Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo
| Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo | |
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| 3rd Governor of Balochistan | |
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In office 29 April 1972 – 15 February 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Ghaus Bakhsh Raisani |
| Succeeded by | Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1917 or 1919 Khuzdar, Balochistan |
| Died | 11 August 1989 (aged 70–72) Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan National Party |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in / cm |
| Residence | Nal, Balochistan |
| Profession | Mir of the Bizenjo Tribe |
| In Search of Solutions: The Autobiography Of Mir Ghaus Buksh Bizenjo (pdf version), edited by B.M. Kutty, Published by Pakistan Labour Trust and University of Karachi's (KU) Pakistan Study Centre, 2009 | |
Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo (Urdu/Baloch: میرغوث بخش بزنجو ) was a prominent Baloch politician of Balochistan, Pakistan. He was born in Nall Khuzdar Balochistan نال in either December 1917 His father's name was Safar Khan. One of the founding members of the National Awami Party, he served as the Governor of Balochistan from 1972 to 1973 and was a key signatory to Pakistans Third constitution.
Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo obtained his high school education up to the 8th Grade from Sandeman High School Quetta. After the 1935 earthquake, he got admission in Sindh Madrasa tul Islam, Karachi.
Then, for further education, Mir Ghaus Bakhsh enrolled into Aligarh University where he studied for four years thus completing his formal education.
Mir Ghaus Bakhsh was a good football player and throughout his student career he had the reputation of being good at sports.
In 1938, after returning from Aligarh, Mir Ghaus Bakhsh joined the Baloch League, a party based in Karachi which was formed by some Baloch intellectuals.
In 1939 the Kalat State National Party (KSNP) arranged its annual convention in Mastung. The Baloch League sent Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo as a representative to attend the convention. On 6 July 1939 an armed tribal force was sent by the Sardars of Balochistan to disrupt the annual rally of the KSNP. This tribal force opened fire on the participants of the rally but police and Levies Force interfered in time and a potential bloodbath was averted. After this incident many of the KSNP workers and leaders were either arrested or exiled from Kalat. Abdul Rahim Khwaaja Khel, Babu Abdul Karim Shorish and others who were at Government Posts resigned. Mir Gul Khan Nasir who was the Secretary Judicial Affairs, Mir Hammal Khan who was the Custom Officer, Mir Mohammad Faazal Khan Mohammad Shahi who was Education Minister and Faiz Mohammad Yousafzai who was Assistant Collector also tendered in their resignations though it is believed that the resignations of Mir Gul Khan and Mir Hammal Khan were accepted in 1941. After this incident Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo joined the KSNP. In fact, the resignations of Mir Gul Khan Nasir, Mir Abdul Aziz Kurd and Mir Hammal Khan are believed to have been tendered in as a result of Mir Ghaus Bakhsh's efforts. Initially he was against independence.
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