Liaqat Baloch (Urdu: لیاقت بلوچ; born 9 December 1952) is a political leader in Pakistan.
A member of the Pakistani parliament in 1985, 1990 and 2002,[1][2][3] Baloch is 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.
[4][5] He was also the secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the deputy leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.
He holds an MA (Mass Communication) and LLB degree from the University of the Punjab.
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.