November 1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Unknown </td> <td>18 November 1952 – 13 February 1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Qurban Ali Khan </td> <td>13 February 1953 – 8 November 1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sardar_Bahadur_Khan" title="Sardar Bahadur Khan">Sardar Bahadur Khan</a> </td> <td>8 November 1954 – 19 July 1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>R.A.F. Hyride </td> <td>19 July 1955 – 25 July 1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>R.A.M. Shaker </td> <td>26 July 1955 – 14 October 1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Province abolished </td> <td>14 October 1955 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Commissioners_of_Baluchistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Commissioners of Baluchistan">List of Chief Commissioners of Baluchistan</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governors_of_West_Pakistan">Governors of West Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Governors of West Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Governor of West Pakistan<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Tenure </th> <th>Party Background </th> <th>Form of Government </th></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mushtaq_Ahmed_Gurmani" title="Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani">Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>14 October 1955 – 27 August 1957 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muslim_League_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim League (Pakistan)">Muslim League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic government">Democratic government</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akhter_Husain" title="Akhter Husain">Akhter Husain</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>September 1957 – 12 April 1960 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship" title="Military dictatorship">Military government</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amir_Mohammad_Khan" title="Amir Mohammad Khan">Amir Mohammad Khan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>12 April 1960 – 18 September 1966 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muslim_League_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim League (Pakistan)">Muslim League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship" title="Military dictatorship">Military government</a> / Civilian authority </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>General (retired) <a href="/wiki/Musa_Khan_(general)" class="mw-redirect" title="Musa Khan (general)">Muhammad Musa</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Civilian Authority </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Haroon" title="Yusuf Haroon">Yusuf Haroon</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>20 March 1969 – 25 March 1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Civil_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil government">Civilian Government</a> </td> <td>Civilian Authority </td></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Martial Law Administrator </th> <th> </th> <th>Tenure Term </th> <th>Type of Government </th> <th>Service in effect </th></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-General">Lieutenant-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Attiqur_Rahman" title="Attiqur Rahman">Attiqur Rahman</a> (first term) </td> <td> </td> <td>25 March 1969 – 29 August 1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship" title="Military dictatorship">Military Government</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>Lieutenant-General <a href="/wiki/Tikka_Khan" title="Tikka Khan">Tikka Khan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>29 August 1969 – 1 September 1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship" title="Military dictatorship">Military Government</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Marshal">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Nur_Khan" title="Nur Khan">Nur Khan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 September 1969 – 1 February 1970 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship" title="Military dictatorship">Military Government</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">Pakistan Air Force</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(16) </td> <td>Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (second term) </td> <td> </td> <td>1 February 1970 – 1 July 1970 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship" title="Military dictatorship">Military Government</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_governors_of_Balochistan">List of governors of Balochistan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List of governors of Balochistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plain row headers collapsible"> <caption>List of governors of Balochistan </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="1%">Term </th> <th style="width:100px;">Portrait </th> <th width="20%">Name </th> <th width="10%">Took office </th> <th width="10%">Left office </th> <th width="10%">Tenure </th> <th colspan="2" width="20%">Affiliation </th></tr> <tr> <th align="center">1 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Riaz_Hussain_(general)" title="Riaz Hussain (general)">Riaz Hussain</a></b> </td> <td align="center">1 July 1970 </td> <td align="center">25 December 1971 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002542000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 177 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yahya_Khan" title="Yahya Khan">Military</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Khaki"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">2 </th> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nawab_Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani_in_Mehrgarh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Nawab_Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani_in_Mehrgarh.jpg/200px-Nawab_Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani_in_Mehrgarh.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Nawab_Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani_in_Mehrgarh.jpg/300px-Nawab_Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani_in_Mehrgarh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Nawab_Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani_in_Mehrgarh.jpg/400px-Nawab_Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani_in_Mehrgarh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="662" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani" title="Ghous Bakhsh Raisani">Ghous Bakhsh Raisani</a></b> </td> <td align="center">26 December 1971 </td> <td align="center">29 April 1972 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002125000000000000♠"></span>125 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_People%27s_Party" title="Pakistan People's Party">Pakistan People's Party</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Black"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">3 </th> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo_%28cropped%29.png/200px-Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo_%28cropped%29.png/300px-Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="305" data-file-height="293" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo" title="Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo">Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo</a></b> </td> <td align="center">30 April 1972 </td> <td align="center">14 February 1973 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002290000000000000♠"></span>290 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Awami_Party_(Wali)" title="National Awami Party (Wali)">National Awami Party</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Red"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">4 </th> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Swaraaj-bugti_jinnah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Swaraaj-bugti_jinnah.jpg/200px-Swaraaj-bugti_jinnah.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Swaraaj-bugti_jinnah.jpg/300px-Swaraaj-bugti_jinnah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Swaraaj-bugti_jinnah.jpg/400px-Swaraaj-bugti_jinnah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="582" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Akbar_Bugti" title="Akbar Bugti">Akbar Bugti</a></b> </td> <td align="center">15 February 1973 </td> <td align="center">31 December 1973 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002319000000000000♠"></span>319 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Jamhoori_Watan_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamhoori Watan Party">Jamhoori Watan Party</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Crimson"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">5 </th> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JinnahBalochGov.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/JinnahBalochGov.png/200px-JinnahBalochGov.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/JinnahBalochGov.png/300px-JinnahBalochGov.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/JinnahBalochGov.png/400px-JinnahBalochGov.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Yar_Khan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmad Yar Khan">Ahmad Yar Khan</a></b> (Khan of Kalat) </td> <td align="center">1 January 1974 </td> <td align="center">5 July 1977 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003128100000000000♠"></span>3 years, 185 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">6 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Khuda_Bakhsh_Marri" title="Khuda Bakhsh Marri">Khuda Bakhsh Marri</a></b> </td> <td align="center">6 July 1977 </td> <td align="center">18 September 1978 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002439000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 74 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">7 </th> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rahimuddin_CC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Rahimuddin_CC.jpg/200px-Rahimuddin_CC.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Rahimuddin_CC.jpg/300px-Rahimuddin_CC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Rahimuddin_CC.jpg/400px-Rahimuddin_CC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1310" data-file-height="1972" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Rahimuddin_Khan" title="Rahimuddin Khan">Rahimuddin Khan</a></b> </td> <td align="center">19 September 1978 </td> <td align="center">21 March 1984 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003201000000000000♠"></span>5 years, 184 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Khaki"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">8 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/F._S._Lodhi" title="F. S. Lodhi">F. S. Lodhi</a></b> </td> <td>22 March 1984 </td> <td>7 July 1984 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002107000000000000♠"></span>107 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Khaki"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">9 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b>K. K. Afridi</b> </td> <td>18 November 1984 </td> <td>30 December 1985 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002407000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 42 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Khaki"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">10 </th> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Musa_addressing_Pakistani_troops.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/General_Musa_addressing_Pakistani_troops.jpg/200px-General_Musa_addressing_Pakistani_troops.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/General_Musa_addressing_Pakistani_troops.jpg/300px-General_Musa_addressing_Pakistani_troops.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/General_Musa_addressing_Pakistani_troops.jpg 2x" data-file-width="382" data-file-height="494" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Musa_Khan_(general)" class="mw-redirect" title="Musa Khan (general)">Musa Khan</a></b> </td> <td>30 December 1985 </td> <td>12 March 1991 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003189800000000000♠"></span>5 years, 72 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">11 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Gul_Mohammad_Khan_Jogezai" title="Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai">Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai</a></b> </td> <td>13 July 1991 </td> <td>18 July 1993 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002736000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 5 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">12 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Rahim_Durrani" title="Abdul Rahim Durrani">Sardar Abdur Rahim Durrani</a></b> </td> <td>19 July 1993 </td> <td>18 May 1994 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002303000000000000♠"></span>303 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">13 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Imran_Ullah_Khan" title="Imran Ullah Khan">Imran Ullah Khan</a></b> </td> <td>19 May 1994 </td> <td>10 April 1997 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003105700000000000♠"></span>2 years, 326 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_People%27s_Party" title="Pakistan People's Party">Pakistan People's Party</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Black"> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="center">14 </th> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Miangul_Aurangzeb" title="Miangul Aurangzeb">Miangul Aurangzeb</a></b> </td> <td>22 April 1997 </td> <td>17 August 1999 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002847000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 117 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(Nawaz)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)">Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Green"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Syed_Fazal_Agha" title="Syed Fazal Agha">Sayed Muhammad Fazal Agha</a></b> </td> <td>18 August 1999 </td> <td>12 October 1999 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7001550000000000000♠"></span>55 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Amir-ul-Mulk_Mengal" title="Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal">Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal</a></b> </td> <td>25 October 1999 </td> <td>31 January 2003 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003119400000000000♠"></span>3 years, 98 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Qadir_Baloch" title="Abdul Qadir Baloch">Abdul Qadir Baloch</a></b> </td> <td>1 February 2003 </td> <td>10 August 2003 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002190000000000000♠"></span>190 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Owais_Ahmed_Ghani" title="Owais Ahmed Ghani">Owais Ahmed Ghani</a></b> </td> <td>11 August 2003 </td> <td>5 February 2008 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003163900000000000♠"></span>4 years, 178 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NAWAB_ZULFIQAR_ALI_MAGSI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/NAWAB_ZULFIQAR_ALI_MAGSI.jpg/200px-NAWAB_ZULFIQAR_ALI_MAGSI.