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{{Short description|Retired Pakistan Army general and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan}}
{{Short description|Retired Pakistan Army general and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan}}
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| honorific-prefix   =  
| honorific-prefix   =  
| name               =Abdul Qadir Baloch
| name               = Abdul Qadir Baloch
|Children = Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia, Nazia
| Children           = Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia, Nazia
| office             = [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions]]
| office             = [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions]]
| term_start         = 4 August 2017
| term_start         = 4 August 2017
|term_end = 31 May 2018
| term_end           = 31 May 2018
| president         =[[Mamnoon Hussain]]  
| president           = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| primeminister     = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
| primeminister       = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
| successor = Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
| successor           = Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
| term_start1        =7 June 2013  
| term_start1        = 7 June 2013
| term_end1          = 28 July 2017
| term_end1          = 28 July 2017
| president1          =[[Mamnoon Hussain]]  
| president1          = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| primeminister1      =[[Nawaz Sharif]]  
| primeminister1      = [[Nawaz Sharif]]
| predecessor1        =[[Najmuddin Khan]]
| predecessor1        = [[Najmuddin Khan]]
| successor1          =  
| successor1          =  
| office2           = [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]]
| office2             = 17th [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]]
| term_start2       =1 February 2003  
| term_start2         = 1 February 2003
| term_end2         =11 August 2003
| term_end2           = 11 August 2003
| predecessor2       =[[Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal]]
| predecessor2       = [[Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal]]
| successor2         =[[Owais Ahmed Ghani]]  
| successor2         = [[Owais Ahmed Ghani]]|{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Parliamentary positions}}
| {{Collapsed infobox section begin|Parliamentary positions}}
| office3             = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| office3 =Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start3         = 17 March 2008
| term_start3 = 17 March 2008
| term_end3           = 31 May 2018
| term_end3 = 31 May 2018
| Constituency3       = [[Constituency NA-271|NA-271 (Kharan-Panjgur)]]|{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
| Constituency3= [[Constituency NA-271|NA-271 (Kharan-Panjgur)]] |{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1945|4|9|df=y}}<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=271|access-date=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419144737/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=271|archive-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date         ={{Birth date and age|1945|4|9}}<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=271|access-date=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419144737/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=271|archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place         = [[Quetta]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]
| birth_place       =[[Quetta]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]  
| nationality         = Pakistani
| nationality       =Pakistani
| party               = [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]<br />{{small|(2021-Present)}}
| party             =[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]<br />{{small|(2021-Present)}} <br /> [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]<br />{{small|(2010-2021)}}
| alma_mater         = [[Pakistan Military Academy]]<br />[[Pakistan Command and Staff College|Command and Staff College]]<br />[[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence University]]
| alma_mater         =[[Pakistan Military Academy]]<br />{{small|[[Pakistan Military Academy Long Course|PMALC]]}}<br />[[Pakistan Command and Staff College|Command and Staff College]]<br />[[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence University]]
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| branch             ={{army|PAK}}  
| rank               = [[File:OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg|13px]] [[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lt. Gen.]]
| serviceyears       =1966–2003
| unit               = 16 Baloch Regiment
| rank               =[[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Lieutenant-General]]  
| awards             = [[File:Medal of Excellence Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.png|25px]][[Tamgha-i-Imtiaz]]
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| awards             =[[File:Medal of Excellence Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.png|25px]][[Tamgha-i-Imtiaz]]  
| battles             = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 war]]<br />[[Kargil War]]<br />[[2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff|2001 India-Pakistan standoff]]<br />[[War on Terror]]
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| battles           =[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 war]]<br />[[Kargil War]]<br />[[2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff|2001 India-Pakistan standoff]]<br />[[War on Terror]]  
| otherparty          = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]<br />{{small|(2010-2021)}}
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'''Abdul Qadir Baloch''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|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 the [[third Sharif ministry]] from 2013 to 2017 and 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, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]] during [[Pervez Musharraf]] rule in 2003.<ref name="dawn1" />
'''Abdul Qadir Baloch''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|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 the [[third Sharif ministry]] from 2013 to 2017 and in the [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. A leader of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)]], Baloch briefly served as the [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]] during [[Pervez Musharraf]] rule in 2003.<ref name="dawn1" />


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


Baloch has four children named Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia and Nazia  
Baloch has four children named Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia and Nazia


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Military career==
==Military career==


Baloch was appointed as field operations commander of the [[XXX Corps (Pakistan)|XXX Corps]] where he oversaw the [[Military deployment|redeployment]] of the military troops near [[India-Pakistan Border|border]] with [[India]].<ref name="The hindu, 2013"/> In the wake of the [[9/11 attacks]] in the [[United States]], Baloch was assigned as field operations commander of the [[XII Corps (Pakistan)|XII Corps]] which had the area of responsibility of the [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref name="The hindu, 2013">{{cite news|last1=Swami|first1=Parveen|title=Troubled history hangs over Pakistan's new army chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/troubled-history-hangs-over-pakistans-new-army-chief/article5399399.ece|access-date=26 September 2014|agency=The HIndu|publisher=The hindu, 2013|date=27 November 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226035345/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/troubled-history-hangs-over-pakistans-new-army-chief/article5399399.ece|archive-date=26 February 2014}}</ref>
Baloch was appointed as field operations commander of the [[XXX Corps (Pakistan)|XXX Corps]] where he oversaw the [[Military deployment|redeployment]] of the military troops near [[India-Pakistan Border|border]] with [[India]].<ref name="The hindu, 2013"/> In the wake of the [[9/11 attacks]] in the [[United States]], Baloch was assigned as field operations commander of the [[XII Corps (Pakistan)|XII Corps]] which had the area of responsibility of the [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref name="The hindu, 2013">{{cite news|last1=Swami|first1=Parveen|title=Troubled history hangs over Pakistan's new army chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/troubled-history-hangs-over-pakistans-new-army-chief/article5399399.ece|access-date=26 September 2014|agency=The HIndu|publisher=The hindu, 2013|date=27 November 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226035345/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/troubled-history-hangs-over-pakistans-new-army-chief/article5399399.ece|archive-date=26 February 2022}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
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In 2001, Baloch was appointed as [[Martial Law Administrator of Balochistan|Martial Law Administrator]] of [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. In 2003, he received [[honorable discharge]] from the [[Pakistan Army|army]] and prematurely retired from the military as corps commander of Quetta to be appointed as [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]].<ref name="dawn1"/>
In 2001, Baloch was appointed as [[Martial Law Administrator of Balochistan|Martial Law Administrator]] of [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. In 2003, he received [[honorable discharge]] from the [[Pakistan Army|army]] and prematurely retired from the military as corps commander of Quetta to be appointed as [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]].<ref name="dawn1"/>


In [[2008 Pakistani general election]], Baloch elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from constituency NA-271.<ref name="dawn1"/> In 2010, he joined the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]].<ref name="Dawn newspaper, 2010">{{cite news|last1=Dawn.com|title=Sanaullah Zehri, Qadir Baloch join PML-N|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/954118/sanaullah-zehri-qadir-baloch-join-pml-n|access-date=26 September 2014|agency=Dawn newspaper|publisher=Dawn newspaper, 2010|date=6 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015031218/http://www.dawn.com/news/954118/sanaullah-zehri-qadir-baloch-join-pml-n|archive-date=15 October 2014}}</ref> In August 2011, Baloch was selected by [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] as the assistant secretaries-general of the PML-N for Balochistan.<ref name="dawn1">{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=Two ex-generals picked for key PML-N positions|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/649910/two-ex-generals-picked-for-key-pml-n-positions|access-date=12 October 2016|publisher=Dawn|date=6 August 2011|ref=dawn1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074151/http://www.dawn.com/news/649910/two-ex-generals-picked-for-key-pml-n-positions|archive-date=13 October 2016}}</ref>
In [[2008 Pakistani general election]], Baloch elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from constituency NA-271.<ref name="dawn1"/> In 2010, he joined the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]].<ref name="Dawn newspaper, 2010">{{cite news|last1=Dawn.com|title=Sanaullah Zehri, Qadir Baloch join PML-N|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/954118/sanaullah-zehri-qadir-baloch-join-pml-n|access-date=26 September 2014|agency=Dawn newspaper|publisher=Dawn newspaper, 2010|date=6 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015031218/http://www.dawn.com/news/954118/sanaullah-zehri-qadir-baloch-join-pml-n|archive-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> In August 2011, Baloch was selected by [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] as the assistant secretaries-general of the PML-N for Balochistan.<ref name="dawn1">{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=Two ex-generals picked for key PML-N positions|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/649910/two-ex-generals-picked-for-key-pml-n-positions|access-date=12 October 2016|publisher=Dawn|date=6 August 2011|ref=dawn1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074151/http://www.dawn.com/news/649910/two-ex-generals-picked-for-key-pml-n-positions|archive-date=13 October 2022}}</ref>


