Ghulam Murtaza Baloch

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Ghulam Murtaza Baloch
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
September 2016 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyPS-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(1964-08-04)August 4, 1964
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
DiedJune 2, 2020(2020-06-02) (aged 55)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan 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

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

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

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "PPP wins PS-127 by-election". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ Hasan Mansoor Ali, Imtiaz (9 September 2016). "PPP candidate wins PS-127 by-election". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Sindh cabinet gets four more ministers, expands to 16 members". DAWN.COM. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Sindh minister Ghulam Murtaza Baloch dies of coronavirus". Jun 2, 2020. Retrieved Jun 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Ali, Imtiaz (2020-06-02). "Sindh minister Ghulam Murtaza Baloch dies of Covid-19". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. ^ "Sindh minister Murtaza Baloch tests positive for coronavirus – SAMAA". 14 May 2020. Retrieved Jun 2, 2020.