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{{Short description|Retired Pakistan Army general and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Abdul Qadir Baloch
| Children = Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia, Nazia
| office = [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions]]
| term_start = 4 August 2017
| term_end = 31 May 2018
| president = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| primeminister = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
| successor = Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
| term_start1 = 7 June 2013
| term_end1 = 28 July 2017
| president1 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| primeminister1 = [[Nawaz Sharif]]
| predecessor1 = [[Najmuddin Khan]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = 17th [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]]
| term_start2 = 1 February 2003
| term_end2 = 11 August 2003
| predecessor2 = [[Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal]]
| successor2 = [[Owais Ahmed Ghani]]|{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Parliamentary positions}}
| office3 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start3 = 17 March 2008
| term_end3 = 31 May 2018
| Constituency3 = [[Constituency NA-271|NA-271 (Kharan-Panjgur)]]|{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|4|9|df=y}}<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=271|access-date=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419144737/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=271|archive-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Quetta]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] {{small|(2021-Present)}}
| alma_mater = [[Pakistan Military Academy]] [[Pakistan Command and Staff College|Command and Staff College]] [[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence University]]
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{PAK}}
| branch = {{army|PAK}}
| serviceyears = 1966 - 2003
| rank = [[File:OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg|13px]] [[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lt. Gen.]]
| unit = 16 Baloch Regiment
| awards = [[File:Medal of Excellence Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.png|25px]][[Tamgha-i-Imtiaz]]
| commands = [[XXX Corps (Pakistan)|XXX Corps]] [[XII Corps (Pakistan)|XII Corps]] [[Structure of the Pakistan Army|19th Infantry Division]]
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 war]] [[Kargil War]] [[2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff|2001 India-Pakistan standoff]] [[War on Terror]]
| mawards = [[File:Sitara Jurat Ribbon.gif|25px]][[Sitara-i-Jurat]] [[File:Hilal-Jurat Ribbon.gif|20px]][[Hilal-i-Jurat]]
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] {{small|(2010-2021)}}
}}

'''Abdul Qadir Baloch''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|عبد القادر بلوچ}}}}; born 9 April 1945) is a Pakistani politician and retired army general who served as [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions]] in the [[third Sharif ministry]] from 2013 to 2017 and in the [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. A leader of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)]], Baloch briefly served as the [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]] during [[Pervez Musharraf]] rule in 2003.<ref name="dawn1" />

Baloch had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2008 to May 2018.

Baloch has four children named Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia and Nazia

==Early life==
He was born on 9 April 1945.<ref name="pildat/dob" />

==Military career==

Baloch was appointed as field operations commander of the [[XXX Corps (Pakistan)|XXX Corps]] where he oversaw the [[Military deployment|redeployment]] of the military troops near [[India-Pakistan Border|border]] with [[India]].<ref name="The hindu, 2013"/> In the wake of the [[9/11 attacks]] in the [[United States]], Baloch was assigned as field operations commander of the [[XII Corps (Pakistan)|XII Corps]] which had the area of responsibility of the [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref name="The hindu, 2013">{{cite news|last1=Swami|first1=Parveen|title=Troubled history hangs over Pakistan's new army chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/troubled-history-hangs-over-pakistans-new-army-chief/article5399399.ece|access-date=26 September 2014|agency=The HIndu|publisher=The hindu, 2013|date=27 November 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226035345/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/troubled-history-hangs-over-pakistans-new-army-chief/article5399399.ece|archive-date=26 February 2022}}</ref>

==Political career==

In 2001, Baloch was appointed as [[Martial Law Administrator of Balochistan|Martial Law Administrator]] of [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. In 2003, he received [[honorable discharge]] from the [[Pakistan Army|army]] and prematurely retired from the military as corps commander of Quetta to be appointed as [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]].<ref name="dawn1"/>

In [[2008 Pakistani general election]], Baloch elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from constituency NA-271.<ref name="dawn1"/> In 2010, he joined the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]].<ref name="Dawn newspaper, 2010">{{cite news|last1=Dawn.com|title=Sanaullah Zehri, Qadir Baloch join PML-N|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/954118/sanaullah-zehri-qadir-baloch-join-pml-n|access-date=26 September 2014|agency=Dawn newspaper|publisher=Dawn newspaper, 2010|date=6 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015031218/http://www.dawn.com/news/954118/sanaullah-zehri-qadir-baloch-join-pml-n|archive-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> In August 2011, Baloch was selected by [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] as the assistant secretaries-general of the PML-N for Balochistan.<ref name="dawn1">{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=Two ex-generals picked for key PML-N positions|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/649910/two-ex-generals-picked-for-key-pml-n-positions|access-date=12 October 2016|publisher=Dawn|date=6 August 2011|ref=dawn1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074151/http://www.dawn.com/news/649910/two-ex-generals-picked-for-key-pml-n-positions|archive-date=13 October 2022}}</ref>

In 2013, the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] allotted a party ticket to Baloch for the constituency NA-271 to participate in [[2013 Pakistani general elections|general elections]]. Baloch performed well in the election and defeated Ahsanullah Raki of [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]]. Later, he was appointed as [[Minister for States and Frontier Regions]] by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] and took [[Oath of office|oath]] on 8 June 2013.<ref name="Pakistan Today">{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Tayyab|title=25-member cabinet takes oath|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/|access-date=22 September 2014|agency=Pakistan Today|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=8 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042724/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/|archive-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] after [[Panama Papers case (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|access-date=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archive-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> Following the election of [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]] as Prime Minister of Pakistan, Baloch was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi and was appointed Minister for States and Frontier Regions for the second time.<ref>{{cite news|title=New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1349562/new-cabinet-takes-oath-khawaja-asif-foreign-minister-ahsan-iqbal-interior-minister|access-date=4 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804113543/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349562/new-cabinet-takes-oath-khawaja-asif-foreign-minister-ahsan-iqbal-interior-minister|archive-date=4 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet|url=http://newsweekpakistan.com/pakistan-swears-in-new-federal-cabinet/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Newsweek Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174632/http://newsweekpakistan.com/pakistan-swears-in-new-federal-cabinet/|archive-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Baloch ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>

On 31 October 2020, Baloch decided to resign from the PMLN due to differences with the party's chief Nawaz Sharif and the party's decision not to invite former Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, also a leader of the PMLN, to a public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. The reason the PMLN leadership cited for not inviting Zehri was his tribal differences with Sardar Akhtar Mengal of the Balochistan National Party. Ihsan Iqbal, a senior leader of the PMLN, said Mr. Baloch had the choice to resign if he wished to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-31|title=PML-N leader Abdul Qadir Baloch decides to resign from party|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2270542/pml-n-leader-abdul-qadir-baloch-decides-to-resign-from-party|access-date=2020-10-31|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref>

Following his resignation, he stated that he could not hold long with the anti-military narrative of the party.

On 8 August 2021 he joined the [[Pakistan People's Party]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1639496 | title='PPP is a family': Bilawal welcomes Zehri, Qadir Baloch and others to party fold | date=8 August 2021 }}</ref> who has also held an anti-military narrative calling Former Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]], as selected.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thefrontierpost.com/bilawal-declares-people-has-rejected-the-selected-pm-imran/ | title=Bilawal declares people has rejected the 'selected' PM Imran | date=10 March 2022 }}</ref>

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