Sanaullah Baloch
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Mr. Senator Sanaullah Baloch is former Member of Parliament of Pakistan, served as the Member Senate of Pakistan (2003–2008) and as a Member of the National Assembly (1997–1999).
Mr. Baloch also worked the United Nations Development Program as a Senior Constitution Advisor and head of Public Consultation and Analysis Unit of Somali Constitution Making Support Project. He designed and implemented a successful and inclusive model of public consultation. Provided technical and process expertise, interacted with Somali political representatives, civil society activists, and marginalized groups (refugees and women) including high-level government officials and diplomatic community.
During the process organized specific trainings and seminars for partner organizations. Categorized and analyzed data, public and expert opinions collated during public consultation process and produced seven thematic and technical reports both in English and Somali.
Mr. Baloch also served as a Parliamentary Secretary to the Interior and Narcotics Control Division in 1998. In addition, he served as a member of Senate Function Committee on Government Assurances, Local Government and Problems of Less Developed areas.
In 2005, he was a participant at Stanford University
's Draper Hills Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development at Stanford's CDDRL.
Mr. Baloch research and professional expertise are in the field of Democracy, Federalism, Parliamentary Affairs, Constitutionalism, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and the issue of Ethnic Minorities in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
He contributed number of articles on ethnic politics, democracy, and nationalism. He mostly writes and speaks at national and international forums on the issue of ethnic politics in Pakistan.
His first book was published in 2001. He has written, mainly about the politics and society of Balochistan, Pakistan in several leading South Asian English language newspapers and magazines, including Dawn, the News, and the Nation.
As member of Senate of Pakistan and representative of Balochistan province, he articulated on the issues of regions political and economic rights and fair distribution of resources. He introduced a constitutional amendment bill to abolish the concurrent legislative list to grant more autonomy to the provinces.
Mr. Sanaullah Baloch was also appointed as a Member of Parliament special committee on Balochistan formed in September 2004, where he was the major architect of drafting and placing Balochistan's major political and economic issues before the committee. The committee's failure to deliver as sepcified in the terms of reference led Mr. Baloch to resign from the committee in December 2004.
He speaks, read and writes in English, Balochi, Persian/Dari, Pushto, Urdu and in Brahvi languages.
Mr. Baloch has visited number of countries; His research and professional expertise are in the field of Democracy, Constitutionlism, Federalism, human rights and Ethnic Minorities in Pakistan
, Iran
and Afghanistan
. He speaks, read and write English
, Balochi
, Persian
, Pushto, Urdu
, Brahvi languages.
Mr. Baloch also worked the United Nations Development Program as a Senior Constitution Advisor and head of Public Consultation and Analysis Unit of Somali Constitution Making Support Project. He designed and implemented a successful and inclusive model of public consultation. Provided technical and process expertise, interacted with Somali political representatives, civil society activists, and marginalized groups (refugees and women) including high-level government officials and diplomatic community.
During the process organized specific trainings and seminars for partner organizations. Categorized and analyzed data, public and expert opinions collated during public consultation process and produced seven thematic and technical reports both in English and Somali.
Mr. Baloch also served as a Parliamentary Secretary to the Interior and Narcotics Control Division in 1998. In addition, he served as a member of Senate Function Committee on Government Assurances, Local Government and Problems of Less Developed areas.
In 2005, he was a participant at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
's Draper Hills Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development at Stanford's CDDRL.
Mr. Baloch research and professional expertise are in the field of Democracy, Federalism, Parliamentary Affairs, Constitutionalism, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and the issue of Ethnic Minorities in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
He contributed number of articles on ethnic politics, democracy, and nationalism. He mostly writes and speaks at national and international forums on the issue of ethnic politics in Pakistan.
His first book was published in 2001. He has written, mainly about the politics and society of Balochistan, Pakistan in several leading South Asian English language newspapers and magazines, including Dawn, the News, and the Nation.
As member of Senate of Pakistan and representative of Balochistan province, he articulated on the issues of regions political and economic rights and fair distribution of resources. He introduced a constitutional amendment bill to abolish the concurrent legislative list to grant more autonomy to the provinces.
Mr. Sanaullah Baloch was also appointed as a Member of Parliament special committee on Balochistan formed in September 2004, where he was the major architect of drafting and placing Balochistan's major political and economic issues before the committee. The committee's failure to deliver as sepcified in the terms of reference led Mr. Baloch to resign from the committee in December 2004.
He speaks, read and writes in English, Balochi, Persian/Dari, Pushto, Urdu and in Brahvi languages.
Mr. Baloch has visited number of countries; His research and professional expertise are in the field of Democracy, Constitutionlism, Federalism, human rights and Ethnic Minorities in 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...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and 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...
. He speaks, read and write English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Balochi
Balochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...
, Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, Pushto, Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, Brahvi languages.