Jam Mohammad Yousaf

Jam Mir Mohammad Yousaf Aliani (Urdu: جام میر محمد یوسف علیانی, Sindhi: جام مير محمد یوسف عالياني; February 14, 1954 – February 16, 2012) was the 12th Jam of Lasbela, and a former Chief Minister of the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Background and family Mir Jam Mohammad Yousaf was born in 1954 at Lasbela, Balochistan. He belonged to the Koreja family of the Samma tribe which once ruled over Sindh.

Political career Yousaf served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan province from 2002 to 2007. He was the Minister for Water and Power, Railways and a Minister in Balochistan assembly. Previously he held positions as MNA and MPA in the National and Balochistan Provincial Assembly. He was the Provincial President of PML (Q) from 2002.

In 2012, Jamil Bugti formally nominated Yousaf in his police report alleging that the former chief minister was responsible for his father's killing. On 17 July 2012, the BHC granted Yousaf interim bail in the case.

Death Jam Mohammad Yousaf died of cardiac arrest on 16 February 2012 in Islamabad, and was buried in Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela.