Sanaullah Zehri

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 Gujjars 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.