Nasrullah Khan Zayrai (), or Nasrullah Khan Bareach (), is a Pashtun politician who is elected twice as a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of Balochistan The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 o ...

, from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018. He remained in student politics and was one of the founding member of the Pashtoonkhwa Students Organization.

Early life and education

Born on 8 March 1966 in Quetta, Nasrallah completed his early education at Historic Sandman High School and his higher secondary education at Govt Science College, both located in Quetta. His political journey began in the early 80s as a young student at Science College, where he was actively involved with the Pashtoonkhwa Students Organization (PSO). With a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree, he practices as an advocate professionally.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of

Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party The Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (; ), abbreviated as PMAP or PKMAP, is a political party in Pakistan's Balochistan province. It was founded by Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who was elected as the chairman, and Sher Ali Bacha, who served as the General ...

(PMAP) from PB-5 Quetta-V in the

2013 Balochistan provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Provinces in Pakistan, Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan on 11 May 2013, alongside nationwide 2013 Pakistani general election, general elections and three other provincial elections in ...

. He received 8,530 votes and defeated Ahmed Nawaz Baloch, a candidate of the

Balochistan National Party (Mengal) The Balochistan National Party or Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (Urdu: بلوچستان نيشنل پارٹی ; ) is a political party in Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan, Pakistan. BNP believes in more provincial rights and greater auton ...

(BNP-M). He was again elected to the Provincial Assembly as a candidate of the PMAP from PB-31 Quetta-VIII in the

2018 Balochistan provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 25 July 2018. Newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged as the largest party by winning 24 seats followed by Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal who won 10 seats. Pakistan T ...

. He received 4,278 votes and defeated Mir Lashkari Raisani, a candidate of the BNP-M. He served as Parliamentary Leader of the PMAP in the assembly. He remained as chairman of the standing committee on foods and agriculture. He was a member of public accounts committee and several other in house committees. On 9 November 2023, he was elected unopposed to the presidency of the

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chapter of the newly formed Pashtoonkhwa National Awami Party Pakistan. On 1 January 2024, his election was notified by the

Election Commission of Pakistan The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the national parliament, provincial legislatures, local g ...

(ECP).

References

Living people Balochistan MPAs 2013–2018 1966 births {{Balochistan-MPA-stub