Chief Minister of Balochistan

The chief minister serves five years in office. The following is the English translation of oath of the chief minister of the province, as prescribed in the Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan:

I, (Name), do swear solemnly that I am a Muslim and believe in the Unity and Oneness of Almighty Allah, the Books of Allah, the Holy Quran being the last of them, the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) as the last of the prophets and that there can be no Prophet after him, the Day of Judgment, and all the requirements and teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah: That I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan: That, as Chief Minister of the Province of Balochistan, I will discharge my duties, and perform my functions, honestly, to the best of my ability, faithfully in accordance with the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the law, and always in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of Pakistan: That I will not allow my personal interest to influence my official conduct or my official decisions: That I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: That, in all circumstances, I will do right to all manner of people, according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will: And that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as Chief Minister except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as Chief Minister. May Allah Almighty help and guide me (Aameen).

Although Balochistan had been administered as the Chief Commissioner's Province of British India and, after partition, as part of the Balochistan States Union and West Pakistan, it did not exist as a separate federating unit with its own legislature until 1970. Under the Legal Framework Order, 1970, promulgated by Yahya Khan, the One Unit scheme was dissolved and Balochistan was created as a separate province alongside North-West Frontier Province, Punjab and Sindh. The first provincial assembly elections were held on 17 December 1970, returning 21 members. However, the assembly was not convened until 2 May 1972, after the cessation of East Pakistan and the assumption of power by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The first session of the provincial assembly elected Ataullah Mengal of the National Awami Party (NAP) as the chief minister, with Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo sworn in as governor a day earlier.^[5]

The Mengal government, a NAP–JUI coalition, was dismissed by Prime Minister Bhutto on 13 February 1973 on charges of fomenting separatist activity following the discovery of an alleged arms cache at the Iraqi embassy in Islamabad.^[5][6] This was followed by a four-year insurgency and the imposition of governor's rule. Civilian rule was restored briefly in 1973 under Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), but the assembly was again suspended on 31 December 1975. After the coup of 5 July 1977 by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, martial law was imposed across the country, and Balochistan remained under Rahimuddin Khan's governorship until 1985.^[7]

Following the partyless elections of 1985, civilian government returned to the province under Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan. Since then, the province has been characterised by short-lived coalitions, no-confidence motions and high political volatility. The province experienced governor's rule again from October 1999 to December 2002 following the Musharraf coup, and briefly in early 2013 after the assassination of Hazara Shias in Quetta led to the dismissal of Aslam Raisani's government.^[8][9]

  National Awami Party (NAP)   Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)   Pakistan Muslim League (N)   Balochistan National Party (Mengal)   Jamhoori Watan Party   Pakistan Muslim League (Q)   Balochistan Awami Party   National Party   Islami Jamhoori Ittehad   Independent, acting or caretaker

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N°	Chief minister		Party		Term of office			Ref.
	Portrait	Name			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Ataullah Mengal		NAP	May 1, 1972	February 13, 1973	288 days
2		Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan (first term)		PPP	April 27, 1973	December 31, 1975	2 years, 248 days
–	Governor's rule				December 31, 1975	December 7, 1976	342 days
3		Mohammad Khan Barozai		PPP	December 7, 1976	July 5, 1977	210 days
–	Governor's rule and martial-law administration				July 5, 1977	April 6, 1985	7 years, 275 days
4		Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan (second term)		Independent	April 6, 1985	May 29, 1988	3 years, 53 days
5		Zafarullah Khan Jamali		IJI	June 24, 1988	December 24, 1988	183 days
–		Khuda Bakhsh Marri (caretaker)		Caretaker	December 24, 1988	February 5, 1989	43 days
6		Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti		JWP	February 5, 1989	August 7, 1990	1 year, 183 days	[10]
–		Mir Humayun Khan Marri (caretaker)		Caretaker	August 7, 1990	November 17, 1990	102 days
7		Taj Muhammad Jamali		IJI	November 17, 1990	May 22, 1993	2 years, 186 days
–		Zulfikar Ali Magsi (caretaker)		Caretaker	May 30, 1993	July 19, 1993	50 days
–		Nasir Mengal (caretaker)		Caretaker	July 19, 1993	October 20, 1993	93 days
8		Zulfikar Ali Magsi		PPP	October 20, 1993	November 9, 1996	3 years, 20 days
–		Zafarullah Khan Jamali (caretaker)		Caretaker	November 9, 1996	February 22, 1997	105 days
9		Akhtar Mengal		BNP(M)	February 22, 1997	July 29, 1998	1 year, 157 days
10		Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali		PML(N)	August 13, 1998	October 12, 1999	1 year, 60 days
–	Governor's rule				October 12, 1999	December 1, 2002	3 years, 50 days
11		Jam Mohammad Yousaf		PML(Q)	December 1, 2002	November 19, 2007	4 years, 353 days	[11]
–		Mohammad Saleh Bhutani (caretaker)		Caretaker	November 19, 2007	April 8, 2008	141 days	[12]
12		Nawab Aslam Raisani		PPP	April 9, 2008	January 14, 2013	4 years, 280 days	[13][14]
–	Governor's rule				January 14, 2013	March 13, 2013	58 days
13		Nawab Aslam Raisani		PPP	March 13, 2013	March 23, 2013	10 days
–		Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai (caretaker)		Caretaker	March 23, 2013	June 7, 2013	76 days	[15][16]
14		Abdul Malik Baloch		NP	June 7, 2013	December 23, 2015	2 years, 199 days	[17][18]
15		Sanaullah Khan Zehri		PML(N)	December 24, 2015	January 9, 2018	2 years, 16 days	[19][20]
16		Abdul Quddus Bizenjo		PML(Q)	January 13, 2018	June 7, 2018	145 days	[21]
–		Alauddin Marri (caretaker)		Caretaker	June 7, 2018	August 18, 2018	72 days	[22]
17		Jam Kamal Khan		BAP	August 19, 2018	October 24, 2021	3 years, 66 days	[23]
18		Abdul Quddus Bizenjo		BAP	October 29, 2021	August 18, 2023	1 year, 293 days	[24]
–		Ali Mardan Khan Domki (caretaker)		Caretaker	August 18, 2023	March 2, 2024	197 days	[25]
19		Sarfraz Bugti		PPP	March 2, 2024	Incumbent	2 years, 153 days	[26]

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