Sanaullah Baloch

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Sanaullah Baloch is a Pakistani politician. He is secretry information of Balochistan National Party, currently he is Member Senate of Pakistan and member of the 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. He serves on the Board Member of Directors of Balochistan Institute for Future Development.

In March 2003 he was elected as a Member Senate of Pakistan (Parliament) from Balochistan province.

In April 1997, Mr. Baloch was elected as a Member of National Assembly of Pakistan (Parliament) 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 tested the nuclear bomb in Balochistan with out taking provincial government in to confidence.

Mr. Baloch 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 number of articles on ethnic politics, democracy, and nationalism. He mostly writes and speaks at national and international forums on the issue of ethnic politics in Pakistan.

In 1999, following a military coup of general Musharaf, He contributed number of articles on constitution, federalism, issue of ethnic politics and democracy. His first book “Oppressed Balochistan” published in 2001.

In 2002 he played an active role for the rights of farmers of Balochistan, In January 2002 the farmers rally was stormed by police and forces resulted in killing of three innocent farmers and several seriously injured. Mr. Baloch was the prime target of forces for its active participation and mobilization of mass rally, but he survived with minor injuries.

As member of Senate of Pakistan and representative of Balochistan province, he articulated on issues of province gas well head, royalty, services and fair distribution of resources. He introduced an constitutional amendment bill to abolish constitution’s concurrent list and grant more power and autonomy to the provinces through major constitutional reforms.

He has been honored as a fellow by Stanford Institute for International Studies in 2005 in Democracy, Development and Rule of law program.

Sanaullah Baloch was also appointed as a Member of Parliament special committee on Balochistan formed in September 2004, he was the major architect of drafting and placing Balochistan major issues in front of committee, but he resigned from the committee in December 2004 when Balochistan National Party and people of province demonstrate their dissatisfaction on committee.

Sanaullah Baloch also played a very significant role on electronic and print media during 2005 when federal government launched military operation in Balochistan province. He known as “Voice of Balochistan”^{[citation needed]} in the country and politically he defended the democratic case of the province in very inspiring manner.

He also talked about Pakistan and Balochistan political issues in key forums and think tank institutes and delivered number of lectures, talks and presentations on federalism in Pakistan, democracy and on Balochistan conflict.

Mr. Baloch has visited number of countries; His research and professional expertise are in the field of Democracy, Federalism and Ethnic Minorities in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. He speaks, read and write English, Balochi, Persian, Pushto, Urdu, Hindi, Brahvi languages