List of heads of state of Balochistan

Rulers of Kalat 
The rulers of Kalat at first held the title of Wali but in 1739 also took the title of (Begler Begi Khan), usually shortened to Khan. The last Khan of Kalat () had the privilege of being the President of the Council of Rulers for the Baluchistan States Union. They also had the title of beylerbey.

TenureKhan of Kalat 1656–1666Mir Altaz Sani Khan Qambrani II1666–1695Mir Ahmad I Khan Qambrani III (Changed his Royal family name from Qambrani to Ahmadzai )1695–1697Mir Mehrab Khan Ahmadzai I1697–1714Mir Samandar Khan Ahmadzai 1714–1716Mir Ahmad II Khan Ahmadzai1716–1731Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai 1731–1749Mir Muhabbat Khan Ahmadzai 1749–1794 Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan I Ahmadzai1794–1817Mir Mahmud Khan I Ahmadzai1817–1839 Mir Mehrab Khan Ahmadzai II1839–1841Mir Shah Nawaz Khan Ahmadzai1841–1857 Mir Nasir Khan II Ahmadzai 1857–1863 Mir Khudadad Khan Ahmadzai (1st time)1863–1864Mir Sherdil Khan Ahmadzai (usurped throne) 1864–1893Mir Khudadad Khan Ahmadzai (2nd time)1893–1931Mir Mahmud Khan II Ahmadzai1931–1933Mir Mohammad Azam Jan Khan Ahmadzai1933–1955 Ahmad of Kalat (Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmadzai); declared independent on 12 August 1947; acceded to Pakistan on 27 March 1948, while keeping internal self-government14 October 1955State of Kalat merged into One Unit of West Pakistan1955–1979 Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmadzai (titular)1979–1998Mir Dawood Jan Ahmadzai (titular)1998–2006Mir Agha Sulaiman Jan Ahmadzai (titular)2006–presentPrince Mir Mohammad Khan Ahmadzai (titular)

 Chief commissioners of Baluchistan 
 1877–1887: Sir Oliver St John (acting)
 1887–1889: Sir Robert Sandeman
 1889: Sir Harry Prendergast (acting)
 1889–1891: Sir Robert Sandeman
 1891: Hugh Barnes
 1891: Sir Oliver St John
 1891: Hugh Barnes (acting)
 1891: John Biddulph (acting)
 1891–1892: Sir Robert Sandeman
 1892: Hugh Barnes (acting)
 1892–1896: Sir James Browne
 1896: James Adair Crawford (acting)
 1896–1899: Hugh Barnes
 1899: Henry Wylie (acting)
 1899–1900: Hugh Barnes
 1900–1904: Charles Yate
 1904–1905: John Ramsay (acting)
 1905–1907: Alexander Tucker (acting)
 1907–1909: Sir Henry McMahon
 1909: Charles Archer (acting)
 1909–1911: Sir Henry McMahon
 1911–1912: John Ramsay
 1912: Charles Archer (acting)
 1912–1914: John Ramsay
 1914: Charles Archer (acting)
 1914–1915: John Ramsay
 1915: Charles Archer (acting)
 1915–1917: John Ramsay
 1917–1919: Henry Dobbs
 1919–1922: Armine Dew
 1922–1923: Henry St John (acting)
 1923–1926: Frederick Johnston
 1926–1927: Edmond James (acting)
 1927–1929: Henry St John
 1929: Edmond James (acting)
 1929–1931: Charles Bruce (acting)
 1931–1932: Norman Cater (acting)
 1932: John Brett (acting)
 1932–1936: Norman Cater
 1936: Ronald Wingate (acting)
 1936–1937: Arthur Parsons (acting)
 1937: Ronald Wingate (acting)
 1937–1938: Olaf Caroe (acting)
 1938–1939: Arthur Parsons
 1939–1943: Sir Herbert Metcalfe
 1943–1946: Rupert Hay
 1946: Henry Poulton
 1946–1947: Sir Geoffrey Prior

