Hyrbyair Marri
Hyrbyair Marri (Balochi: حیربیار مری ) (born 1968) is a Pakistani activist from the province of Balochistan. He is the fifth son of the Baloch nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri. As of 2017, he resides in London, England.[1]
Hyrbyair Marri | |
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| Born | Hyrbyair Marri January 13, 1968 Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Relations | Khair Bakhsh Marri (father) Changez Marri (brother) Balach Marri (brother) Ghazan Marri (brother) Mehran Baluch (brother) Hamza Marri (brother) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Early life
Hyrbyair was born in Quetta, Balochistan as the fifth son of Khair Bakhsh Marri, the sardar of the Marri tribe. Hyrbyair's elder brothers are Changez Marri, Balach Marri, Ghazan Marri and Hamza Marri; his younger brother is Mehran Baluch. In 1980 he came to the United Kingdom with his family, before they moved to Afghanistan in 1981 during General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's regime.[2] He completed his early education in Quetta, Balochistan and Kabul, Afghanistan; before moving to Moscow, Russia for higher education at the Moscow State University.
Political activities and asylum
Marri returned to Balochistan in 1992. His father was too old to start a new political struggle so his brother Balach Marri took his father's place. In 1996, Hyrbyair was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan and was appointed Education Minister of the province. In 2000, Balochistan Police arrested and charged his father with the murder of Balochistan High Court justice Nawaz Marri; Hyrbyair left Balochistan for Britain at this time.[3][4]
The Government of Pakistan alleges that Marri is the leader of the Balochistan Liberation Army, which is designated a terrorist organization by Pakistan,[5] the United Kingdom[6] and the United States,[7][8] but he was tried and acquitted of terrorism charges by a British court in 2009.[9] The British government granted his request for political asylum in 2011.[4]
Further reading
- Naqvi, Sadiq (2 October 2015). "Interview: Baloch separatist leader Hyrbyair Marri on rights violations by Pakistani army". Scroll.in.
References
- ^ Khan, Amir (1 October 2017). "Pakistan to move Interpol for arrest of Hyrbyair, Brahumdagh". The Express Tribune. from the original on 22 December 2017.
- ^ Khan, M Ilyas (11 June 2014). "Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri dies". BBC News. from the original on 13 August 2017.
- ^ Conflict in Balochistan: Report of HRC Fact-Finding Missions, December 2005-January 2006 (PDF) (Report). Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. August 2006. (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2017.
- ^ a b Shah, Murtaza Ali (30 January 2011). "Hyrbyair Marri wins political asylum case". The News International. from the original on 22 April 2018.
- ^ "List of banned organisations in Pakistan". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Office, Home (15 July 2016). (PDF). Home Office. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Terrorist Designations of Balochistan Liberation Army and Husain Ali Hazzima and Amendments to the Terrorist Designations of Jundallah". U.S. Department of State. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "US declares BLA as terrorist outfit". Express Tribune. 2 July 2019.
- ^ Bennett-Jones, Owen (16 January 2015). "Will the UK and Pakistan co-operate on security interests?". BBC News. from the original on 1 February 2016.