Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi

Nawab Zulfikar Ali Magsi
19th governor of Balochistan
In office 28 February 2008 – 9 June 2013
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervez Ashraf Nawaz Sharif
Succeeded by	Muhammad Khan Achakzai
Chief Minister of Balochistan
In office 19 October 1993 – 10 November 1996
Prime Minister	Benazir Bhutto
Governor	Imran Ullah Khan Abdul Rahim Durrani
Preceded by	Taj Muhammad Jamali
Succeeded by	Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Personal details
Born	Zulfikar Ali Magsi (1954-02-14) 14 February 1954 (age 70) Jhal Magsi District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Spouse	Shama Parveen Magsi
Relations	Mir Nadir Ali Khan Magsi (Brother) Nawabzada Tariq Magsi (Brother) Khalid Hussain Magsi (Brother)
Children	Nawabzada Saifullah Magsi
Residence	Jhal Magsi
Alma mater	Aitchison College Punjab University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Tumandar of Magsi tribe,Politician
Cabinet	Government of Balochistan

Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi (Urdu: نواب ذوالفقار علی مگسی ; born 14 February 1954) was the 20th governor of Balochistan Province since 28 February 2008 to 9 June 2013 as well as the chief executive of Balochistan since 14 January 2013. He is the Nawab and Tumandar of the Magsi Tribe, a former governor and a former chief executive of Balochistan, a senior politician and the former chief minister of Balochistan province in the Benazir Bhutto government of 1993–1996.^[1] Nawab was appointed as the chief executive of Balochistan on 13 January 2013 after the sacking of Aslam Raisani's unpopular government and imposition of Governor's Rule. It was the main after effect of the January 2013 Pakistan bombings. Nawab Magsi did his schooling from Aitchison College, Lahore. He first came to politics in 1977, when he won as an independent candidate seat from his native constituency in the provincial assembly. However, his family was involved in Balochistan politics before Pakistani independence. He served in many provincial ministries and also worked in the Home Ministry in the 1990s. In 1993, his coalition won majority of seats and he became Chief Minister of Balochistan.^[2]

In the February 2008 elections, he again stood as an independent candidate from his native PB-32 Jhal Magsi constituency and won without any opposition. On 27 February 2008, the caretaker Chief Minister Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani announced officially that Nawab Magsi would be the next governor of Balochistan province. On 28 February 2008 Nawab Magsi took oath in the Governor House at Quetta. In the ceremony, he promised to resolve the ongoing military operation in Balochistan, missing political workers and bring peace in province.^[3] On Wednesday, 19 March 2008, Nawab Magsi asked Balochistan Government issue an outstanding bill against federal government and the Sindh Government of 128bn rupees.^[2]