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Pakistani politician (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liaqat Baloch (Urdu: لیاقت بلوچ; born 9 December 1952) is a political leader in Pakistan.
Liaqat Baloch | |
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لیاقت بلوچ | |
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| Naib Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Khurshid Ahmad |
| Secretary General of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
| In office 27 April 2019 – 21 May 2019 | |
| Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| In office May 2009 – 27 April 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Ameer ul Azeem |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 23 July 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-126 (Lahore-IX) |
| In office 3 November 1990 – 16 October 1993 | |
| In office 21 March 1985 – 2 December 1988 | |
| Constituency | Lahore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1952 Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami (2019-present) |
| Website | liaqatbaloch.com |
A member of the Pakistani parliament in 1985, 1990 and 2002,[1][2][3] Baloch is currently serving as the Naib Ameer (Deputy Chief) of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan's Islamic religio-political party and also served as the Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami until 2019.[4][5]
He was also the secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the deputy leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.[6][7]
He is originally from Muzaffargarh, a remote area of southern Punjab – although his family's origins are in the nearby province of Balochistan. Today, Baloch lives in Lahore.
He holds an MA (Mass Communication) and LLB degree from the University of the Punjab.
His sister-in-law is Dr Tahira Basharat, an important figure attached to the department of Islamic Studies at the University of the Punjab, where she served as Professor and Dean.[8]
He played an active role in student politics in the late 1970s, and at the University of the Punjab he was elected president of the Students Union in 1976. He was also elected the all Pakistan president of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in 1977 and 1978.
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