Zafarullah Khan Jamali | |
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14th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
In office 21 November 2002 – 26 June 2004 |
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President | Pervez Musharraf |
Preceded by |
Pervez Musharaf (as Chief Executive) Nawaz Sharif (as Prime Minister) |
Succeeded by | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
Chief Minister of Balochistan | |
In office 9 November 1996 – 22 February 1997 Acting |
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Governor | Imran Ullah Khan |
Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Magsi |
Succeeded by | Akhtar Mengal |
In office 24 June 1988 – 24 December 1988 |
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Governor | Muhammad Musa |
Preceded by | Ghulam Qadir Khan |
Succeeded by | Bux Marie (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1944 (age 72–73) Dera Murad Jamali, Baluchistan Agency, British India (now in Balochistan, Pakistan) |
Political party |
PPP (before 1977) PML (1985-1988) IJI (1988–1993) PML (N) (1993-2002) PML (Q) (2002 -Present) |
Alma mater |
Government College University Punjab University |
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (Balochi, Urdu: میر ظفراللہ خان جمالی; born c. 1944) is a Pakistani politician and currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2002 until his resignation in 2004.
Originally a supporter of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Jamali emerged from the politics of Balochistan Province under military governor Rahimuddin Khan during the 1970s. He became a national figure as part of the government of Nawaz Sharif, and was Chief Minister of Balochistan for two non-consecutive terms (from June–December 1988 and November 1996 –February 1997). Although he was a senior leader in the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and Sharif's confidant, relations between Jamali and Sharif cooled and Jamali joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) after the 1999 coup led by General Pervez Musharraf. In the 2002 general election, Jamali won his bid for the office of Prime Minister after his supporters and colleagues crossed party lines to support him. On 21 November 2002 Jamali was appointed the 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan until unexpectedly announced his resignation in 2004.