Abdul Hakeem Baloch
{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Abdul Hakeem Baloch
| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start = 29 February 2024
| predecessor = Jamil Ahmed Khan
| term_end =
| office1 =
| term_start1 = 24 October 2022
| term_end1 = 10 August 2023
| president1 =
| primeminister1 =
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = PPP (2016-present)
|otherparty = PMLN (2013-2016)
| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| president2 =
| primeminister2 =
| termstart2 = 14 December 2016
| termend2 = 31 May 2018
| constituency = NA-231 Karachi Malir-III
| constituency1 = NA-229 Karachi Malir-I
| successor1 =
| predecessor1 = Jamil Ahmed Khan
| native_name = {{nq|عبدالحکیم بلوچ}}
| office3 = Minister of State for Communication
| term_start3 = 5 June 2014
| term_end3 = September 2016
| successor2 = Jam Abdul Karim Bijar
| constituency2 = NA-229 Karachi Malir-I
| primeminister3 = Nawaz Sharif
| president3 = Mamnoon Hussain
}}
Abdul Hakeem Baloch ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عبد الحکیم بلوچ}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/24-Oct-2022/ali-musa-hakeem-baloch-take-oath|date=24 October 2022|access-date=15 January 2022|title=Ali Musa, Hakeem Baloch take oath|work=The Nation (newspaper)}} He also served as MNA from 2013 to 2016, from 2016 to 2018 and from October 2022 till August 2023.
Education
Political career
He began his political career with Pakistan Peoples Party and served as a provincial minister of Sindh.{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=By-polls in NA-258 Karachi on Nov 22|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1288829|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=8 October 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413070934/https://www.dawn.com/news/1288829|archivedate=13 April 2017}}
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-258 (Karachi-XX) on ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|last1=Iqbal|first1=Nasir|title=Nadra reports throw up interesting data|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1189459|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 June 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412224701/https://www.dawn.com/news/1189459|archivedate=12 April 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Siddiqui|first1=Tahir|title=Another Nadra report confirms bogus voting|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1051334|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 October 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327172039/https://www.dawn.com/news/1051334|archivedate=27 March 2017}}
In 2013, he was made the Minister of State for Railways{{cite news|last1=Raza|first1=Syed Irfan|title=• Cabinet sworn in • Dar gets finance portfolio, Nisar interior: PML-N keeps faith in old guard|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1016754|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=8 June 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330010103/https://www.dawn.com/news/1016754|archivedate=30 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Nawaz orders probe into desecration of religious sites|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1109133|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=28 May 2014|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413071023/https://www.dawn.com/news/1109133|archivedate=13 April 2017}} before being appointed as Minister of State for Communication in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.{{cite web | url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-149850-Abdul-Hakeem-Baloch-notified-as-State-Minister-for-Communications | title=State Minister for Communications | publisher=The News | date=5 June 2014 | accessdate=9 July 2014 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142048/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-149850-Abdul-Hakeem-Baloch-notified-as-State-Minister-for-Communications | archivedate=14 July 2014 }}{{cite news|title=Hakeem Baloch rejoins PPP - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1189527/hakeem-baloch-rejoins-ppp/|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=28 September 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412224710/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1189527/hakeem-baloch-rejoins-ppp/|archivedate=12 April 2017}}
In 2016, he quit PML-N and rejoined Pakistan Peoples Party and resigned from the National Assembly seat that he won on PML-N ticket.{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=300 polling stations set up for NA-258 by-polls|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1296785|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 November 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413070929/https://www.dawn.com/news/1296785|archivedate=13 April 2017}}
He ran for the seat of National Assembly from NA-258 (Karachi-XX) on ticket of PPP in by-election held in 2016 and retained the seat.{{cite news|title=Karachi by-polls: PPP's Hakeem Baloch wins back NA-258 seat - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1247556/karachi-polls-ppps-hakeem-baloch-wins-back-na-258-seat/|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=29 November 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413072703/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1247556/karachi-polls-ppps-hakeem-baloch-wins-back-na-258-seat/|archivedate=13 April 2017}} He was given cabinet portfolio of Minister of State for Railways.{{cite news|title=Sharif's 25-member cabinet takes oath|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1016686|accessdate=2 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=7 June 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227063804/https://www.dawn.com/news/1016686|archivedate=27 February 2017}}
He ran for the NA-237 Malir seat on the ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party in the by-election held in October 2022 and won the elections by getting 32567 votes.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-17 |title=PPP leader Hadi congratulates Musa Gilani, Hakeem Baloch |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1013791/ppp-leader-hadi-congratulates-musa-gilani-hakeem-baloch-on-wining-by-elections/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Abdul Hakeem Baloch — saving grace for federal ruling coalition in recent by-polls |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1002875-abdul-hakeem-baloch-saving-grace-for-federal-ruling-coalition-in-recent-by-polls |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}