Ghulam Murtaza Baloch
Ghulam Murtaza Baloch | |
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Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
In office September 2016 – 28 May 2018 | |
Constituency | PS-127 Karachi-XXXIX |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
In office August 2018 – 2 June 2020 | |
Provincial Minister of Sindh | |
In office October 2018 – 2 June 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | 4 August 1964
Died | 2 June 2020 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | (aged 55)
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Ghulam Murtaza Baloch (Urdu: غلام مرتضی بلوچ, 4 August 1964 – 2 June 2020) was a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from September 2016 to June 2020.
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PS-127 Karachi-XXXIX in by-polls held in September 2016.[1][2][3]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-88 (Malir-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4]
On 15 October 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed Provincial Minister of Sindh for labour and human resources.[5]
Death
[edit]On 2 June 2020, he died due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[6][7] In May 2020, he had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "PPP wins PS-127 by-election". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Hasan Mansoor Ali, Imtiaz (9 September 2016). "PPP candidate wins PS-127 by-election". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Sindh cabinet gets four more ministers, expands to 16 members". DAWN.COM. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Sindh minister Ghulam Murtaza Baloch dies of coronavirus". 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Ali, Imtiaz (2 June 2020). "Sindh minister Ghulam Murtaza Baloch dies of Covid-19". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Sindh minister Murtaza Baloch tests positive for coronavirus – SAMAA". 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.