Mr. Ali Asghar Sial
Provincial Election Commissioner, Balochistan
Academic Qualifications
MSc in Rural Development from University of Sindh in 2012
LLB from University of Sindh in 2009
MA (Economics) from Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur in 1995
BSc from DG Science College Karachi, University of Karachi in 1988
Trainings
16th Mid-Career Management Course at National Institute of Management (NIM) Karachi in 2013.
22nd Senior Management Course (SMC) at National Institute of Management (NIM) from 25th September 2017 to 12th January 2018
Executive Training Course (at LUMS), Lahore
Postings
Mr. Ali Asghar Sial joined Election Commission of Pakistan as Election Officer in May 1993.
He served as Assistant Election Commissioner/ District Election Commissioner in several districts of Sindh province viz Tharparkar, Larkana , Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, Matyari, and Hyderabad.
He was promoted as Regional Election Commissioner (REC) in February 2015 and posted as REC Karachi. He also worked as REC Thatta Division from July 2020 to October 2021.
He was promoted as Joint Provincial Election Commissioner (JPEC) in October 2021 and posted as JPEC (Elections & Admin) Sindh Province at Karachi where he served until November 2024. In November 2024 he was posted as Additional Director General (Electoral Rolls) in ECP Secretariat Islamabad.
“Mr. Ali Asghar Sial is working as Provincial Election Commissioner Balochistan since April 2025.”
During his career he actively participated in preparation and revision of Electoral Rolls, conduct of General Elections, Bye-Elections, Local Government Elections, and Elections to the Senate in Sindh Province. He played a key role in gender mainstreaming in the electoral process.
He has performed his duties as Returning Officer in 2012 for elections in Tando Muhammad Khan and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir General Elections for constituency LA-XXXVI Kashmir Valley. He also served as District Returning Officer in numerous bye-elections held in Karachi between 2015 to 2020.
He also performed his duties as Delimitation Authority for Thatta, Sajawal and Badin districts of Sindh Province in 2015 for Local Government constituencies and also as Delimitation Authority for Karachi Division in regards with Cantonment Board elections.