Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo

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12th Governor of Balochistan
Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo

In office April 29, 1972 – February 15, 1973
Preceded by	Ghaus Bakhsh Raisani
Succeeded by	Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti

Died	August 11, 1989) Balochistan, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan National Party
Residence	Nal, Balochistan
Profession	Mir of Bizenjo Tribe , Politician
Religion	Sunni Muslim

Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo (Urdu/Baloch: میرغوث بخش بزنجو ) was the Baloch politician in Balochistan, Pakistan. Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo served as the Governor of Balochistan.

Born at Nal in the Sardar Khail of the Bizenjo tribe. Educated in Karachi and Aligarh Muslim University. Bizenjo joined the Baloch politics in 1937, he eventually served as the President of Kalat State in 1946 - 1947.

With Pakistan's formation he opposed the merger of Balochistan with Pakistan.

Politically he served as the Vice President of the ‘Ustman Gal’ and later in the National Awami Party (Wali) (NAP). He played a key role on the negotiations for the 1973 constitution and served as governor of Balochistan under the shortlived NAP government. Aself made man, lifelong communist and secularist he opposed the NAP alliance with the Jamiat-Ulema Islam believing the NAP was ideologically closer to the Pakistan Peoples Party. The NAP Government was ousted on the orders of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1973. Bizenjo was arrested along with other NAP leaders as part of the hyderabad tribunal. During his ime in prison he was criticised for his alleged secret negotiations with the PPP government. After their release in 1978 Bizenjo clashed with Khan Abdul Wali Khan over the direction of the party. Breaking away from the party he eventually formed his own party under the name Pakistan National Party.

Bizenjo died in 11th August 1989. His sons remain active in Baloch politics.