Abdul Qadir Baloch

Abdul Qadir Baloch
Minister for States and Frontier Regions
In office
4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Succeeded by Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
In office
7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Najmuddin Khan
Governor of Balochistan
In office
1 February 2003 – 11 August 2003
Preceded by Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
Succeeded by Owais Ahmed Ghani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1945-04-09) April 9, 1945[1]
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
(2010-Present)
Alma mater Pakistan Military Academy
PMALC
Command and Staff College
National Defence University
Civilian awards Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Army
Years of service 1966–2003
Rank Lieutenant-General
Unit Baloch Regiment
Commands XXX Corps
XII Corps
19th Infantry Division
Battles/wars 1971 war
Kargil War
2001 India-Pakistan standoff
War on Terror
Military awards Sitara-i-Jurat
Hilal-i-Jurat

Abdul Qadir Baloch (Urdu: عبد القادر بلوچ‬‎; born 9 April 1945) is a Pakistani politician and retired army general who served as Minister for States and Frontier Regions, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Baloch briefly served as the Governor of Balochistan during Pervez Musharraf rule in 2003[2] and as the Minister for States and Frontier Regions in the third Sharif ministry.[3]

Baloch had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 9 April 1945.[1]

Military career

Baloch was appointed as field operations commander of the XXX Corps where he oversaw the redeployment of the military troops near border with India.[4] In the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Baloch was assigned as field operations commander of the XII Corps which had the area of responsibility of the Balochistan.[4]

Political career

In 2001, Baloch was appointed as Martial Law Administrator of Balochistan. In 2003, he received honorable discharge from the army and prematurely retired from the military as corps commander of Quetta to be appointed as Governor of Balochistan.[2] However, his tenure was short and was eventually succeeded by Owais Ahmed Ghani in matter of few months.[5]

In Pakistani general election, 2008, Baloch elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from constituency NA-271.[2] In 2010, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[6] In August 2011, Baloch was selected by PML(N) as the assistant secretaries-general of the PML-N for Balochistan.[2]

In 2013, the PML(N) allotted a party ticket to Baloch for the constituency NA-271 to participate in general elections. Baloch performed well in the election and defeated Ahsanullah Raki of PPP. Later, he was appointed as Minister for States and Frontier Regions by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and took oath on 8 June 2013.[7]

He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[8] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan, Baloch was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi and was appointed Minister for States and Frontier Regions for the second time.[9][10] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Baloch ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Newspaper, From the (6 August 2011). "Two ex-generals picked for key PML-N positions". Dawn. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Parties demand extension in stay of refugees till 2018". The Nation. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Swami, Parveen (27 November 2013). "Troubled history hangs over Pakistan's new army chief". The hindu, 2013. The HIndu. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Akbar, Malik Siraj (2011). The Redefined Dimensions of Baloch Nationalist Movement. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1456895338.
  6. ↑ Dawn.com (6 June 2010). "Sanaullah Zehri, Qadir Baloch join PML-N". Dawn newspaper, 2010. Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Hussain, Tayyab (8 June 2013). "25-member cabinet takes oath". Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister". DAWN.COM. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet". Newsweek Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal		 Governor of Balochistan
1 February 2003 – 11 August 2003		 Succeeded by
Owais Ahmed Ghani
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