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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rajab Ali Khan Baloch
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start =1 June 2013
|term_end = 14 May 2018
|constituency = [[Constituency NA-78|NA-78 (Faisalabad)]]
|term_start1 = 2002
|term_end1 = 2007
|constituency1 = NA-78 (Faisalabad)
|nationality = Pakistani
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1969|9|24|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|5|13|1969|9|24|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Rajab Ali Khan Baloch''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|رجب علی خان بلوچ}}}}; 24 September 1969 – 13 May 2018) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], between 2002 and 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 24 September 1969 in a Village Chak No. 455 G.B. Kanjwani, Tehsil Tandlianwala, District Faisalabad. He was the cousin of former MNA and Minister of State for Education Mian Nasir ali Khan Baloch. <ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=78|website=www.pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|accessdate=26 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103600/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=78|archivedate=27 April 2017}}</ref>

==Political career==
His political career started during the reign of Pervez Musharaf due to the condition of Graduation for the national Assembly candidates. He replaced Mian Nasir Ali Khan Baloch as a candidate in the constituency NA 78. In other words he was the successor of his cousin. He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-78|Constituency NA-78 (Faisalabad)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newcomers in Faisalabad|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/61517/newcomers-in-faisalabad|accessdate=29 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 October 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083408/https://www.dawn.com/news/61517/newcomers-in-faisalabad|archivedate=30 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-QA riding high|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/56684|accessdate=29 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=11 September 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330174218/https://www.dawn.com/news/56684|archivedate=30 March 2017}}</ref> He received 57,071 votes and defeated Peerzada Ashraf Zia, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018|df=}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of the PML-Q from Constituency NA-78 (Faisalabad) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mosaic of shifting loyalties|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/794135|accessdate=29 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305195139/https://www.dawn.com/news/794135|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Who will have the last laugh in Faisalabad?|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/289602|accessdate=29 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=16 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328015931/https://www.dawn.com/news/289602|archivedate=28 March 2017}}</ref> He received 59,231 votes and lost the seat to [[Rahela Baloch]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018|df=}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-78 (Faisalabad) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]]. But before it, he along with his brother Ali Goher Baloch and cousin Mian Nasir Ali Khan Baloch met Imran Khan the chairman of PTI for the party ticket which was not confirmed by Khan and later he decided to approach PMLn.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vote counts over 15%: PML-N out in front - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/547701/vote-counts-over-15-pml-n-out-in-front/|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=11 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305194932/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547701/vote-counts-over-15-pml-n-out-in-front/|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan election results pour in: PML-N take lead - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/547690/pakistan-election-results-pour-in-pml-n-take-lead/?amp=1|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=tribune.com.pk|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305192310/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547690/pakistan-election-results-pour-in-pml-n-take-lead/?amp=1|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=District council chairman slot Five MNAs lobbying to get their man elected|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1275026|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=3 August 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305192708/https://www.dawn.com/news/1275026|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Parliamentary secretaries allocated portfolios|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/134263|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=9 August 2003|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305201733/https://www.dawn.com/news/134263|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref> He received 88,162 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muhammad Safdar Shakir.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018|df=}}</ref> During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for National Food Security and Resources.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bokhari|first1=Ashfak|title=In quest of food security|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1257103|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=9 May 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823160952/https://www.dawn.com/news/1257103|archivedate=23 August 2017}}</ref>

==Death==
Baloch was suffering from cancer and died on 13 May 2018 in Lahore where he was under treatment.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N leader Rajab Ali Baloch passes away|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/316532-pml-n-leader-rajab-ali-baloch-passes-away|accessdate=14 May 2018|date=13 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]

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