[1] Nawab was appointed as the chief executive of Balochistan on 13 January 2013 after the sacking of Aslam Raisani's unpopular government and imposition of Governor's Rule.

On 27 February 2008, the caretaker Chief Minister Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani announced officially that Nawab Magsi would be the next governor of Balochistan province.

In the ceremony, he promised to resolve the ongoing military operation in Balochistan, missing political workers and bring peace in province.

[citation needed] In the recent elections in 2008, he participated as independent candidate of Provincial Assembly and won his traditional seat.

He was appointed by the president of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as Governor of Balochistan on 28 February 2008 and on the same day, he took oath of his office.