Shahzain Bugti
Appearance
Shahzain Bugti | |
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Minister of Narcotics Control | |
In office 19 April 2022 – 9 August 2023 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
Preceded by | Ijaz Ahmed Shah |
Succeeded by | Sarfraz Bugti (caretaker) |
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan | |
In office 7 July 2021 – 27 March 2022 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
Constituency | NA-259 (Dera Bugti-cum-Kohlu-cum-Barkhan-cum-Sibbi-cum-Lehri) |
Leader of JWP | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Preceded by | Talal Akbar Bugti |
Personal details | |
Born | Dera Bugti District, Balochistan Pakistan | 14 April 1970
Political party | Pakistan Muslims league (N)Party| PML -N]] (2025-present) |
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Relatives | Akbar Bugti (grandfather) Gohram Bugti (brother) |
Nawab Shahzain Bugti is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. He served as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan from 7 July 2021 to 27 March 2022.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]A grandson of Akbar Bugti and son of Talal Akbar Bugti, he earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Houston.[2]
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-259 as a candidate of Jamhoori Wattan Party in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shahzain Bugti appointed as SAPM on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan". Geo News. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ Alvi, Mumtaz (8 August 2009). "BALOCHISTAN: Centre's Policies Created Trust Deficit: Shahzain Bugti". The News International. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025.
Shahzain has a Masters degree in Political Science from the University of Houston. He is the grandson of late Nawab Akbar Bugti and the son of Talal Bugti, who heads the JWP after the killing of his father in August 2006.
- ^ "Women candidates bag eight Balochistan Assembly seats | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- Rana, Pavan (27 September 2015). "Brahamdagh Bugti's relative Shahzain Bugti to support Pakistan if war between India-Pak". Patrika.