Liaqat Baloch

Liaqat Baloch
(لياقت بلوج)
Personal details
Born (1952-12-09) 9 December 1952
Muzaffargarh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Jamaat-e-Islami
Religion islam

Liaqat Baloch (Urdu: لیاقت بلوچ) (born December 9, 1952) is a political leader in Pakistan. He is originally from Muzaffargarh, a remote area of southern Punjab - although his family's origins are in the nearby province of Balochistan.[1]

He played an active role in student politics in the late 1970s. And at the University of the Punjab where he was elected president of the Students Union in 1976. He also elected all Pakistan president of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in 1977 and 1978. He holds an MA (Mass Communication) and LLB degree from the University of the Punjab. He was a member of the Pakistani parliament in 1985, 1990 and 2002.[1]

Today, Baloch lives in Lahore and is the Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan's Islamic religio-political party. He was also the secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the deputy leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "christiansinpakistan". Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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