Sardar Sher Ali Khan Mazari is a prominent figure in the politics of Balochistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

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He gained recognition as a negotiator between the Government of Pakistan and his maternal uncle Akbar Bugti. However, the negotiations did not bear fruit and the Pakistan Army launched a full military operation against the Baloch tribes.

Sher Ali Mazari believes in a peaceful solution to the problems prevailing in Balochistan and on many an occasion he has urged both parties to stop the blood-shed and negotiate a peace.

He was born on 24 October 1954 in Quetta to Sherbaz Khan Mazari a veteran Baloch nationalist politician during the Bhutto-Zia era.

Sardar Sher Ali Khan Mazari is the nephew of both Balakh Sher Mazari

Balakh Sher Mazari

Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari is the Chieftain and the Paramount Sardar of the Mazari tribe, which is situated on the tri-border area of Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. As the Chief of Mazaris he holds the title of Mir and also goes by the styles of Tumandar and Sardar. Mir...

 and Akbar Bugti, Mazari and Bugti tribal chiefs respectively.