Mir Dostain Khan Domki (; born 18 March 1974) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

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from June 2013 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Science and Technology from August to May 2018 in the cabinet of Prime Minister

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Early life

He was born on 18 March 1974.

Political career

He ran for the seat of

as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-265 (Sibi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti-cum-Hernai) in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 17,411 votes and lost the seat to Mir Ahmadan Khan Bugti. He was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-265 (Sibi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti- cum-Harani) in the

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. He received 22,874 votes and defeated Ahmed Jan Khan, a candidate of

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. Following the election of

as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the cabinet of Abbasi as Minister of State for Science and Technology. In November 2017, he announced to step down from the ministerial office of Science and Technology after

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was appointed as Federal Minister for Science and Technology. His resignation was not accepted until December 2017. In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined the newly created

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(BAP). Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Domki ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Science and Technology. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an BAP candidate from NA-259 Dera Bugti-cum-Kohlu-cum-Barkhan-cum-Sibbi-cum-Lehri in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 11,930 votes and was defeated by

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, a candidate of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Domki, Mir Dostaan Khan Living people Baloch politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 People from Sibi District 1974 births