Abdul Hai Baloch ( ur, عبدالحئی بلوچ), also known as Abdul Hayee Baloch (1 February 1946 – 25 February 2022), was a Pakistani social and political activist from
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
.
Early life and education
Baloch was born on 1 February 1946 in the
Chhalgari District
Bolan in the
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. He received an
MBBS from
Dow Medical college
Dow Medical College is a public medical school located in the city of Karachi, Sindh. It was founded in 1945 and named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sindh.
In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newly forme ...
.
Political career
He was elected as the member of
National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970s.
Baloch was the prominent and one of the founding leaders of
Balochistan National Movement and later became the president of the
National Party.
He later formed his own political party known as National Democratic Party (NDP) in 2018.
Awards and honours
Baloch received the Jalib Peace Award 2016 given by the
Arts Council of Pakistan
The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi is a council for the promotion of arts and culture in Pakistan, and one of the busiest in terms of organizing events. It is the country's oldest NGO (non-government organization) for the promotion and develo ...
.
Personal life and death
He died in a traffic collision on 25 February 2022, at the age of 76.
See also
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National Awami Party
The National Awami Party (NAP), translated from Urdu to English as National People's Party, was the major left-wing political party in East and West Pakistan. It was founded in 1957 in Dhaka, erstwhile East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), by A ...
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Baloch Students Organization
The Baloch Students Organization (BSO; ur, ) is a student organisation that campaigns for the students of Pakistan's Balochistan Province. It was founded as a student movement on 26 November 1967 in Karachi and remains the largest ethnic Baloc ...
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Communist Party of Pakistan
The Communist Party of Pakistan ( abbr. CPP; ur, کمیونسٹ پارٹی آف پاکستان) is a communist party in Pakistan.
History Founding
The CPP was founded in Calcutta, India, soon after the establishment of Pakistan on 6 March 1948 ...
References
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1946 births
2022 deaths
Baloch nationalists
Baloch people
Baloch Students Organization
National Party (Pakistan) politicians
People from Kachhi District
Pakistani MNAs 1972–1977