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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{other uses|Zulfiqar (disambiguation)}}
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| name = Zulfikar Ali Magsi
| office = 19th [[Governor of Balochistan]]
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| president = [[Asif Ali Zardari]]
| primeminister = {{plainlist|*[[Yusuf Raza Gillani]]
*[[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]]
*[[Nawaz Sharif]]}}
| successor = [[Muhammad Khan Achakzai]]
| termend = 9 June 2013
| termstart = 28 February 2008
| governor1 = {{plainlist|*[[Imran Ullah Khan]]
*[[Abdul Rahim Durrani]]}}
| office1 = [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]]
| primeminister2 = [[Nawaz Sharif]] [[Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi]]
| term_end2 = 30 May 1993
| term_start2 = 19 July 1993
| primeminister1 = [[Benazir Bhutto]]|
| status2 = [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]]
| governor2 = [[Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai|Gul Mohammad Jogezai]]
| predecessor1 = [[Muhammad Naseer Mengal]]
| successor2 = [[Muhammad Naseer Mengal]]
| termend1 = 10 November 1996
| termstart1 = 20 October 1993
| predecessor2 = [[Taj Muhammad Jamali]]
| successor1 = [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali]]
| birthname = Zulfikar Ali Magsi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|14 February 1954}}
| birth_place = [[Jhal Magsi District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]
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| citizenship = [[Pakistan]]
| nationality = Pakistani
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| spouse = [[Shama Parveen Magsi]]
| relatives = [[Mir Nadir Ali Khan Magsi]] (Brother) 
[[Nawabzada Tariq Magsi]] (Brother) 
[[Khalid Hussain Magsi]] (Brother) 
[[Mir Aamir Ali Khan Magsi]] (Brother) 
| children = [[Nawabzada Saifullah Magsi]]
| residence = Jhal Magsi
| education = [[Aitchison College]]
| alma_mater = [[University of the Punjab]]
| occupation = Politician
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'''Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi''' ([[Urdu script|Urdu]]: {{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq| نواب ذوالفقار علی مگسی }}}}; born 14 February 1954) was the 19th [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]] since 28 February 2008 to 9 June 2013 as well as the Chief Executive of Balochistan since 14 January 2013. Magsi also served as [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]] in the [[Benazir Bhutto]] government of 1993–1996. He is the current [[Nawab]] and [[Tumandar]] of the [[Magsi]] Tribe.<ref name="dawn">Saleem Shahid, [https://www.dawn.com/2008/02/28/top4.htm "Former CM Magsi appointed governor"] Dawn newspaper, 28 February 2008, Retrieved 19 May 2022</ref>

Nawab was appointed as the chief executive of [[Balochistan]] on 13 January 2013 after the sacking of [[Aslam Raisani]]'s unpopular government and imposition of [[Governor's Rule]]. It was the main after effect of the [[January 2013 Pakistan bombings]]. Nawab Magsi did his schooling from [[Aitchison College]], Lahore. He first came to politics in 1977, when he won as an independent candidate seat from his native constituency in the provincial assembly. However, his family was involved in [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] politics before Pakistani independence. He served in many provincial ministries and also worked in the Home Ministry in the 1990s. In 1993, his coalition won majority of seats and he became [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]].<ref name="sop"/>

In the [[2008 Pakistani general election|February 2008 elections]], he again stood as an independent candidate from his native PB-32 [[Jhal Magsi]] constituency and won without any opposition. On 27 February 2008, the caretaker Chief Minister Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani announced officially that Nawab Magsi would be the next governor of Balochistan province. On 28 February 2008 Nawab Magsi took oath in the Governor House at Quetta. In the ceremony, he promised to resolve the ongoing military operation in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], missing political workers and bring peace in province.<ref>[https://tribune.com.pk/story/558083/bowing-out-balochistan-governor-zulfiqar-magsi-resigns Bowing out: Balochistan Governor resigns] The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 3 June 2013, Retrieved 19 May 2022</ref> On Wednesday, 19 March 2008, Nawab Magsi asked Balochistan Government issue an outstanding bill against federal government and the [[Sindh Government]] of 128bn rupees.<ref name="sop">[https://storyofpakistan.com/nawab-zulfiqar-ali-magsi/ Profile of Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi] Story of Pakistan website, Retrieved 19 May 2022</ref>

==Political career==

Nawab Magsi started his political career in 1977 when he participated in general elections as independent candidate and elected as Member Provincial Assembly.<ref name="sop"/> He also took part in the non-party elections of 1985 and returned successful as a Member, [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan]] (MPA). He was re-elected as MPA in 1988 and again in 1990. He remained Provincial Minister Education and Planning and Development in 1988 while he served as Provincial Minister in Balochistan in 1990. He was twice elected as [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]] and remained in office from 30 May 1993 to 19 July 1993 and from 20 October 1993 to 10 November 1996 respectively.<ref name="sop"/>

In the general elections of 1997 he returned successful as MPA for the sixth time. He did not participate in 2002 elections.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} In the recent elections in 2008, he participated as independent candidate of Provincial Assembly and won his traditional seat. He was appointed by the president of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as [[Governor of Balochistan]] on 28 February 2008 and on the same day, he took oath of his office.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} He resigned as Governor of Balochistan after prime minister-in-waiting [[Nawaz Sharif]] announced to bring the next governor from [[Muhammad Khan Achakzai]]'s [[Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party]] (PkMAP) which was accepted by the President on 9 June 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30126&Itemid=1|title=Brief political profile of new Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719013016/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30126&Itemid=1|access-date=2022-05-19|website=Associated Press of Pakistan website|language=en|archive-date=19 July 2011|date=27 February 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Yousaf Aziz Magsi]]
* [[Jam Nizamuddin II]]
* [[Shama Parveen Magsi]]
* [[Magsi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719013016/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30126&Itemid=1 Profile of New Governor of Balochistan - Archived]

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{{Succession box|title=[[Chief Minister of Balochistan]]|
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Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi - Revision history

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