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Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri

The Honorable
Sanaullah Khan Zehri
نواب ثناء اللہ خان زہری
15th Chief Minister of Balochistan
Assumed office
24 December 2015
Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai
Preceded by Abdul Malik Baloch
Member of Balochistan Assembly
Assumed office
7 June 2013
Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai
Constituency PB-50 (Khuzdar-I)
Senior Minister of Balochistan
In office
7 June 2013 – 24 December 2015
Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai
Pakistan Senator from Balochistan
In office
27 December 1997 – 12 October 1999
Preceded by Sandiq Bugti
Succeeded by Israr Ullah Zehri
Personal details
Born (1961-08-04) 4 August 1961 (age 56)
Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan
Citizenship  Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
(6 January 2010 – present)
Children Sikander Khan Zehri, Hamza Khan Zehri
Parents Sardar Doda Khan Zehri (father)
Education

Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri (Urdu: نواب ثناء اللہ خان زہری ‎) is the Chief Minister of Balochistan. He is the Nawab of Zehri tribe and chief of Jhalawan. Zehri succeeded Abdul Malik Baloch as chief minister Baluchistan province of Pakistan on 24 December 2015 as part of the power sharing deal brokered in the touristic town of Murree. Zehri is the central president of the Pakistan Muslim League's Balochistan branch and a confidant of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. On 7 June 2013, Zehri was appointed senior minister of Balochistan with portfolios of communication works, mines, minerals and industries.


Sanaullah Zehri was born in Zehri family of Gujjar in Anjeera in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan, on 4 August 1961. His father, Sardar Doda Khan Zehri, was a tribal leader and an activist in the Pakistan Movement who played a crucial role in gathering Balochistan's support for the cause of Pakistan. He graduated with a BA degree in political science in 1983 from Balochistan University.

Upon graduating from Balochistan University, he ran in the 1990 Balochistan Assembly general elections, performing well on the PML(N)'s conservative platform. During this time, he campaigned for local government in Balochistan. In 1997, he contested and triumphed in a senate election, representing Balochistan until 1999. Zehri ran for the PB-50 (Khuzdar-I) constituency on the National Party's platform during the 2002 general election. He served as the provincial minister of prisons and tribal affairs until 2003.


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