BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
1. Anka, Muhammad Hussain 
Born on 20th September 1907 at Machh District Bolan Balochistan, son of
a contractor. Worked as schoolteacher, resigned in 1932
and founded the Baloch national press, served as an editor of several Baloch
newspapers. Associated with Baloch nationalist movement (1933 - 1948). Founder
member of the Communist Party of Balochistan. Writer of the first Balochi
national song and writer of several political articles and literary books, imprisoned for 20 years
four month and eleven days by the British
and Pakistani governments for his political convictions. Died in, 1977.
He had a strong belief
for free and independent Balochistan.
Died on 3rd
May 1983.
2. Azat, Abdul Wahid (Jamaldini) 
Born in 1918 at Nushki. Short story writer and famous, popular Balochi
poet. Served as an editor monthly, ‘Balochi’, Karachi/Quetta. Founder of progressive literature in Balochi, died in September
1982.
3. Baloch, Prince Abdul Karim
Youngest son of Mir Mohammad Azam Jan Khan, the Khan of Kalat (1931 -
1933). Educated in Karachi, served as the governor of Makran province until
March 1948. Led the first Baloch national resistance
against the military occupation of Pakistan. Arrested and imprisoned in June
1948. Founded Ustman Gal (People’s Party) and took part in the formation
of the National Awami Party. He worked as the head of the branch of the
‘Sindhi, Baloch and Pakhtun Front’ in Balochistan. Died in 1986.
4. Barakzai, Dost Mohammad Khan 
Born in the late 19th century at Bampur (Western Balochistan). His
uncle, Sardar Behram Khan, founded the Baloch tribal confederacy of the Baloch
tribes in Makran. After death of his uncle, he was
elected as the head of the confederacy. Extended the frontiers of the
confederacy and entered into the military alliances with the Baloch tribes of
Sarhad and Seistan. In 1927 - 1928 resisted the Persian invasion. Invited in
Tehran by Raza Shah I in 1928 for negotiation, was arrested and executed by the
order of the Persian king.
5. Bizenjo, Mir Ghaus Bakhsh 
Born at Nal in the Sardar Khail of the Bizenjo tribe. Educated in
Karachi and Aligarh Muslim University. Joined the
Baloch politics in 1937. Served as the President of Kalat State National
Party in 1946 - 1947. Opposed the merger of
Balochistan with
Pakistan. Served as the Vice President of
the ‘Ustman Gal’ and
later National Awami Party. Served as
governor (1972 - 1973).
Died in 11th August 1989.
6. Bugti, Nawabzada Abdur Rehman
Born at Dera Bugti in 1907, the eldest son of the
Bugti Tumandar (Sardar) Mehrab Khan. Served as Tehsildar in the Baloch tribal
areas. Joined the ‘Anjuman Ithad-e-Balochistan’ in
1931, elected its first president of the branch in Quetta and Sibi districts.
In 1934 - 1938 he led the popular Baloch uprising against the Sardari system in
Bugti area. Died in 1950 in Jacobabad.
7. Dodai, Sardar Babur Khan
Born in Makran, accompanied his father Mir Sohrab
Khan, the founder of the Dodai Confederacy of Derajat in Eastern Balochistan. He commanded the Dodai army to pacify Bijarani-Marris.
Composed several war-ballads on the Dodai-Marri wars. Died in the 16th
century at Bahur a town in the south of Dera Ismail Khan, (North west frontier
province in Pakistan).
8. Durkhani Mohammad Fazil
Born in the 19th century at Durkhan (Kalat). He was
Muslim religious scholar and founded a Madrasa (religious school). Worked
against the influence of European missionaries and western culture. He published more than six hundred Islamic books in Balochi.
He died in 1892 and was burned in his native village, Durkhan (Eastern
Balochistan).
9. Durrak, Jam
Born in Kalat in the mid 18th century, and lived until
1806. He was the court-poet of Nasir Khan the
Great. Introduced ‘Ghazals’ and art poetry into Balochi literature, composed
war-ballads on the Baloch-Afghan War (1758). He is known as ‘Malik
-ul-Shuera’, buried at GurgTangi, near Lahri.
10. Fell, D.Y.
Born in 1910 in Scotland (U.K.). Graduated from Oxford
and served in the Indian civil service in Bombay (1934 - 1937). Entered into the Political Service and served in
Balochistan and British Afghanistan. Served the Khanate as the foreign minister
in 1947 — 1948.
Jatoi, Maulwi Hazur Bakhsh
Born in the mid 19th
century at Taib Sanni, a village in Kachhi province of the Khanate. Educated in
Durkhan Madrasa and later served as a theologian in his village. Died in the
early 20th century. He was a religious Balochi poet.
He translated several books on Islam from Arabic into Balochi.
Kolachi-Baloch, Habibullah Khan
Born in 1907 at Jhok
Gomal, a Baloch village on the ethnic frontier of Balochistan and Pakhtun areas
of NWFP. His father Sardar Rabnawaz took part in anti British activities in
1918, imprisoned and lost his landed property. Organizer of the ‘Anjuman’ in
Dera Ismail Khan (along with his brother, Sardar Abdur Rahman Khan). Imprisoned by the British for his political activities.
