Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha | |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Birth Date: | 1971 10, df=y[1] |
Birth Place: | Pishin District Balochistan, Pakistan |
Order: | 22nd Governor of Balochistan |
Term Start: | 9 July 2021 |
Term End: | 13 April 2022 |
Predecessor: | Amanullah Khan Yasinzai |
President: | Arif Alvi |
Primeminister: | Imran Khan |
Party: | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2011-present) |
Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سید ظہور احمد آغا); is a Pakistani politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Balochistan from 9 July 2021 to 13 April 2022.[2] [3]
He received his early education from Killi Muchaan School, Pishin and got a master's degree in Animal Science from the University of Uganda.He owns 260 animal husbandries.
Zahoor Agha has been associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since 2011.[1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan as a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate from Constituency PB-6 (Quetta-VI) in the 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received only 2256 votes and lost the seat to Manzoor Ahmad Khan Kakar, a candidate of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP).[4]
On 7 July 2021, after the resignation of Amanullah Khan Yasinzai he was appointed as Governor of Balochistan by Prime Minister Imran Khan.[5] [6] He took oath at Governor House, Quetta on 9th July 2021. Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail administered the oath.[2]