Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri | |
|---|---|
| نواب ثناء اللہ خان زہری | |
| 15th Chief Minister of Balochistan | |
| In office 24 December 2015 – 9 January 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Governor | Muhammad Khan Achakzai |
| Preceded by | Abdul Malik Baloch |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Quddus Bizenjo |
| Senior Minister of Balochistan | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 24 December 2015 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Governor | Muhammad Khan Achakzai |
| Chief Minister | Abdul Malik Baloch |
| Member of Senate of Pakistan (Senator) | |
| In office March 1997 – March 2000 | |
| Constituency | Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | PB-38 Khuzdar-I |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | PB-33 Khuzdar-I |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | PB-33 Khuzdar-I |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Constituency | PB-33 Khuzdar-I |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Constituency | PB-30 Khuzdar-I |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Constituency | PB-30 Khuzdar-I |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Constituency | PB-30 Khuzdar-I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1961 Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party |  Pakistan People's Party (2020-present) |
| Other political affiliations |  PMLN (2010-2020) National Party Pakistan (2001-2010) PMLN (1997-2001) Pakistan National Party (1990-1997) Independent (1988-1990) |
| Children | Sikander Khan Zehri (Son) Hamza Khan Zehri (Son) Izbal Zehri (Daughter) Ayesha Zehri (Daughter) |
| Parent | Sardar Doda Khan Zehri (father) |
| Education | University of Balochistan (BA)[1] |
| Profession | Politician, chief of Jhalawan, nawab of Zehri(Baloch) tribe |
| Cabinet | Government of Balochistan, Pakistan |
Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri (Urdu: نواب ثناء اللہ خان زہری; born 4 August 1961) is a Pakistani politician who had been the Chief Minister of Balochistan from 24 December 2015 to 9 December 2017. He belongs to Channal Zarakzai family and is also the Sardar of the Zehri tribe and chief of Jhalawan.[2][3] Zehri was the central president of the Pakistan Muslim League's Balochistan branch and a confidant of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif[4] He left the PML-N on 7 November 2020.[5]
On 7 June 2013, Zehri was appointed senior minister of Balochistan with portfolios of communication works, mines, minerals. On 9 January 2018, due to the imminence of a no-confidence vote against him, Zehri resigned from his post as chief minister to prevent the brewing of a political crisis.[6]
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- ^ "Zehri elected new Balochistan CM". Samaa TV. 24 December 2015.
- ^ Pakistan Herald (29 October 2013). "Sanaullah Zehri". Pakistan Herald. Pakistan Herald. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "'PPP is a family': Bilawal welcomes Zehri, Qadir Baloch and others to party fold". DAWN.COM. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Balochistan CM Nawab Sanaullah Zehri resigns". The News International. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2023.