Jam Kamal Khan

Jam Mir Kamal Khan Alyani (Urdu: جام میر کمال خان آلیانی‎; born 1 January 1973) is a Pakistani politician who is the current and 16th Chief Minister of Balochistan, in office since 19 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since August 2018.

Jam Kamal Khan
16th Chief Minister of Balochistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 August 2018
Governor	Muhammad Khan Achakzai Amanullah Khan Yasinzai
Preceded by	Alauddin Marri (caretaker)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 August 2018
Constituency	PB-50 (Lasbela-II)
Minister of State for Petroleum
In office 4 August 2017 – 2 April 2018
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Resources
In office 7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-270 (Awaran-cum-Lasbela)
Personal details
Born	(1973-01-01) 1 January 1973 Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Balochistan Awami Party
Relations	Jam of Lasbela
Father	Jam Mohammad Yousaf

Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and served as Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from 2013 to 2017 and again from August 2017 to March 2018 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Personal life and education

He was born on 1 January 1973 to Jam Mohammad Yousaf. One of his ancestor Jam Arradin Migrated from Sindh and settled in Kanrach during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir(1569-1627) later one of his descendents of Jam Arradin,Jam Rabdino was known for his bravery and generosity. At that time Lasbela was under the rule of Burfats Finally Jam comes over and They ruled over Lasbela for our two centuries and produced nine able rulers namely Jam Aali Korejo(1742-1760) Jam Ghulam Shah Korejo(1760-1776) Jam Mir Khan Korejo(1776-1830) Jam Aali Khan II,Jam Mir Khan II,Jam Mir Khan III,Jam Kamal khan,Jam Ghulam Muhammad Khan and Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan .[1]

He holds a degree in marketing from Greenwich University, Karachi.[2]

He is the current and 13th Jam of Lasbela. He belongs to the royal Jam family of Lasbela.[3]

Political career

He twice served the District Nazim of the Lasbela District[4] before he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-270 (Awaran-cum-Lasbela) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5] He received 56,658 votes and defeated Ghulam Akbar Lasi, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from Constituency PB-45 (Lasbela-II) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 20,169 votes and lost the seat to Mohammad Saleh Bhutani.[6]

In June 2013, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Resources in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[7] 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 decision.[8]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[9][10] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Petroleum, a division under then newly created Ministry of Energy.[11][12]

In April 2018, he resigned from the post of Minister of State for Petroleum.[5] In April 2018, he quit PML-N[13] and helped in creating Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).[14] In May 2018, he was elected first president of the BAP.[15]

Chief Minister

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan as a candidate of BAP from Constituency PB-50 (Lasbela-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[16] Following his successful election, BAP nominated him for the office of Chief Minister of Balochistan.[17] On 18 August 2018, he was elected Chief Minister of Balochistan. He received 39 votes against his opponent Mir Younus Aziz Zehri who received 20 votes.[18][19] The same day, he was sworn in as the 16th chief minister of Balochistan.[14]

After assuming the office as the Chief Minister, Khan formed a 10-member cabinet. Of the 10-member cabinet sworn in on 27 August 2018, 9 were provincial ministers and 1 was advisor.[20] The second part of his cabinet, consisting of 2 provincial ministers was sworn in on 8 September 2018 increasing the size of the cabinet to 12.[21] The same day, he appointed three advisors.[22]

References

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13. Hussain, Javed (5 April 2018). "Magsi, Kamal, Domki quit PML-N, set to join newly-formed BAP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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15. "Jam Mir Kamal gets elected BAP chief, urges unity for Balochistan's rights". DAWN.COM. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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18. Shah, Syed Ali (18 August 2018). "Balochistan Assembly: Jam Kamal voted in as 16th chief minister". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
19. "BAP's Jam Kamal elected Balochistan chief minister | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
20. "Nine ministers, one adviser sworn into Balochistan cabinet | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
21. "Balochistan cabinet swells to 12 as two new ministers take oath". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
22. "Three MPAs appointed as Balochistan CM's advisers | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.