Sanaullah Khan Zehri was born in Anjeera in the
Khuzdar District,
Balochistan, Pakistan, on 4 August 1961. His father, Sardar Doda Khan Zehri, was a tribal leader and an
activist in the
Pakistan Movement who played a crucial role in gathering Balochistan's support for the cause of Pakistan. He graduated with a
BA degree in
political science in 1983 from the
University of Balochistan. In 2008, the National Party boycotted the general election. Zehri disagreed with the move, leaving the party, and in February he won a seat in the assembly under his own, newly founded the National Party.In September 2006, Zehri participated in a
loya jirga called by the
Khan of Kalat,
Mir Suleman Dawood Jan, following the death of
Akbar Bugti. On 6 January 2010, he joined the
Pakistan Muslim League. In August 2011, Baloch was selected by PML(N) as the assistant secretary general of the PML-N for Balochistan. In 2013, Zehri defended his constituency on PML-N's platform and was initially named as candidacy for
Chief Minister of Balochistan. However, Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif instead approved the appointment of
Abdul Malik Baloch as the chief minister of Balochistan. on his life when his convoy came under a bomb attack in his native Khuzdar district. The attack killed his son, Sikander Zehri, brother Mir Meharullah Zehri and nephew Mir Zaid. The
Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for the attack on Zehri. On 23 November 2020, Sanaullah lost his daughter Ayesha Zehri, allegedly due to COVID-19. == References ==