Muhammad Sarwar Khan Kakar ( ps, سرور خان کاکړ) was a former politician and head of the

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Kakar The Kakar (Pashto: کاکړ) is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, based mostly in Northern Balochistan, Pakistan and Loy Kandahar in Afghanistan. Legendary origin Kakars are sons of Gharghashti who was the son of Qais Abdul Rashid. In Herat, the K ...

tribe in the

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i province of

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. He was from the

Barshore Barshore, Pashto (برښور), in Urdu (برشور) is a Tehsil (sub-divisions) of Karezat District in Pakistan. Previously, It was a tehsil of Pashin district but in 2022, Karezat and Barshore tehsils separated from Pashin district and becom ...

and Toba Kakar Ranges area of

Pishin District Pishin ( bal, پشین, ps, پښين, ur, ), IPA: pʂin/pçin, is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. In 1975 it was separated from Quetta District, while in 1994 part of it was split off to form the new district of Kil ...

. He was born in 1942 and studied at St. Michael's School,

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. His political career began in 1979 when he became the Chairman of Pishin District Council, serving in that role until 1984. From 1985 to 1999, he was elected five times to represent Pishin in the

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and served as the

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of the Assembly from 1985 to 1988. He was a Provincial Minister from 1990 to 1994 and 1998–1999, with various portfolios including education, finance, transport, excise and taxation, revenue, and sports. He was elected to the

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in 2005 on a PML-Q ticket, and was the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Local Government and Rural Areas. On 18 February 2008 Sarwar Khan was a candidate for elections to the National Assembly of Pakistan and the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, winning a seat in the provincial election. However, before he could take up his seat in the provincial Assembly, he died on 21 February 2008 and his seat was given to his nephew Khan Asfandiyar Khan Kakar.He was left behind with 2 wives and 2 daughters.

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1942 births Living people Members of the Senate of Pakistan Pakistan Muslim League (Q) politicians Pashtun people People from Pishin District Balochistan MPAs 1985–1988 Balochistan MPAs 1988–1990 Balochistan MPAs 1990–1993 Balochistan MPAs 1993–1996 Balochistan MPAs 1997–1999 Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan {{Pakistan-senator-stub