Senator Sanaullah Baloch is Member of Senate of
Pakistan, and member of Standing Committee on Local Government and
Problems of Less Developed areas. In addition, he serves as a member of
Senate Function Committee on Government Assurances. He is also Central
Secretary Information of Balochistan National Party, and editor of “Jood”
(Movement) which is a political organ of Balochistan National party. Mr.
Baloch serves on the Board Member of Directors of Balochistan Institute
for Future Development.
In 2002, he was elected as secretary
information for Balochistan National Party. In March 2003 he was elected
as a Member of Senate (Senator) in the Senate of Pakistan from
Balochistan.
In April 1997 Mr. Baloch was elected as a Member of
National Assembly of Pakistan from the largest constituency of the country
as a nominee of Balochistan National Party. He also has the honor of being
the youngest Member of Parliament. In 1998 he was appointed as
Parliamentary Secretary for Interior and Narcotics Control Division but he
resigned in protest when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan military
tested the nuclear bomb in Balochistan.
From last 15 years he has
been practically involved in mass political movements; by first joining
the Baloch Students Organization in 1988 and then served as a member
central executive committee of BSO. In 1995 he was elected as Secretary
General of Baloch Student Organization. During his membership, he contributed a
number of articles on politics, democracy, nationalism and on the issue of
ethnic minorities in Pakistan and Iran in Urdu, Balochi, Persian, and
Brahvi languages.
In 1999, following a military coup in Pakistan,
the alliance of Ethnic Minorities PONM (Pakistan Oppressed Nation
Movement) took a political and democratic stand against unconstitutional
take over of military regime. He contributed a number of articles on
constitutionalism, federalism, issue of ethnic minorities and their rights
in federal system. His book “Oppressed Balochistan” got published in 2001
which was on the issue of Baloch and Balochistan and denial of basic
democratic and political rights of the people of
Balochistan.
Mr.Baloch has visited number of countries,
participated in conferences on democracy and political developments, and
delivered number of lectures and talks in different institutes and
academies of well repute. His research and professional expertise are in
the field of Democracy and Federalism and Ethnic Minorities in Pakistan,
Iran and Afghanistan. He desires of struggling for the democratic rights
of his region, Balochistan. He can also speak Pushto, Balochi, Persian,
Urdu, Hindi, Brahvi languages.
Expertise: Democracy Federalism and
Ethnic Minorities in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Geo-Politics of
Baloch Region and China and Baloch (Persian) Gulf.
