Liaqat Baloch ( ur, ; born 9 December 1952) is a political leader in

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. He is originally from

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, a remote area of southern

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– although his family's origins are in the nearby province of Balochistan. He played an active role in student politics in the late 1970s. And at the

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where he was elected president of the Students Union in 1976. He also elected all Pakistan president of

Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba ( ur, ) IJT is the largest student organisation in the world. It was founded by 25 students on 23 December 1947 at Lahore, Pakistan. Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba is working in Pakistan to eliminate the non-Islamic elements an ...

in 1977 and 1978. He holds an MA (Mass Communication) and

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degree from the

. He was a member of the

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in 1985, 1990 and 2002. Today, Baloch lives in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

and currently serving as the Naib Ameer (Deputy Chief) of

Jamaat-e-Islami Jamaat-e-Islami ( ur, ) () is an Islamic movement founded in 1941 in British India by the Islamic theologian and socio-political philosopher, Syed Abul Ala Maududi.van der Veer P. and Munshi S. (eds.''Media, War, and Terrorism: Responses fro ...

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religio-political party and also served as the

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until 2019. He was also the secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the deputy leader of the opposition in the

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. His sister-in-law is Dr Tahira Basharat, an important figure attached to the department of Islamic Studies at the University of the Punjab, where she served as Professor and Dean.

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External links

Liaqat Baloch Official Website

Official bio on Jamaat-e-Islami website (English)Jamaat-i-Islami Official site (English)
1952 births Living people Baloch politicians People from Muzaffargarh District People from Muzaffargarh Pakistani Sunni Muslims University of the Punjab alumni Politicians from Lahore Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal politicians Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan politicians Politicians from Muzaffargarh {{Pakistan-politician-stub

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