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The Chief Minister of Balochistan (Urdu: وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان) is the head of government of Balochistan, Pakistan. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the Government of Balochistan, and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that he has the assembly's confidence, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Sarfraz Bugti is the current chief minister of Balochistan. The current Cabinet of Balochistan consists of 14 members[1][2][3][4]

Chief Minister of Balochistan
Seal of Balochistan
Provincial Flag of Balochistan
Incumbent
Sarfraz Bugti
since 2 March 2024
Government of Balochistan
StyleHis Excellency
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceChief Minister House, Quetta
SeatQuetta
AppointerProvincial Assembly of Balochistan
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holderAtaullah Mengal
Formation1 May 1972; 54 years ago (1972-05-01)
Websitecm.balochistan.gob.pk

Oath as the chief minister

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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).

— Third Schedule, Constitution of Pakistan

Background

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Fraction of time of the chief ministership held by party (excluding governor's rule and caretaker periods)
  1. Pakistan Peoples Party (26.0%)
  2. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (16.0%)
  3. Balochistan Awami Party (15.0%)
  4. Independent (10.0%)
  5. Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (8.00%)
  6. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (7.00%)
  7. National Party (8.00%)
  8. Jamhoori Watan Party (5.00%)
  9. BNP (Mengal) (4.00%)
  10. National Awami Party (1.00%)

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]

List of chief ministers of Balochistan

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  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


N° Chief minister Party Term of office Ref.
Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office
1
Portrait of Ataullah Mengal
 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
Portrait of Zafarullah Khan Jamali
 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
Portrait of Akbar Bugti
 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
–
Portrait of Zulfikar Ali Magsi
 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
Portrait of Zulfikar Ali Magsi
 Zulfikar Ali Magsi PPP October 20, 1993 November 9, 1996 3 years, 20 days
–
Portrait of Zafarullah Khan Jamali
 Zafarullah Khan Jamali
(caretaker)		 Caretaker November 9, 1996 February 22, 1997 105 days
9
Portrait of Akhtar Mengal
 Akhtar Mengal BNP(M) February 22, 1997 July 29, 1998 1 year, 157 days
10
Portrait of Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali
 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
Portrait of Jam Mohammad Yousaf
 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
–
Portrait of Ghous Bakhsh Barozai
 Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai
(caretaker)		 Caretaker March 23, 2013 June 7, 2013 76 days [15][16]
14
Portrait of Abdul Malik Baloch
 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
Portrait of Abdul Quddus Bizenjo
 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo PML(Q) January 13, 2018 June 7, 2018 145 days [21]
–
Portrait of Alauddin Marri
 Alauddin Marri
(caretaker)		 Caretaker June 7, 2018 August 18, 2018 72 days [22]
17
Portrait of Jam Kamal Khan
 Jam Kamal Khan BAP August 19, 2018 October 24, 2021 3 years, 66 days [23]
18
Portrait of Abdul Quddus Bizenjo
 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, 135 days [26]

Statistics

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List of chief ministers by length of term
# Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of chief ministership
1 Jam Mohammad Yousaf PML(Q) 4 years, 353 days 4 years, 353 days
2 Aslam Raisani PPP 4 years, 280 days 4 years, 280 days
3 Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan Independent* 3 years, 53 days 5 years, 274 days
4 Jam Kamal Khan BAP 3 years, 66 days 3 years, 66 days
5 Zulfiqar Ali Magsi PPP 3 years, 20 days 3 years, 20 days
6 Abdul Malik Baloch NP 2 years, 199 days 2 years, 199 days
7 Taj Muhammad Jamali IJI 2 years, 186 days 2 years, 186 days
8 Sanaullah Khan Zehri PML(N) 2 years, 16 days 2 years, 16 days
9 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo BAP* 1 year, 293 days 2 years, 73 days
10 Akbar Bugti Jamhoori Watan Party 1 year, 183 days 1 year, 183 days
11 Akhtar Mengal BNP (M) 1 year, 157 days 1 year, 157 days
12 Jan Mohammad Jamali PML(N) 1 year, 60 days 1 year, 60 days
13 Ataullah Mengal National Awami Party (Pakistan, 1957) 288 days 288 days
14 Mohammad Khan Barozai PPP 210 days 210 days
15 Zafarullah Khan Jamali IJI 183 days 183 days
16 Sarfraz Bugti PPP* 2 years, 135 days 2 years, 135 days

* indicates incumbent or party affiliation across multiple terms

List by political party
Parties by total time-span of their member holding the Chief Minister's Office (as of 15 July 2026)
No. Political party Number of elected chief ministers Total days holding the CMO
1 Pakistan Peoples Party 4 4910 days
2 Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 2 1959 days
3 Balochistan Awami Party 2 1820 days
4 Independent 1 1149 days
5 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2 1172 days
6 Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 2 1100 days
7 National Party 1 929 days
8 Jamhoori Watan Party 1 548 days
9 Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 1 522 days
10 National Awami Party 1 288 days

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Shahid, Saleem (20 April 2024). "14-member Balochistan cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bizenjo begins second innings as Balochistan CM". 29 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Qudoos Bizenjo sworn in as chief minister of Balochistan". 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Abdul Quddus Bizenjo elected as CM Balochistan". 29 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Veteran Baloch leader Attaullah Mengal passes away". The Express Tribune. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Zafar, Hamid (1973). "Arms Cache in Islamabad". Pakistan Forum. 3 (5): 5–7. doi:10.2307/2568993 – via JSTOR.
  7. ↑ Richter, William L. (1985). "Pakistan in 1984: Digging In". Asian Survey. 25 (2): 145–154. doi:10.2307/2644298 – via JSTOR.
  8. ↑ "Balochistan govt to be dissolved on March 19". Dawn. 15 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Balochistan Assembly: Legislators decry sacking of Raisani-led govt | The Express Tribune". 21 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nawab Bugti: maligned, but widely respected". Dawn. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "UNDP to help Balochistan strengthen its social sector". The News International. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Report, Dawn (19 November 2007). "Saleh Bhootani caretaker CM of Balochistan". Dawn. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Raisani takes oath as Balochistan CM". The News International. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  14. ↑ Report, Dawn (9 April 2008). "Raisani to be sworn in as Balochistan CM today". Dawn. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Balochistan interim govt: Ghous Bux Barozai sworn in as interim chief minister". The Express Tribune. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Barozai takes oath as caretaker chief minister Balochistan". Business Recorder. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Dr Malik Baloch sworn in as Chief Minister Balochistan". Geo News. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  18. ↑ Shah, Syed Ali (8 June 2013). "Unopposed, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch elected CM Balochistan". Dawn. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Zehri takes oath as Balochistan CM". The Nation. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  20. ↑ Shah, Syed Ali (9 January 2018). "Sanaullah Zehri resigns as Balochistan chief minister amid political crisis". Dawn. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  21. ↑ Shah, Syed Ali (13 January 2018). "Abdul Quddus Bizenjo sworn in as new chief minister of Balochistan". Dawn. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Alauddin Marri takes oath as interim CM of Balochistan". Dawn. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  23. ↑ "Jam Kamal Khan sworn in as Balochistan's 16th chief minister". Dawn. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  24. ↑ "Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo elected new Balochistan chief minister unopposed". Dawn. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  25. ↑ "Ali Domki sworn in as Balochistan's interim CM". Dawn. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  26. ↑ "Sarfraz Bugti becomes Balochistan CM 'unopposed'". Dawn. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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