Abdul Hai Baloch (Urdu: عبدالحئی بلوچ), also known as Abdul Hayee Baloch (1 February 1946 – 25 February 2022), was a Pakistani social and political activist from Balochistan.
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Early life and education
Baloch was born on 1 February 1946 in the Chhalgari District Bolan in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. He received an MBBS from Dow Medical college.
Political career
He was elected as the member of National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970s. Baloch was the prominent and one of the founding leaders of Balochistan National Movement and later became the president of the National Party. He later formed his own political party known as National Democratic Party (NDP) in 2018.
Awards and honours
Baloch received the Jalib Peace Award 2016 given by the Arts Council of Pakistan.
Personal life and death
He died in a traffic collision on 25 February 2022, at the age of 76.