Mir Ziaullah Langau
Mir Ziaullah langau | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Home and Tribal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2026 | |
| Chief Minister | Sarfraz Bugti |
| In office 19 April 2024 – 22 August 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Sarfraz Bugti |
| In office 25 December 2018 – 24 October 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Jam Kamal Khan |
| Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Forest and Wildlife | |
| In office 27 August 2018 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Jam Kamal Khan |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | PB-36 Kalat |
| In office 29 February 2024 – 22 August 2024 | |
| Constituency | PB-36 Kalat |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | PB-37 Kalat |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BAP (2018-present) |
Mir Ziaullah Langau is a Pakistani politician who is the Minister of Home and Tribal Affairs for Balochistan. He was the Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Forest and Wildlife, in office from 30 August 2018 till 12 August 2023, and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan during roughly the same period.
Early life
He was born on 15 October 1981.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan as a candidate of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) from Constituency PB-37 (Kalat) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[2][3]
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Balochistan cabinet of Chief Minister of Jam Kamal Khan.[4] On 30 August, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Forest and Wildlife.[5] After a cabinet shuffle, he was given the portfolio for Home and Tribal Affairs.[6]
He contested the 2024 Balochistan provincial election from PB-36 Kalat as a candidate of BAP and was initially declared the winner.[7]
On 19 April 2024, he was sworn into the Sarfraz Bugti ministry as the Minister for Home and Tribal Affairs.[8]
Subsequently, Mir Saeed Ahmed Langau, the runner-up, filed a petition alleging electoral irregularities. Based on this petition, on 22 August 2024, the Election Tribunal suspended Langau's victory notification and ordered re-polling at seven polling stations. Later, the Election Commission of Pakistan also suspended its earlier notification declaring him as the returned candidate.[9]
Following re-polling that was held at seven polling stations on 10 March 2026, Langau was announced as the returned candidate.[10] He took oath as a member of the Assembly on 13 March 2026.[11]
On 18 March 2026, he was re-sworn into the Sarfraz Bugti ministry as the Minister for Home and Tribal Affairs.[12]
Insurgent attack
On 14 August 2026, he survived an attack by gunmen in the Khad Kocha area (which had been under a curfew since 23 July) of Mastung as he was travelling from Kalat to Quetta.[13][14] Six people, including three police officers, sustained injuries in the attack, while Langau remained "unhurt".[15] The attack came in the backdrop of Independence Day celebrations, with strict security measures in the province and mobile services suspended in various districts.[15]
References
- ↑ "Profile". www.pabalochistan.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ "Unofficial Balochistan Assembly results | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ Shahid, Saleem (28 August 2018). "10-member Balochistan cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "Balochistan cabinet members assigned portfolios | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ Shahid, Saleem (2018-12-26). "Balochistan home minister changed". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Makar, A. B.; McMartin, K. E.; Palese, M.; Tephly, T. R. (June 1975). "Formate assay in body fluids: application in methanol poisoning". Biochemical Medicine. 13 (2): 117–126. doi:10.1016/0006-2944(75)90147-7. ISSN 0006-2944. PMID 1.
- ↑ "14-member Balochistan cabinet takes oath". Geo News. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Shah, Syed Ali (2024-08-21). "Balochistan home minister removed | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Shahid, Saleem (2026-03-11). "Zia Langove wins Kalat seat after re-polling". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Zia Langove takes oath as BA member". The News International. 2026-03-14. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Zia Langove takes oath as Balochistan minister". The News International. 2026-03-19. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Balochistan home minister escapes unhurt as 11 injured in separate attacks". Arab News. 2026-08-14. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- ↑ "Balochistan minister escapes unhurt in armed attack on convoy, three policemen injured". telegraphindia.com. 2026-08-14. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
The security forces carried out a major clean-up operation in the area after the incidents but insurgents struck again
- 1 2 "Balochistan home minister unhurt as convoy comes under attack in Mastung". Dawn. 2026-08-14. Retrieved 2026-08-15.