Abdul Hakeem Baloch

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Abdul Hakeem Baloch
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
14 December 2016 – 31 May 2018
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

Abdul Hakeem Baloch (Urdu: عبد الحکیم بلوچ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to 2016 and again from 2016 to 2018.

Education[]

He has done bachelors.[1]

Political career[]

He began his political career with Pakistan Peoples Party and served as a provincial minister of Sindh.[2]

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.[3][4][5]

In 2013, he was made the Minister of State for Railways[5][6][2][7] before being appointed as Minister of State for Communication in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[8][5]

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.[9][5]

He ran for the seat of National Assembly from NA-258 (Karachi-XX) on ticket of PPP in by-election held in 2016[9] and retained the seat.[10] He was given cabinet portfolio of Minister of State for Railways.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "MP Profile". Open Parliament Pakistan. FAFEN. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "State Minister for Communications". The News. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Sharif's 25-member cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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