Chief Minister of Balochistan
In 1988, Jamali joined the right-wing conservative alliance, the Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA), and appointed as the fourth Chief Minister of Balochistan Province of Pakistan in 1988. However, he lost the support of Pakistan Peoples Party ad was immediately succeed by nationalist Akbar Bugti.
He remains active in politics and participated in 1990 elections and holding the chairmanship of Senate committee of economics, financial, and revenue services. In 1993, Jamali joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) led by Nawaz Sharif as its senior vice president. In 1996, with the support of JUI-F, Jamali was again appointed as care-taker chief minister of Balochistan and secured his parliamentary seat in 1997 general elections. As parliamentary member, Jamali was the chairman of the senate committee sports and physical development. He remains a powerful and public vocal of Pakistan's first nuclear tests (see Chagai-I and Chagai-II) authorized by Prime minister Nawaz Sharif but his relations with the Prime minister went cold. Problems with Nawaz Sharif arise in 1999 during the Kargil war and subsequently ended his support to the Prime minister after the 1999 coup d'état led by chief of army staff and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Pervez Musharraf.
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