Akhtar Mengal
Sardar Akhtar Mengal | |
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اختر مینگل | |
9th Chief Minister of Balochistan | |
In office February 22, 1997 – June 15, 1998 | |
Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Magsi |
Succeeded by | Jan Mohammad Jamali |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-269 (Khuzdar) |
Personal details | |
Born | Balochistan | 6 October 1962
Political party | Balochistan National Party (Mengal) |
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Akhtar Mengal (born 6 October 1962) is a politician from Balochistan who is the chairman of Balochistan National Party (Mengal). He previously served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan between 1997 and 1998 and later he served as a member of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly.[1] Mengal currently serves as a member of National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.[2]
Early life
Mengal was born on 6 October 1962[3] in Wadh Balochistan to the former Chief Minister of Balochistan Ataullah Mengal. Mengal has a son, Gurgain Mengal and a daughter, Banari Mengal.[4]
Political career
Mengal came to Pakistan after ending his self exile in Dubai on 25 March 2013 after four years to participate in 2013 election. [5]The party only has two seats in the 51 member provincial assembly. One is Mengal's and the other is Hamal Kalmati, who represents Gwadar. Two candidates of the BNP, Esa Noori and Raouf Mengal, won national assembly seats from the Makran coastal region and Khuzdar, respectively.[6][7] He took an oath as a member of National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 August 2018.[8]
Arrest and release
Akhtar Mengal was arrested in September 2006, along with around 700 other political workers,[9] in a government crackdown in Balochistan. He was held because he was planning a long march against President Pervez Musharraf's military rule. Mengal was released on May 9, 2008[10] and all charges against him were dropped by the Government of Sindh. The Balochistan government withdrew all cases, including those of sedition, against Mengal.[11][12]
On 25 March 2013, Mengal returned to Pakistan from Dubai to take part in general elections on 11 May 2013.[13]
References
- ^ Editor. "Exclusive Interview Of Akhtar Mengal – Balochistan Point". Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (2018-08-13). "BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal to retain his NA seat". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Akhtar Mengal Age, Daughter, biography, Family 2018". ARYNEWS. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "Banari Mengal - The Express Tribune Blog". Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "Balochistan National Party". DAWN.COM. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Akhtar Mengal returns to Pakistan
- ^ Akhtar Mengal wins from Khuzdar
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "Akhtar Mengal to record statement before SC today". The Nation. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Mengal freed; worried about missing workers". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Process to withdraw cases against Baloch leaders starts | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Shahid, Saleem (2008-04-22). "Balochistan govt drops cases against Mengal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Baloch leader Akhtar Mengal returns to Pakistan
External links
- Living people
- 1962 births
- Baloch nationalists
- Balochistan MPAs 1997–1999
- Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023
- Chief Ministers of Balochistan, Pakistan
- Aitchison College alumni
- People of the insurgency in Balochistan
- Balochistan National Party (Mengal) MNAs
- Mengal family
- Pakistani prisoners and detainees
- Balochistan MPAs 2013–2018
- Leaders of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan