Naseer Mengal

Naseer Mengal
نصیر مینگل
Chief Minister of Balochistan (Acting)
In office
19 July 1993 – 20 October 1993
Preceded byZulfikar Ali Magsi (as acting chief minister)
Succeeded byZulfiqar Ali Magsi
Personal details
BornMir Muhammad Nasir Mengal
RelationsMengal tribe
ChildrenAtta-ur-Rahman
Shafiq-ur-Rahman Mengal

Mir Muhammad Naseer Mengal[a] is a Pakistani politician who served as the acting chief minister of Balochistan from 19 July 1993 to 20 October 1993. He was a leading member of the Pakistan Muslim League – Q (PML–Q) in Balochistan.[1]

Early life and family

Mengal was born in the Wadh, Khanate of Kalat (modern-day Balochistan, Pakistan). He hails from the aristocratic Mengal tribe of Brahvis. His family has a longtime rivalry with the family of Attaullah Mengal, his distanced relative.[1][2]

Mengal had at least two sons, Atta-ur-Rahman Mengal and Shafiq-ur-Rahman Mengal, who is the leader of Jhalawan Awami Panel.[3]

Political career

Mengal was part of the governments of Zia-ul-Haq and Pervez Musharraf.[1] He served as the acting chief minister of Balochistan from 19 July 1993 to 20 October 1993.[4] He also served as Pakistan's acting Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources for a while.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Urdu: میر محمد نصیر مینگل

References

  1. 1 2 3 "مینگل خاندان کی سیاسی رسہ کشی". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  2. ↑ "بلوچستان میں نگراں حکومت اور اختر مینگل آمنے سامنے، تنازع کیا ہے؟". Urdu News – اردو نیوز (in Urdu). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  3. ↑ "موجودہ حکومت بہتر طور پر کام کررہی ہے، نصیر مینگل". Daily Azadi Quetta (in Urdu). Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  4. ↑ Senators: Mir Muhammad Naseer Mengal, Pakistan Senate, retrieved 2009-03-26
  5. ↑ "Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle".