Jumma Khan Marri
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Jumma Khan Marri is a famous Baloch
political leader and son of a Baloch leader, Mir Hazar Khan Marri, who led a Baloch uprising in the 1970s and 1980s. Marri was born 15, January 1966 in Thadri, Balochistan
. He started his schooling during uneasy periods in Balochistan than at hiding in Sindh
, Hyderabad
and Karachi
at the height of military operation in Balochistan during 1970s-80s his family was on top of the list of most wanted people by Pakistan
i Military and ISI agencies; many Baloch were forced to migrate into Afghanistan
.
Marri was also a Baloch refugee where he finally finished KVK Indian central school at Kabul
Afghanistan. He went to Soviet Union
(Moscow
) in 1986 along with many other Baloch students for his higher education; he acquired his MD degree in 1994 at Russian State Medical University, and subsequently got his PHD in immunology
and allergies at the same university in 1998 after Baloch were forced to return from Afghanistan in 1992, the divided but Pervez Musharraf
's Military took over the country's rule, and 5th military operation started by him in Balochistan Marri was again forced to live in exile in Moscow.
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
political leader and son of a Baloch leader, Mir Hazar Khan Marri, who led a Baloch uprising in the 1970s and 1980s. Marri was born 15, January 1966 in Thadri, Balochistan
Balochistan
Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...
. He started his schooling during uneasy periods in Balochistan than at hiding in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
and Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
at the height of military operation in Balochistan during 1970s-80s his family was on top of the list of most wanted people by Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i Military and ISI agencies; many Baloch were forced to migrate into Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
Marri was also a Baloch refugee where he finally finished KVK Indian central school at Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
Afghanistan. He went to Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) in 1986 along with many other Baloch students for his higher education; he acquired his MD degree in 1994 at Russian State Medical University, and subsequently got his PHD in immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
and allergies at the same university in 1998 after Baloch were forced to return from Afghanistan in 1992, the divided but Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
's Military took over the country's rule, and 5th military operation started by him in Balochistan Marri was again forced to live in exile in Moscow.