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/NAWAB_ZULFIQAR_ALI_MAGSI.jpg/300px-NAWAB_ZULFIQAR_ALI_MAGSI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/NAWAB_ZULFIQAR_ALI_MAGSI.jpg/400px-NAWAB_ZULFIQAR_ALI_MAGSI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2290" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Zulfikar_Ali_Magsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Zulfikar Ali Magsi">Zulfikar Ali Magsi</a></b> </td> <td>28 February 2008 </td> <td>9 June 2013 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003192800000000000♠"></span>5 years, 101 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_People%27s_Party" title="Pakistan People's Party">Pakistan People's Party</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Black"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Muhammad_Khan_Achakzai.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Muhammad_Khan_Achakzai.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="189" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="189" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Khan_Achakzai" title="Muhammad Khan Achakzai">Muhammad Khan Achakzai</a></b> </td> <td>14 June 2013 </td> <td>9 October 2018 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7003191300000000000♠"></span>5 years, 87 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pashtunkhwa_Milli_Awami_Party" title="Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party">Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Orangered"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Amanullah_Khan_Yasinzai" title="Amanullah Khan Yasinzai">Amanullah Khan Yasinzai</a></b> </td> <td>4 October 2018 </td> <td>7 July 2021 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002976000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 245 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Syed_Zahoor_Ahmad_Agha" title="Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha">Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha</a></b> </td> <td>9 July 2021 </td> <td>13 April 2022 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002278000000000000♠"></span>278 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Tehreek-e-Insaf" title="Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf">Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Orangered"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Wali_Kakar" title="Abdul Wali Kakar">Abdul Wali Kakar</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3 March 2023 </td> <td>06 May 2024 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7002430000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 64 days </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan_National_Party_(Mengal)" title="Balochistan National Party (Mengal)">Balochistan National Party (Mengal)</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: White"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Jaffar_Khan_Mandokhail" title="Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail">Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail</a> </td> <td>06 May 2024 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">Pakistan Muslim League (N)</a> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color: Green"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Balochistan" title="Chief Minister of Balochistan">Chief Minister of Balochistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Balochistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Balochistan">Government of Balochistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Pakistani_governors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current Pakistani governors">List of current Pakistani governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Pakistani_chief_ministers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current Pakistani chief ministers">List of current Pakistani chief ministers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFShah2022" class="citation web cs1">Shah, Syed Ali (2022-04-13). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tribune.com.pk/story/2352377/zahoor-ahmed-agha-steps-down-as-balochistan-governor">"Zahoor Ahmed Agha steps down as Balochistan governor"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Express_Tribune" title="The Express Tribune">The Express Tribune</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-07-28</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Express+Tribune&rft.atitle=Zahoor+Ahmed+Agha+steps+down+as+Balochistan+governor&rft.date=2022-04-13&rft.aulast=Shah&rft.aufirst=Syed+Ali&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F2352377%2Fzahoor-ahmed-agha-steps-down-as-balochistan-governor&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFButtZafar2013" class="citation web cs1">Butt, Qaisar; Zafar, Mohammad (2013-01-13). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tribune.com.pk/story/493704/balochistan-emergency-governors-rule-imposed">"Balochistan emergency: Governor's rule imposed"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Express_Tribune" title="The Express Tribune">The Express Tribune</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-07-28</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Express+Tribune&rft.atitle=Balochistan+emergency%3A+Governor%E2%80%99s+rule+imposed&rft.date=2013-01-13&rft.aulast=Butt&rft.aufirst=Qaisar&rft.au=Zafar%2C+Mohammad&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F493704%2Fbalochistan-emergency-governors-rule-imposed&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZafar" class="citation web cs1">Zafar, Muhammad. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/1824328/balochistan-governor-house-opens-doors-public">"Balochistan Governor House opens doors to public"</a>. <i>Express Tribune</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 November</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Express+Tribune&rft.atitle=Balochistan+Governor+House+opens+doors+to+public&rft.aulast=Zafar&rft.aufirst=Muhammad&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F1824328%2Fbalochistan-governor-house-opens-doors-public&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Pakistan_states.html#Balochistan">"Pakistan Provinces"</a>. <i>www.worldstatesmen.