Provincial Assembly of Balochistan | |
Legislature: | 12th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan |
Coa Res: | 100px |
House Type: | Unicameral |
Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
Leader1: | Abdul Khaliq Khan |
Party1: | PML(N) |
Election1: | 29 February 2024 |
Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
Leader2: | Ghazala Gola |
Party2: | PPP |
Election2: | 29 February 2024 |
Leader3 Type: | Leader of House |
Leader3: | Sarfraz Bugti |
Party3: | PPP |
Election3: | 2 March 2024 |
Leader4: | Mir Younus Aziz Zehri |
Party4: | JUI (F) |
Members: | 65 |
Structure1 Res: | 300px |
Political Groups1: | Government (44)
Opposition (20) Vacant (1) |
Voting System1: | Mixed-member majoritarian |
Last Election1: | 8 February 2024 |
Next Election1: | 2029 |
Session Room: | Pakistan Provincial Assembly Balochistan House.jpg |
Meeting Place: | Balochistan Assembly House, Quetta-87300 |
Constitution: | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Logo Pic: | File:Provincial_Assembly_of_Balochistan_logo.png |
The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan having a total of 65 seats, with 51 general seats, 11 seats reserved for women and 3 reserved for non-Muslims.[1] The Assembly has 51 directly elected Members of the Provincial Assembly, representing constituencies from each district, as well as 11 seats reserved for women and 3 for non-Muslims.[2]
Name of Speaker[3] | Entered Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai | 02-05-1972 | 06-12-1976 | NAP |
Al-Haj Mir Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan | 06-12-1976 | 05-07-1977 | NAP |
Muhammad Sarwar Khan Kakar | 06-04-1985 | 02-12-1988 | IND |
Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai | 02-12-1988 | 04-02-1989 | PPP |
Mehr Muhammad Akram Baloch | 05-02-1989 | 24-04-1990 | BNA |
Mir Zahoor Hussain Khan Khosa | 31-05-1990 | 17-11-1990 | BNA |
Malik Sikandar Khan Advocate | 17-11-1990 | 19-10-1993 | JUI-F |
Abdul Waheed Baloch | 19-10-1993 | 21-02-1997 | BNM |
Mir Abdul Jabbar Khan | 21-02-1997 | 12-10-1999 | JWP |
Jamal Shah Kakar | 29-11-2002 | 08-04-2008 | MMA |
Aslam Bhutani | 08-04-2008 | 26-12-2012 | PML |
Syed Matiullah Agha | 31-12-2012 | 04-06-2013 | MMA |
Jan Mohammad Jamali | 04-06-2013 | 22-05-2015 | PML-N |
Rahila Durrani | 24-12-2015 | 16-08-2018 | PML-N |
Abdul Quddus Bizenjo | 16-08-2018 | 25-10-2021 | BAP |
Jan Mohammad Jamali | 30-10-2021 | 28-02-2024 | BAP |
Abdul Khaliq Khan | 29-02-2024 | present | PML-N |
No. | Name | Term start | Term end | |
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1 | 1st Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 1972 | 1976 | |
2 | 2nd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 1976 | 1977 | |
3 | 3rd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 1985 | 1988 | |
4 | 4th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 1988 | 1990 | |
5 | 5th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 1990 | 1993 | |
6 | 6th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 1993 | 1996 | |
7 | 7th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 1997 | 1999 | |
8 | 8th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 2002 | 2007 | |
9 | 9th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 2008 | 2013 | |
10 | 10th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 2013 | 2018 | |
11 | 11th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 2018 | 2023 | |
12 | 12th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | 2024 | 2029 |