In 2013, the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] allotted a party ticket to Baloch for the constituency NA-271 to participate in [[2013 Pakistani general elections|general elections]]. Baloch performed well in the election and defeated Ahsanullah Raki of [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]]. Later, he was appointed as [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions]] by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] and took [[Oath of office|oath]] on 8 June 2013.<ref name="Pakistan Today">{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Tayyab|title=25-member cabinet takes oath|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/|access-date=22 September 2014|agency=Pakistan Today|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=8 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042724/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2013, the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] allotted a party ticket to Baloch for the constituency NA-271 to participate in [[2013 Pakistani general elections|general elections]]. Baloch performed well in the election and defeated Ahsanullah Raki of [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]]. Later, he was appointed as [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions]] by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] and took [[Oath of office|oath]] on 8 June 2013.<ref name="Pakistan Today">{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Tayyab|title=25-member cabinet takes oath|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/|access-date=22 September 2014|agency=Pakistan Today|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=8 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042724/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/|archive-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>


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 (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|access-date=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archive-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1349562/new-cabinet-takes-oath-khawaja-asif-foreign-minister-ahsan-iqbal-interior-minister|access-date=4 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804113543/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349562/new-cabinet-takes-oath-khawaja-asif-foreign-minister-ahsan-iqbal-interior-minister|archive-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet|url=http://newsweekpakistan.com/pakistan-swears-in-new-federal-cabinet/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Newsweek Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174632/http://newsweekpakistan.com/pakistan-swears-in-new-federal-cabinet/|archive-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>
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 (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|access-date=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archive-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1349562/new-cabinet-takes-oath-khawaja-asif-foreign-minister-ahsan-iqbal-interior-minister|access-date=4 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804113543/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349562/new-cabinet-takes-oath-khawaja-asif-foreign-minister-ahsan-iqbal-interior-minister|archive-date=4 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet|url=http://newsweekpakistan.com/pakistan-swears-in-new-federal-cabinet/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Newsweek Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174632/http://newsweekpakistan.com/pakistan-swears-in-new-federal-cabinet/|archive-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>


On 31 October 2020, Baloch decided to resign from the PMLN due to differences with the party's chief Nawaz Sharif and the party's decision not to invite former Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sanaullah Zehri,also a leader of the PMLN, to a public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. The reason the PMLN leadership cited for not inviting Zehri was his tribal differences with Sardar Akhtar Mengal of the Balochistan National Party. Ihsan Iqbal, a senior leader of the PMLN, said Mr. Baloch had the choice to resign if he wished to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-31|title=PML-N leader Abdul Qadir Baloch decides to resign from party|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2270542/pml-n-leader-abdul-qadir-baloch-decides-to-resign-from-party|access-date=2020-10-31|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref>
On 31 October 2020, Baloch decided to resign from the PMLN due to differences with the party's chief Nawaz Sharif and the party's decision not to invite former Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, also a leader of the PMLN, to a public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. The reason the PMLN leadership cited for not inviting Zehri was his tribal differences with Sardar Akhtar Mengal of the Balochistan National Party. Ihsan Iqbal, a senior leader of the PMLN, said Mr. Baloch had the choice to resign if he wished to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-31|title=PML-N leader Abdul Qadir Baloch decides to resign from party|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2270542/pml-n-leader-abdul-qadir-baloch-decides-to-resign-from-party|access-date=2020-10-31|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref>
And Today, 16-06-2021 Abdul Qadir Baloch officially made an announcement that He is joining PPP Pakistan Peoples Party for the sake of democracy. (MANTs)


