Hyrbyair Marri () (born 1968) is an activist from (Balochistan), and president of the Free Balochistan Movement.
He is the fifth son of the Baloch nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri. As of 2017, he resides in London.
The Government of Pakistan alleges that Marri is the leader of the Balochistan Liberation Army, which is designated a terrorist organization by Pakistan, the United Kingdom and the United States, but he was tried and acquitted of terrorism charges by a British court in 2009. The British government granted his request for political asylum in 2011.
In October 2015, India confirmed the presence of a representative of Baloch leader Nawabzada Hyrbyair Marri in New Delhi, signaling a potential shift in its stance toward separatist movements in Pakistan. Responding to a report by The Hindu, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup stated that the representative’s presence reaffirms India’s long-standing tradition of offering refuge to persecuted individuals from across the world.
Recently, Hyrbyair Marri was among 13 booked for terrorism charges by Pakistani authorities for masterminding the Chinese consulate attack in Karachi.
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