About the author

Dr. Taj Mohammad Breseeg

The author, Dr. Taj Mohammad Breseeg, is a historian and political scientist renowned for his work on Baloch nationalism and the modern history of Balochistan. Born in 1954 in Bres, Southern Balochistan (Iran), he pursued Political Science at the University of Karachi, earning his BA and MA in 1984.

That same year, he moved to Kabul, where he lectured at Kabul University until 1986 before settling in Sweden as a political refugee. In 2002, he received his PhD in Political Science from the University of London.

Dr. Breseeg’s scholarship, shaped by both activism and academic inquiry, has challenged dominant narratives on Baloch origins and history. He has taught and conducted research in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sweden and Germany. From 2008 to 2011, he served as a visiting professor at the University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.