Rajab Ali Khan Baloch

Rajab Ali Khan Baloch (Urdu: 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.

Rajab Ali Khan Baloch
رجب علی خان بلوچ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 13 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-78 (Faisalabad)
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyNA-78 (Faisalabad)
Personal details
Born(1969-09-24)24 September 1969
Died13 May 2018(2018-05-13) (aged 48)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

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. [1]

Political career

His political career started during the reign of Pervez Musharraf 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 (Faisalabad) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 57,071 votes and defeated Peerzada Ashraf Zia, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]

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.[5][6] He received 59,231 votes and lost the seat to Rahela Baloch.[7]

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.[8][9][10][11] He received 88,162 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muhammad Safdar Shakir.[12] During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for National Food Security and Resources.[13]

Death

Baloch was suffering from cancer and died on 13 May 2018 in Lahore where he was under treatment.[14]

References
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  7. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. "Vote counts over 15%: PML-N out in front - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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  10. "District council chairman slot Five MNAs lobbying to get their man elected". DAWN.COM. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. "Parliamentary secretaries allocated portfolios". DAWN.COM. 9 August 2003. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  13. Bokhari, Ashfak (9 May 2016). "In quest of food security". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  14. "PML-N leader Rajab Ali Baloch passes away". 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.


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