Following his resignation, he stated that he could not hold long with the anti- military narrative of the party.
Following his resignation, he stated that he could not hold long with the anti-military narrative of the party.
 
On 8 August 2021 he joined the [[Pakistan People's Party]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1639496 | title='PPP is a family': Bilawal welcomes Zehri, Qadir Baloch and others to party fold | date=8 August 2021 }}</ref> who has also held an anti-military narrative calling Former Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]], as selected.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thefrontierpost.com/bilawal-declares-people-has-rejected-the-selected-pm-imran/ | title=Bilawal declares people has rejected the 'selected' PM Imran | date=10 March 2022 }}</ref>


== References ==
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Revision as of 20:55, 27 November 2022


Abdul Qadir Baloch
Minister for States and Frontier Regions
In office
4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Succeeded byRoshan Khursheed Bharucha
In office
7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded byNajmuddin Khan
17th Governor of Balochistan
In office
1 February 2003 – 11 August 2003
Preceded byAmir-ul-Mulk Mengal
Succeeded byOwais Ahmed Ghani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1945-04-09) 9 April 1945 (age 80)[1]
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
(2021-Present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Muslim League (N)
(2010-2021)
Alma materPakistan Military Academy
Command and Staff College
National Defence University
Civilian awardsMedal of Excellence Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.pngTamgha-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1966 - 2003
RankOF-8 PakistanArmy.svg US-O9 insignia.svg Lt. Gen.
Unit16 Baloch Regiment
CommandsXXX Corps
XII Corps
19th Infantry Division
Battles/wars1971 war
Kargil War
2001 India-Pakistan standoff
War on Terror
Military awardsSitara Jurat Ribbon.gifSitara-i-Jurat
Hilal-Jurat Ribbon.gifHilal-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 the third Sharif ministry from 2013 to 2017 and in the 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]

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

Baloch has four children named Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia and Nazia

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.[3] 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.[3]

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]

In 2008 Pakistani general election, Baloch elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from constituency NA-271.[2] In 2010, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9]

On 31 October 2020, Baloch decided to resign from the PMLN due to differences with the party's chief Nawaz Sharif and the party's decision not to invite former Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, also a leader of the PMLN, to a public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. The reason the PMLN leadership cited for not inviting Zehri was his tribal differences with Sardar Akhtar Mengal of the Balochistan National Party. Ihsan Iqbal, a senior leader of the PMLN, said Mr. Baloch had the choice to resign if he wished to do so.[10]

Following his resignation, he stated that he could not hold long with the anti-military narrative of the party.

On 8 August 2021 he joined the Pakistan People's Party,[11] who has also held an anti-military narrative calling Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as selected.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Newspaper, the (6 August 2011). "Two ex-generals picked for key PML-N positions". Dawn. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2016. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2014. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  4. ↑ Dawn.com (6 June 2010). "Sanaullah Zehri, Qadir Baloch join PML-N". Dawn newspaper, 2010. Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2014. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  5. ↑ Hussain, Tayyab (8 June 2013). "25-member cabinet takes oath". Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2014. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  6. ↑ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  7. ↑ "New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister". DAWN.COM. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  8. ↑ "Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet". Newsweek Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  9. ↑ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  10. ↑ "PML-N leader Abdul Qadir Baloch decides to resign from party". The Express Tribune. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  11. ↑ "'PPP is a family': Bilawal welcomes Zehri, Qadir Baloch and others to party fold". 8 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bilawal declares people has rejected the 'selected' PM Imran". 10 March 2022.
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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