Jaffar Khan Mandokhail sworn in as Balochistan governor

Chief Justice of the Balochistan Excessive Court docket, Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, administered the oath to the newly-appointed governor of the province.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by outgoing Balochistan Governor Malik Abdul Wali Kakar and provincial Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti.

Furthermore, provincial ministers, meeting members, political figures and different officers additionally participated within the swearing in ceremony of Mandokhail.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) politician has turn out to be the twenty fourth governor of the southwestern province.

After his appointment to the coveted workplace, the governor resolved to play the function of a bridge between the federation and the province.

“The issues and difficulties of the province might be mentioned with the federal authorities. There may be room for enchancment when it comes to governance within the province,” he stated, talking with journalists following the oath-taking ceremony.

Governor Mandokhail, whereas commenting on the doable fencing of Gwadar, stated he was unaware about any such improvement.

“No data about fencing in Gwadar. Whether it is being put in for safety functions, then it’s a good factor,” he stated.

Talking to Geo Information final week, Mandokhail, who’s the president of the PML-N’s provincial chapter, had stated he’ll serve the nation and the nation as a governor.

“I’ll play the function of a bridge between the province and the Centre,” he had stated.

Jaffar Khan Mandokhail’s profile

Mandokhail was born on December 26, 1956, in Quetta. He did his matriculation from St Francis Grammar College and masters from Balochistan College.

He entered into politics in 1974 by means of pupil politics and was additionally the president of MSF.

The politician first contested the election from Zhob on a provincial seat on the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid’s (PML-Q) ticket in 1988.

He additionally served because the schooling minister from 1990 to 1993, finance minister from 1993 to 1996 and residential minister from 1997 to 1999.

In 2002, Mandokhail contested the polls on PML-Q’s ticket and received. Furthermore, after his win within the 2013 elections, he was assigned the portfolio of three departments — Board of Income, Excise and Transport.

He contested the 2018 elections on PML-N’s ticket however was defeated by Balochistan Awami Occasion’s (BAP) candidate Mitha Khan.

Within the 2024 elections, he contested on PML-N’s ticket from his Zhob constituency however was defeated by a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) candidate.