Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

since February 2024 and previously served in this position from 2008 to October 2015. He was a member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature o ...

from 1988 to 1993, from 1997 to 1999, and from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life

He was born in 1959.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of

Islami Jamhoori Ittehad The Islami Jamhuri Ittihad (IJI) was a right-wing conservative alliance formed in September 1988 to oppose the democratic socialist Pakistan Peoples Party in elections that year. The alliance comprised nine parties, of which the major components ...

(IJI) from Constituency PP-171 (Multan-XII) in the

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Ben ...

. He received 15,410 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Amanullah Khan. He served as the Provincial Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab for Colonies and Agriculture Department from 1988 to 1990. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-171 (Multan-XII) in the

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

. He received 37,793 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan, a candidate of

Pakistan Democratic Alliance The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a centre-left political position, it is curr ...

. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

(PML-N) from Constituency PP-171 (Lodhran-I) in the

1993 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle. Prio ...

. He received 33,417 votes and lost the seat to Amanullah Khan, a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from PP-171 (Lodhran-I) in the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

. He received 48,604 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan, a candidate of PPP. During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development until

1999 Pakistani coup d'état The 1999 military takeover in Pakistan was a bloodless ''coup d'état'' initiated by the military staff at the Joint Staff HQ working under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharr ...

. He could not contest the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

for being non-eligible due to graduation requirement. He was elected to the

as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League" (officially registered as the Pakistan Muslim League) is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2024 parliamentary e ...

(PML-Q) from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 81,983 votes and defeated Mirza Muhammad Nasir Baig, a candidate of PPP. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as independent candidate from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 86,177 votes and defeated

Jahangir Khan Tareen Jahangir Khan Tareen () (born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani industrialist and politician who is the founder of JDW Sugar Mills, also known as JDW Group, a conglomerate specializing in the manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, e ...

, a candidate of

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

(PTI). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-210 (Lodhran-IV). He received 32,712 votes and defeated Rana Mohamamd Aslam Khan, a candidate of PML-N. He decided to vacate his provincial seat and joined PML-N after winning the election. In August 2015, he was unseated after he was declared disqualified to continue in office because of a fake degree case. In October 2015, the

Supreme Court of Pakistan The Supreme Court of Pakistan (; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the Judiciary of Pakistan, judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance witPart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it h ...

order by-polls in the constituency and allowed Baloch to contest. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in by-polls held in December 2015, but was unsuccessful. He received 99,933 votes and was defeated by

Jahangir Tareen Jahangir Khan Tareen () (born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani industrialist and politician who is the founder of JDW Sugar Mills, also known as JDW Group, a conglomerate specializing in the manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, e ...

, a candidate of PTI. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from PP-227 (Lodhran-IV) in the

2018 Punjab provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab on to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide 2018 Pakistani general election, general elections a ...

. He also contested the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

from NA-161 Lodhran-II as a candidate of PML-N, but was unsuccessful. He received votes and was defeated by

Mian Muhammad Shafiq Mian Muhammad Shafiq Arain () is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. Early life and education He was born on 18 November 1956 in Dunyapur Tehsil. He graduated ...

, a candidate of PTI. He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-155 Lodhran-II as a candidate of PML-N in the

2024 Pakistani general election General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The ...

. He received 117,687. Ties and defeated

, a candidate of

Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP; , ) is a Pakistani political party. It was founded by Aleem Khan and on 8 June 2023. It was registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on 5 October 2023. History The pre-existing tensions b ...

(IPP).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan Baloch, Siddique Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Expelled members of the National Assembly of Pakistan Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 1959 births Punjab MPAs 1988–1990 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 Punjab MPAs 1997–1999 Punjab MPAs 2018–2023 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029