Balakh Sher Mazari
| Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari | |
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Prime Minister of Pakistan Caretaker |
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In office 18 April 1993 – 26 May 1993 |
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| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Nawaz Sharif |
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8 July 1928 Kot Karam Khan, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (Urdu: بلخ شیر مزاری) is the tumandar (or chieftain) and the paramount sardar of the Mazari tribe which is situated on the tristate area between Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.
As the chieftain of his tribe, he holds the title of "Mir" but also goes by the styles of "Tumandar" or "Sardar". Mazari is 22nd Sardar and the seventh Mir of the Mazaris. Alongside Mazari, his brother Sherbaz Khan Mazari also played a prominent role in the politics of Pakistan. Even his grandson Mir Dost Mohammad Mazari is a Pakistan Peoples Party parliamentarian from NA-175 Rajanpur who served as the parliamentary secretary for the Ministry of Water and Power.
Mazari served as the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan after the Nawaz government was overthrown by president Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Mazari's tenure as caretaker prime minister ended abruptly on 26 May 1993 when the Supreme Court revoked the presidential order and reinstated Nawaz Sharif as the prime minister.
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