Ali Mardan Khan Domki took the oath of office as the caretaker Chief Minister of Balochistan in a ceremony held at the Governor House on Friday.
The oath was administered by Governor Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar.
Notable attendees at the event included former chief minister Jam Kamal, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti, and ex-provincial ministers.
The announcement came after a series of deliberations and discussions.
Governor Kakar approved Domki’s name for the interim chief minister position after a recommendation from the parliamentary committee.
The process of selecting the caretaker chief minister had faced setbacks earlier when three committee members tasked with the nomination failed to attend a crucial meeting.
The committee, convened by Speaker Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali, consisted of six members, with equal representation from the treasury and opposition sides of the previous assembly.
The committee was formed after the outgoing chief minister, Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, and opposition leader Malik Sikander Khan could not agree on a suitable candidate.
The outgoing chief minister had initially rejected the nomination of Ali Mardan Khan Domki for the caretaker CM post, proposed by former CM Jam Kamal Khan Alyani and Malik Khan.
Differences among opposition parties further complicated matters. Bizenjo had not met the opposition leader, and Alyani went to Balochistan House to obtain his signature on the nomination summary, which he had not endorsed as a consensus candidate.
Given the impasse, the parliamentary committee was tasked with resolving the issue through a vote.
The Balochistan assembly had been dissolved on August 12, granting former CM Qudoos Bizenjo and former opposition leader Malik Sikandar Khan a three-day window to select a candidate for the caretaker chief minister role.
