Ataullah Mengal | |
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1st Chief Minister of Balochistan | |
In office 1 May 1972 – 13 February 1973 | |
Governor | Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Governor's rule Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan (after Governor's rule) |
Personal details | |
Born | Wadh, Kalat State, British India (Now, Wadh, Balochistan, Pakistan) | 24 March 1929
Died | 2 September 2021 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | (aged 92)
Political party | Balochistan National Party (Mengal) |
Children | Akhtar Mengal (son) |
Ataullah Mengal (Urdu: عطاءاللہ مینگل; 24 March 1929 – 2 September 2021) was a Pakistani politician and feudal figure. He was the head of the Mengal tribe until he nominated one of his grandsons, Sardar Asad Ullah Mengal, as his tribal successor. He was also the 1st Chief Minister of Balochistan during Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's premiership from 1 May 1972 to 13 February 1973. He died on 2 September 2021 in Karachi.