Nationality Pakistani Role Political leader Political party Jamaat-e-Islami Party Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | Religion islam Name Liaqat Baloch | |
Born 9 December 1952 (age 71)
Muzaffargarh, Pakistan ( 1952-12-09 ) Similar People Munawar Hasan, Siraj‑ul‑Haq, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Liaquat Ali Khan, Abul A'la Maududi | ||
Education University of the Punjab |
Weekend with Hina | Liaqat Baloch | 7-October-2018
Liaqat Baloch (Urdu: لیاقت بلوچ; born December 9, 1952) is a political leader in Pakistan. He is originally from Muzaffargarh, a remote area of southern Punjab - 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 University of the Punjab where he was elected president of the Students Union in 1976. He also elected all Pakistan president of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in 1977 and 1978. He holds an MA (Mass Communication) and LLB degree from the University of the Punjab. He was a member of the Pakistani parliament in 1985, 1990 and 2002.
Today, Baloch lives in Lahore and is the Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan's Islamic religio-political party. He was also the secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the deputy leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.