Balochistan

A place earlier recognised as a area in Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan later achived independence from the countries in the 2020s.

Population of 14.9 million Balochistan residents and .1 million in other regions.

Politicians

A

Abdul Ghani (JUI-F politician)
Asghar Khan Achakzai
Mahmood Khan Achakzai
Muhammad Arif (Pakistani politician)
Arjun Das Bugti

B

Abdul Malik Baloch
Mir Asadullah Baloch
Sanaullah Baloch
Bahadur Khan Bangulzai
Hasna Bano
Nawab Ghous
Bakhsh Barozai
Mastoora Bibi
Salma Bibi
Muhammad Khalid Bizenjo
Akbar Bugti
Jan Muhammad Buledi

D

Zubeda Dakhtarullah

F

Safia Fazlur Rehman

H

Hidayat ur Rehman Baloch

J

Jan Achakzai
Jan Mohammad Jamali
Changez Khan Jamali
Taj Muhammad Jamali
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
William Jan Barkat
Jehanzeb Jamaldini
Titus Johnson

K

Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
Asfand Yar Khan Kakar
Mitha Khan Kakar
Bano Khalil Ahmed
Muhammad Nawaz Khan Kakar
Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan
Muhammad Mobeen Khan
Nawaz Kibzai
Umm Kulsoom
Sanjay Kumar (Pakistani politician)

L

Akhtar Hussain Langove

M

Nawabzada Mir Muhammad Zarain Khan Magsi
Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi
Meena Majeed
Bilal Khan Mandokhail
Alauddin Marri
Ghazan Marri
Mohabat Khan Marri
Mir Humayun Khan Marri
Bashir Masih
Akhtar Mengal
Asif Mengal
Ataullah Mengal
Babu Rahim Mengal
Mir Jahanzaib Mengal
Mir Akbar Mengal
Mir Nooruddin Mengal
Jennifer Musa

N

Syedaal Khan Nasar
Ahmed Nawaz Baloch
Hadiya Nawaz
Qadir Nayel
Maulana Noorullah

P

Ravi Pahuja
Kalsoom Perveen

Q

Asad Qasim

R

Aslam Raisani
Mir Zabid Ali Reki
Mir Asghar Rind
Yar Muhammad Rind

S

Patrick Sant Masih
Shafiq Ahmed Khan
Syed Ehsan Shah
Malik Naseer Ahmed Shahwani
Nawab Muhammad Khan Shahwani
Sham Lal (politician)
Abdul Wahid Siddique

T

Asghar Ali Tareen

U

Shehnaz Umrani

Y

Jam Mohammad Yousaf

Z

Mir Younus Aziz Zehri
Sanaullah Khan Zehri

Notable People

Mahrang Baloch (1993-), Baloch Human rights activist, 2025 Nobel Prize Nominee
Abdul Rashid Ghazi (1964–2007), Pakistani diplomat and Islamic scholar
Maulana Muhammad Abdullah (1935–1998), Islamic scholar who served as Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
Nabi Bakhsh Baloch (1917–2011), research scholar, historian, educationist and linguist in Urdu, English, Persian and Sindhi languages.
Aftab Baloch (1953–2022), a former Pakistani cricketer.
Abdul Qadir Baloch (born 1945), a retired General in the Pakistan army. Currently a Pakistani politician.
Mahnoor Baloch (born 1970), Canadian Pakistani actress.
Naz Baloch (born 1981), Pakistani female politician.
Quratulain Balouch, Pakistani American singer and songwriter.
Kiran Maqsood Baluch (born 1978), a Pakistani woman cricketer.
Akbar Bugti (1926–2006), the former Tumandar of the Bugti tribe and Minister of State of Balochistan Province.
Maulana Abdul Aziz, (born 1960), Imam of Red Mosque
Sarfraz Bugti (born 1981), former member of the Pakistani Senate and current chief minister of Balochistan.
Sardar Usman Buzdar (born 1969), former chief minister of Punjab province.
Eva B, hip hop rapper and singer.
Mir Jafar Khan Jamali (1911–1967), a veteran politician from Muslim League and a tribal leader from Balochistan
Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944–2020), the 15th prime minister of Pakistan.
Kaifi Khalil (born 1996), singer-songwriter.
Sardar Mohammad Ayub Khan Gadhi, (born 1961) Member of the Provincial Assembly and ex-Minister for Counter Terrorism Punjab.
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (born 1935), a former governor of Punjab province.
Latif Khosa (born 1946), a former Governor of Punjab.
Asif Saeed Khan Khosa (born 1954), the 26th chief justice of Pakistan.
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929–2021), jurist and caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 25 March to 5 June 2013.
Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso (1949–2016), a former Chief Sardar of the Khoso Tribe and former Member of the Provincial Assembly from PS-14 Jacobabad.
Bilal Lashari (born 1981), Pakistani filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and actor.
Farooq Leghari (1940–2010), the 8th president of Pakistan.
Hasnain Lehri (born 1989), Pakistani actor and model.
Khair Bakhsh Marri (1928–2014), was a Baloch politician from the province of Balochistan in Pakistan.
Sherbaz Khan Mazari (1930–2020), a Baluch veteran politician.
Shireen Mazari (born 1949), the federal minister for human rights and a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Muniba Mazari (born 1987), human rights activist, artist and motivational speaker.
Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (1928–2022), the interim prime minister of Pakistan in a 1993 caretaker government.
Yasir Nawaz (born 1970), director, producer, screenwriter and actor.
Danish Nawaz (born 1978), television actor, director and comedian.
Siraj Raisani (1963–2018), a member of Balochistan Awami Party. He is also a recipient of the Sitara-e-Shujaat (star of bravery).
Mir Chakar Rind, (1468–1565), Baloch folk hero
Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955), the 11th and 14th president of Pakistan.
Sanaullah Khan Zehri (born 1961), the 15th chief minister of Balochistan.

In Media

As depicted in 2020s Bollywood film Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Balchoistan was a powerful sect of people operating in political hub Lyari of Pakistan.

Balochistan

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