Elected as the president of Awami League, Dera Ismail Khan. Died on 12th
December 1974.
13. Korai, Ghulam Rasul Khan
Born in the mid 19th
century in Dera Ghazi khan (eastern Balochistan). Founded
the Ittahad-e-Balochan in 1930, which was merged with the Anjuman in 1931.
Wrote on the Baloch history. Before entering into politics, served as a judge
in British India. Died in 1938 at his native village ‘Kot Ghulam Rasul’,
Dera Ghazi Khan.
14. Kurd, Mir Abdul Aziz
Born in 1904 at Mastung. His father was a government officer in Kalat.
Received early education at Mastung. Organized the ‘Young
Baloch Party’ influenced by the ‘Young Turks’. Joined the Anjuman under
the leadership of Magassi. In 1930 and became the first General Secretary of
the organization. In 1937 reorganized the Anjuman
under the new name ‘Kalat State National Party and was elected its president. A
strong supporter of an independent Balochistan. Published the first map of
‘Greater’ or United Balochistan in 1933. Died in 1979.
15. Magassi,
Mir Mohammad Yusuf Ali Khan Aziz 
Born in January 1908 at Jhal. His father was the Tumandar (Sardar) of
Magassi tribe. Received his education from private tutors. Entered in politics
in 1920. Founded the Anjuman and was elected its first
president in 1930. Organized all India Baloch conferences at Jacobabad and
Hyderabad in 1932, 1933.
Lived in exile in London in 1934. Influenced by the
teachings of the Young Turks, Marx-Lenin and Mahmud Tarzi. Die& in 1935 in
an earthquake at Quetta.
16. Marri, Rahm Ali
Born in the 19th century, Baloch epic shair (poet)
took part in the Marri uprising (1919 — 1920) against the British imperialism
under the leadership of Nawab Khair Bakhsh Khan Marri I. Founded a revolutionary trend in Balochi literature. Wrote
more than fifty thousand verses against colonialism and Sardari system. Died
in the 1930s. He is respected as a poet of awakening. Part of his poetry has
been collected and published by Mir Mitha Khan Marri, a Baloch writer.
17. Marri, Sher Mohammad (General Sherov)
Born in 1924 at Kohlu. Educated in Sibi and joined
politics in 1945. Founded ‘Mazlum Party’ in the Baloch Tribal areas of Sulaiman
Mountains aiming to oppose Sardari system and to support an independent
Balochistan. He works for the ‘Baloch People’s
Liberation Front’, headed by Nawab Khair Bakhsh Khan Marri. He took part
in the Baloch national resistance movement in the Marri Tribal area
(1962—1968).
Died on 11th May 1993 in Delhi buried in
Kolu, Balochistan.
18. Nasir, Mir Gul Khan 
Born in 1910 at Nushki (Balochistan). Served as editor
of several literary magazines. Joined civil service of the Khanate, took part
in the Baloch politics (1937 - 1978), and worked as the education minister in
Balochistan (1972 - 1973). Imprisoned by the British
and Pakistani governments because of his political views. He was poet of
Balochi and Urdu. Died in December1986.
19. Nizamani, Kadir Kbakhsh
Born at Tando Kaisar (Sindh), in a Baloch family.
Educated in Moscow.
He is one of the founders of the Communist Party in
Balochistan and Sindh
Harri Party.
Took part in the first Baloch resistance
movement in 1948.
He has been the editor of several Baloch
newspapers.
Lives in exile in London and published ‘Azad Balochistan’,
the organ of the liberation organization
of Balochistan, headed by Sardar
Attah ullah Khan Mengal, the former chief minister of
Balochistan.
20. Nusherwani, Nawabzada Shahbaz Khan
Born in Kharan city, son of Nawab Ameer Mohammad Yakub
Khan.
Served as the President of Kalat state
National Party in 1937 -1938.
Joined the Baloch League in 1946. Joined Muslim League
in 1948
and People’s Party in 1974.
21. Panah, Malik Mohammad
Born in Kalat state. Educated in Balochistan, served
in the Kalat
government’s service until 1948. Joined the first Baloch national
resistance movement headed by Prince
Abdul Karim in1948.
Arrested and imprisoned. Served as an
editor of ‘Nawai Watan’, Quetta.
Writer of Balochi. Died in 1982.
22. Shams Shah, Sir Nawab Syed
Born at ‘Pir Jatan, a village in Gujrat (Punjab) in
the mid 19th century.
Started his career as ‘Patwari’. In 1920, appointed the Prime Minister of the
Khanate by the British Government of India. He was known a tyrant prime
minister in Balochistan and was removed by
the strong opposition of the
Anjuman in 1932. Died in his native province, Punjab in British
India.
23. Shorish,
Abdul Karim 
Born in 1912 at Mastung. The
founding member of the ‘Baloch
Young Party, 'Anjuman’ and ‘Kalat National
Party’ and Ustman Gal.
Editor of monthly ‘Noken Daur’ (Balochi), Quetta.
Writer of
Balochi, Urdu and Brahui.
Died and buried in Quetta on 14December 1986.