Akbar Askani

Mir Akbar Askani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
In office
13 August 2018  12 August 2023
ConstituencyPB-48 Kech-IV
In office
29 May 2013  31 May 2018
ConstituencyPB-50 Kech-III
Personal details
Born (1982-01-01) 1 January 1982
Mand (Kech District)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyBalochistan Awami Party (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2013-2018)
RelationsMalik Shah Gorgaij (Father-in-law)

Akbar Askani (born 1 January 1982) is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.

Askani was elected in 2013 and 2018. In 2013 he participated in the general elections as an affiliate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) from PB-50 (Mand, Dasht, Tump), and in 2018, he entered the general elections as an affiliate of the Balochistan Awami Party from PB-48 (Tump cum Nasirabad). The Balochistan Awami Party is the ruling party of Balochistan, where the party won majority seats from all over Balochistan and set to form a government with the coalition parties.

In 2013 Askani served the Ministry of Fisheries, Mine, and Natural Resources. He currently only serves the fisheries ministry. He is one of the youngest politicians in Balochistan's political history and has become a member of the Balochistan Assembly.