Ghulam Murtaza Baloch

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.

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
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

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 as Provincial Minister of Sindh for labour and human resources.[5]

Death

On 2 June 2020, he died due to COVID-19.[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". Retrieved Jun 2, 2020.


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