Abdul Hakeem Baloch

Abdul Hakeem Baloch
عبدالحکیم بلوچ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 February 2024 – 11 October 2024
Preceded byJamil Ahmed Khan
ConstituencyNA-231 Karachi Malir-III
In office
24 October 2022 – 10 August 2023
Preceded byJamil Ahmed Khan
ConstituencyNA-237 (Malir-II)
In office
14 December 2016 – 31 May 2018
Succeeded byJam Abdul Karim Bijar
ConstituencyNA-258 (Karachi-XX)
Minister of State for Communication
In office
5 June 2014 – September 2016
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterMian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party (2017-present)

Abdul Hakeem Baloch (Urdu: عبد الحکیم بلوچ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.[1] He also served as MNA from 2013 to 2016, from 2016 to 2018 and from October 2022 till August 2023.

Education

He has done bachelors.[2]

Political career

He began his political career with Pakistan Peoples Party and served as a provincial minister of Sindh.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-258 (Karachi-XX) on ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5][6]

In 2013, he was made the Minister of State for Railways[6][7][3][8] before being appointed as Minister of State for Communication in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[9][6]

In 2016, he quit PML-N and rejoined Pakistan Peoples Party and resigned from the National Assembly seat that he won on PML-N ticket.[10][6]

He ran for the seat of National Assembly from NA-258 (Karachi-XX) on ticket of PPP in by-election held in 2016[10] and retained the seat.[11] He was given cabinet portfolio of Minister of State for Railways.[12]

He ran for the NA-237 Malir seat on the ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party in the by-election held in October 2022 and won the elections by getting 32567 votes.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Ali Musa, Hakeem Baloch take oath". The Nation (newspaper). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "MP Profile". Open Parliament Pakistan. FAFEN. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (8 October 2016). "By-polls in NA-258 Karachi on Nov 22". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ Iqbal, Nasir (21 June 2015). "Nadra reports throw up interesting data". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (24 October 2013). "Another Nadra report confirms bogus voting". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Hakeem Baloch rejoins PPP - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  7. ^ Raza, Syed Irfan (8 June 2013). "• Cabinet sworn in • Dar gets finance portfolio, Nisar interior: PML-N keeps faith in old guard". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Nawaz orders probe into desecration of religious sites". DAWN.COM. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  9. ^ "State Minister for Communications". The News. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (17 November 2016). "300 polling stations set up for NA-258 by-polls". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Karachi by-polls: PPP's Hakeem Baloch wins back NA-258 seat - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Sharif's 25-member cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  13. ^ "PPP leader Hadi congratulates Musa Gilani, Hakeem Baloch". Daily Times. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Abdul Hakeem Baloch — saving grace for federal ruling coalition in recent by-polls". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 October 2022.