Governor of Balochistan

The Governor of Balochistan is the head of the provincial government in Balochistan, Pakistan. The post was established by President Yahya Khanon 1 July 1970, unlike the other provinces where the governorship had been maintained since the country's founding in 1947. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister, and is normally regarded a ceremonial, non-partisan office. However, throughout Pakistan's history the powers of the governor were vastly increased each time the Provincial Assembly was dissolved or martial law declared. Officeholders charged with governor's rulewere Akbar Bugti (1973-1974), Ahmad Yar Khan (1974-1977), Rahimuddin Khan (1977-1984), and Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal (1999-2003).

List of Governors of Balochistan

#	Governor	Term start	Term end	Political affiliation
1	Riaz Hussain	1 July, 1970	21 December, 1971	Independent
2	Ghous Bakhsh Raisani	28 December, 1971	13 April, 1972	Independent
3	Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo	29 April, 1972	15 February, 1973	National Awami Party
4	Akbar Khan Bugti	15 February, 1973	3 January, 1974	Jamhoori Watan Party
5	Ahmad Yar Khan	3 January, 1974	5 July, 1977	Independent
6	Khuda Bakhsh Marri	5 July, 1977	18 September, 1978	Independent
7	Rahimuddin Khan	18 September, 1978	12 March, 1984	Military
8	F.S. Khan Lodhi	12 March, 1984	21 July, 1984	Military
9	Khushdil Khan Afridi	22 July, 1984	30 December, 1985	Military
10	Musa Khan	30 December, 1985	12 March, 1991	Military
11	Mir Hazar Khan Khoso	12 March, 1991	12 July, 1991	Independent
12	Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai	13 July, 1991	19 July, 1993	Independent
13	Abdul Rahim Durrani	19 July, 1993	19 May, 1994	Military
14	Imran Ullah Khan	19 May, 1994	8 April, 1997	Pakistan People's Party
15	Mir Abdul Jabbar	8 April, 1997	22 April, 1997	Independent
16	Miangul Aurangzeb	22 April, 1997	17 August, 1999	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
17	Syed Fazal Agha	17 August, 1999	12 October, 1999	Independent
18	Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal	25 October, 1999	29 January, 2003	Independent
19	Abdul Qadir Baloch	1 February, 2003	11 August, 2003	Military
20	Owais Ahmed Ghani	11 August, 2003	5 January, 2008	Independent
21	Zulfikar Ali Magsi	28 February, 2008	Incumbent	Pakistan People's Party