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-08-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.worldstatesmen.org&rft.atitle=Pakistan+Provinces&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldstatesmen.org%2FPakistan_states.html%23Balochistan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2404204/abdul-wali-kakar-appointed-balochistan-governor">"President Alvi appoints Abdul Wali Kakar governor Balochistan"</a>. <i>The Express Tribune</i>. 2023-03-03<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-03-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Express+Tribune&rft.atitle=President+Alvi+appoints+Abdul+Wali+Kakar+governor+Balochistan&rft.date=2023-03-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F2404204%2Fabdul-wali-kakar-appointed-balochistan-governor&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Balochistan%2C+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://governorbalochistan.gov.pk/index.html">Official website</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="4"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Governor_of_Balochistan" title="Template:Governor of Balochistan"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Governor_of_Balochistan" title="Template talk:Governor of Balochistan"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Governor_of_Balochistan" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Governor of Balochistan"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 2px 0 0"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Pakistan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/100px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/150px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/200px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></td><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Riaz_Hussain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riaz Hussain (politician)">Hussain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghous_Bakhsh_Raisani" title="Ghous Bakhsh Raisani">Raisani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghaus_Bakhsh_Bizenjo" title="Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo">Bizenjo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akbar_Bugti" title="Akbar Bugti">Bughi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_of_Kalat" title="Ahmad of Kalat">Ahmad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khuda_Bakhsh_Marri" title="Khuda Bakhsh Marri">Marri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahimuddin" class="mw-redirect" title="Rahimuddin">Rahimuddin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F.S._Khan_Lodhi" class="mw-redirect" title="F.S. Khan Lodhi">Lodhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khushdil_Khan" title="Khushdil Khan">K. Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musa_Khan_(general)" class="mw-redirect" title="Musa Khan (general)">Musa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mir_Hazar_Khan_Khoso" title="Mir Hazar Khan Khoso">Khoso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gul_Mohammad_Khan_Jogezai" title="Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai">Jogezai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Rahim_Durrani" title="Abdul Rahim Durrani">Durrani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imran_Ullah_Khan" title="Imran Ullah Khan">I. Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mir_Abdul_Jabbar" class="mw-redirect" title="Mir Abdul Jabbar">Jabbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miangul_Aurangzeb" title="Miangul Aurangzeb">Miangul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syed_Fazal_Agha" title="Syed Fazal Agha">Agha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amir-ul-Mulk_Mengal" title="Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal">Mengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Qadir_Baloch" title="Abdul Qadir Baloch">Baloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owais_Ahmed_Ghani" title="Owais Ahmed Ghani">Ghani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanullah_Yaseenzai" class="mw-redirect" title="Amanullah Yaseenzai">Yaseenzai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulfiqar_Ali_Khan_Magsi" title="Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi">Magsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Khan_Achakzai" title="Muhammad Khan Achakzai">Achakzai</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Quddus_Bizenjo" title="Abdul Quddus Bizenjo">Bizenjo</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanullah_Khan_Yasinzai" title="Amanullah Khan Yasinzai">Yasinzai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Wali_Kakar" title="Abdul Wali Kakar">Kakar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Jaffar_Khan_Mandokhail" title="Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail">Mandokhail</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="715" data-file-height="596" /></a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&oldid=1228813409">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&oldid=1228813409</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Governors_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Category:Governors of Balochistan, Pakistan">Governors of Balochistan, Pakistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Provincial_political_office-holders_in_Pakistan" title="Category:Provincial political office-holders in Pakistan">Provincial political office-holders in Pakistan</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 13 June 2024, at 09:52<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-74cc59cb9d-jmqfq","wgBackendResponseTime":170,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.361","walltime":"0.439","ppvisitednodes":{"value":1474,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":25161,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":1087,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":12,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":2,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":27981,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 349.885 1 -total"," 34.96% 122.327 1 Template:Reflist"," 30.24% 105.806 5 Template:Cite_web"," 25.29% 88.485 1 Template:Governor_of_Balochistan"," 24.71% 86.464 1 Template:Navbox"," 21.53% 75.315 1 Template:Infobox_Political_post"," 9.92% 34.718 23 Template:Ayd"," 5.93% 20.731 1 Template:Main"," 5.19% 18.147 1 Template:Start_date_and_age"," 3.53% 12.338 1 Template:Time_ago"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.216","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":4826302,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-int.codfw.main-5f67bcf949-flzzk","timestamp":"20241127071116","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q3694903","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q3694903","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2008-05-03T19:19:36Z","dateModified":"2024-06-13T09:52:06Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/3d\/Coat_of_arms_of_Balochistan.svg"}</script> </body> </html>