Overview
- A traditional turban-tying ceremony was held on December 29 in Bekar, Dera Bugti district, to install Mir Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti as the tribe’s chief.
- Major Bugti chiefs, tribal elders, and members of the Nawab Bugti family attended, including Nawabzada Zamran Saleem Akbar Bugti.
- Historical records cited in the reporting trace the chieftaincy in the Bugti family to an initial conferral in 1800.
- Bugti has served as Balochistan’s chief minister since March 2024, making the new title an addition to his state leadership role.
- His political career includes election to the provincial assembly in 2013, service as provincial minister and PDMA chair, a Senate term from 2018 to 2023, and posts in the federal caretaker cabinet in 2023.