Sherbaz Khan Mazari
| Sherbaz Khan Mazari | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 17 August 1975 – 5 July 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Khan Abdul Wali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Fakhar Imam |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 October 1930 Rojhan, British Raj (now Pakistan) |
| Political party |
Independent (Before 1975) National Democratic Party (1975–1977) Pakistan National Alliance (1977–1981) Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (1981–1988) |
Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari (Urdu: سردار شیر باز خان مزاری) (born 6 October 1930) is a prominent Pakistani politician and the former leader of the opposition in the National Assembly hailing from the Baloch, Mazari tribe situated in Rojhan-Mazari.
He was born at Rojhan on 6 October 1930 to Mir Murad Baksh Khan, Chief of the Mazari Tribe; he lost his mother when he was 1 and father when he was 2. As an orphan he, his two brothers and three sisters were placed under the guardianship of the British Government. He studied at Aitchison College at Lahore and until the independence of Pakistan in 1947 at the Royal Indian Military College at Dera Doon.
Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari entered politics by supporting Miss Fatima Jinnah, sister of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, against Ayub Khan in the Presidential elections of 1964. In 1970, he was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate. He was a signatory to the 1973 Constitution, as head of the independent group in the Assembly.
After the Bhutto-led army action in Balochistan and the subsequent banning of the National Awami Party, he formed the National Democratic Party. This was part of an effort to oppose Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's autocratic rule as well as to bring about peace in Balochistan. He served as the leader of the NDP from 1975 to 1985 and the leader of the Opposition in Parliament from 1975-1977.
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