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Dera Bugti District
District in Balochistan, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dera Bugti (Balochi: ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ, Urdu: ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی) is a district within the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983.[2]
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Administration
The district is administratively divided into the following five tehsils (subdivisions)
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Demography
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Population
As of the 2023 census, Dera Bugti district has 62,267 households and a population of 355,274. The district has a sex ratio of 121.10 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 24.07%: 34.40% for males and 11.88% for females.[9][10] 152,457 (42.91% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[11] 108,447 (30.52%) live in urban areas.[9] 1,843 (0.52%) were from religious minorities, around 1,100 Hindus and 700 Christians.[12]
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1. Nawab Akbar Bugti
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (born 12 July 1926 in Dera Bugti; died 26 August 2006) was the Tumandar (tribal chief) of the Bugti tribe, a seasoned politician, former Governor and Chief Minister of Balochistan, and founder of the Jamhoori Wattan Party.
2. Brahumdagh (Brahamdagh) Bugti
Brahamdagh Khan Bugti, born in Dera Bugti, is the founder and leader of the Baloch Republican Party, a Baloch nationalist political organisation formed following his departure from the Jamhoori Wattan Party in 2008. He campaigns for Baloch rights and has been living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland
3. Shahzain Bugti
Nawab Shahzain Bugti (born 14 April 1970 in Dera Bugti) is a Pakistani politician who served as Member of the National Assembly from August 2018 to August 2023 and held positions including Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan (2021–2022) and Federal Minister for Narcotics Control (2022–2023). He is the grandson of Akbar Bugti and leads the Jamhoori Wattan Party.
4. Sarfraz Bugti
Sarfraz Bugti, born in a village of Dera Bugti in Balochistan, is a Pakistani politician whose early education includes Lawrence College, Murree, and studies in Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University. His father was a tribal elder and political dissident, and Sarfraz himself has been involved in politics, including periods of arrest amid election activities.
6. Abdul Ghaffar Bugti
Abdul Ghaffar Bugti (Urdu:عبدالغفار بگٹی) (born 12 Dec 2002 in Zain koh Dera Bugti) is a Balochistan-based journalist, columnist, and human-rights advocate, writing on issues such as gender inequality and education through platforms including The Friday Times,Humsub Urdu, The Public preview, Sangat Magazine, Naya Daur Urdu, daily times, The Public, The first time Daleel.pk, global times, Green post, ABC.net.pk, Express tribune ,Sri lankan Guardian
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 98.94% of the population spoke Balochi as their first language.[18]
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