Government
No.Chief Commissioner of BalochistanTenure1Sir Geoffrey Prior15 August 1947 – 3 October 19472Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas3 October 1947 – 8 April 19483Cecil Arthur Grant Savidge9 April 1948 – 18 January 19494Sahibzada Mohammad Kursheed19 January 1949 – 16 July 19495Mian Aminuddin16 July 1949 – 18 November 19526Unknown18 November 1952 – 13 February 19537Qurban Ali Khan13 February 1953 – 8 November 19548Sardar Bahadur Khan8 November 1954 – 19 July 19559R.A.F. Hyride19 July 1955 – 25 July 195510R.A.M. Shaker26 July 1955 – 14 October 1955 Province abolished14 October 1955

see List of Chief Commissioners of Baluchistan

 Governors of West Pakistan 
No.Governor of West PakistanPortraitTenureParty BackgroundForm of Government11Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani14 October 1955 – 27 August 1957Muslim LeagueDemocratic government12Akhter HusainSeptember 1957 – 12 April 1960IndependentMilitary government13Amir Mohammad Khan12 April 1960 – 18 September 1966Muslim LeagueMilitary government / Civilian authority14General (retired) Muhammad Musa18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969IndependentCivilian Authority15Yusuf Haroon20 March 1969 – 25 March 1969Civilian GovernmentCivilian AuthorityNo.Martial Law AdministratorTenure TermType of GovernmentService in effect16Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (first term)25 March 1969 – 29 August 1969Military GovernmentPakistan Army17Lieutenant-General Tikka Khan29 August 1969 – 1 September 1969Military GovernmentPakistan Army18Air Marshal Nur Khan1 September 1969 – 1 February 1970Military GovernmentPakistan Air Force(16)Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (second term)1 February 1970 – 1 July 1970Military GovernmentPakistan Army
List of governors of Balochistan
+List of governors of Balochistan Term  Portrait Name Took office Left office Tenure  Affiliation 1 Riaz Hussain 1 July 1970 25 December 1971   Military 2 200px Ghous Bakhsh Raisani  26 December 1971 29 April 1972  Pakistan People's Party 3 200px Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo  30 April 1972 14 February 1973  National Awami Party 4 200px Akbar Bugti  15 February 1973 31 December 1973   Jamhoori Watan Party 5 200x200px Ahmad Yar Khan (Khan of Kalat)  1 January 1974 5 July 1977   Independent 6  Khuda Bakhsh Marri  6 July 1977 18 September 1978   Independent 7  Rahimuddin Khan  19 September 1978 21 March 1984   Military8 F. S. Lodhi22 March 19847 July 1984   Military9 K. K. Afridi18 November 198430 December 1985    Military10 Musa Khan30 December 198512 March 1991   Independent11 Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai13 July 199118 July 1993   Independent12 Sardar Abdur Rahim Durrani19 July 199318 May 1994   Independent 13 Imran Ullah Khan19 May 199410 April 1997   Pakistan People's Party 14 Miangul Aurangzeb22 April 199717 August 1999   Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 15Sayed Muhammad Fazal Agha18 August 199912 October 1999   Independent 16Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal25 October 199931 January 2003   Independent 17Abdul Qadir Baloch1 February 2003 10 August 2003   Independent 18Owais Ahmed Ghani11 August 20035 February 2008   Independent 19214x214pxZulfikar Ali Magsi28 February 20089 June 2013   Pakistan People's Party20File:Muhammad Khan Achakzai.jpgMuhammad Khan Achakzai14 June 20139 October 2018   Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party21Amanullah Khan Yasinzai4 October 2018 7 July 2021   Independent 22Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha 9 July 2021 13 April 2022   Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf23Abdul Wali Kakar3 March 202306 May 2024   Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 24Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail06 May 2024 Pakistan Muslim League (N)

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