Liaqat Baloch (; born 9 December 1952) is a political leader in Pakistan. He is originally from Muzaffargarh, a remote area of southern Punjab – although his family's origins are in the nearby province of Balochistan. He played an active role in student politics in the late 1970s. And at the University of the Punjab where he was elected president of the Students Union in 1976. He also elected all Pakistan president of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in 1977 and 1978. He holds an MA (Mass Communication) and LLB degree from the University of the Punjab. He was a member of the Pakistani parliament in 1985, 1990 and 2002. Today, Baloch lives in Lahore and currently serving as the Naib Ameer (Deputy Chief) of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan's Islamic religio-political party and also served as the Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami until 2019. He was also the secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the deputy leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. His sister-in-law is Dr Tahira Basharat, an important figure attached to the department of Islamic Studies at the University of the Punjab, where she served as Professor and Dean. See also Naeem Siddiqui Tehreek-e-Islami Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Khurshid Ahmad Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi Politics of Pakistan Qazi Hussain Ahmad List of political parties in Pakistan References External links Liaqat Baloch Official Website Official bio on Jamaat-e-Islami website (English) Jamaat-i-Islami Official site (English) 1952 births Living people Baloch politicians People from Muzaffargarh District People from Muzaffargarh Pakistani Sunni Muslims University of the Punjab alumni Politicians from Lahore Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal politicians Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan politicians Politicians from Muzaffargarh