Bugti
Baloch tribe in Pakistan
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The Bugti (Balochi: بُگٹی; bugṭī) are a prominent Baloch tribe found in eastern Balochistan, Pakistan. Most of the members of the Bugti tribe live in the mountainous Dera Bugti region of Pakistan.[1] The Bugti are divided into the Rahija, Kalpar, Nothani, Perozani, Masori, Mondarani and Marhita sub-tribes.[1] Their neighbours to the north are the Marri, who were the Bugti's traditional enemies.[2]
بگٹی | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| ~180,000 (2008)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Balochi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Baloch people |
The current chief of the Bugti tribe is Mir Sarfraz Bugti, the Chief Minister of Balochistan. He was elected as the eight chief of the Bugti tribe on 29 December 2025.[3][4]
Notable people
- Akbar Bugti (born 12 July 1926 in Dera Bugti; died 26 August 2006) was the Tumandar (tribal chief) of the Bugti tribe, a seasoned politician, former Governor and Chief Minister of Balochistan, and founder of the Jamhoori Wattan Party.
- Brahumdagh Bugti, born in Dera Bugti, is the founder and leader of the Baloch Republican Party, a Baloch nationalist political organisation formed following his departure from the Jamhoori Wattan Party in 2008. He campaigns for Baloch rights and has been living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland.
- Shahzain Bugti (born 14 April 1970 in Dera Bugti) is a Pakistani politician who served as Member of the National Assembly from August 2018 to August 2023 and held positions including Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan (2021–2022) and Federal Minister for Narcotics Control (2022–2023). He is the grandson of Akbar Bugti and leads the Jamhoori Wattan Party.
- Sarfraz Bugti, born in a village of Dera Bugti in Balochistan, is a Pakistani politician whose early education includes Lawrence College, Murree, and studies in Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University. His father was a tribal elder and political dissident, and Sarfraz himself has been involved in politics, including periods of arrest amid election activities.
- Abdul Ghaffar Bugti (born 12 December 2002 in Dera Bugti) is a Pakistani Journalist and Human rights activist. He writes for The Friday Times, the Express Turbine, and Humsub Urdu. He mostly covers gender, education, and human rights issues. He was nominated to serve as a Trust Coordinator for UN Women [citation needed].