Chiragh Baloch
Chiragh Baloch | |
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چراغ بلوچ | |
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| Born | March 2, 1990 Pasni, Gawadar District, Balochistan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Other names | Chiragh Jan |
| Education | Masters in Information Technology |
| Alma mater | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia |
| Occupation |
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| Known for | First Baloch Vlogger |
Notable work |
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| Parent(s) | Muhammad Ibrahim |
| Website | chiraghbaloch |
Chiragh Baloch (Balochi: چراغ بلوچ) is a Baloch-American entrepreneur, artist, actor, [1][2][3] and the first Baloch YouTuber.[4][5] He is best known for his podcast show The Chiragh Baloch Show and projects including Balochhost and VshGap Messenger.
In a short span of time, he has built a following on his social media handles. Baloch has been featured on several high-tier news publications for his work including LAWeekly, Thrive Global, Influencive, Dawn, Forbes India and several others.
Early life and education
Chiragh Baloch was born on March 2, 1990 in Pasni located in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan.[6] Right from his childhood, Baloch had a strong inclination towards entrepreneurship. While he was in school, Baloch acquired an interest in web hosting and digital marketing.
He completed his Masters in Information Technology (MIT) from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia in 2017. [7]
Career
Chiragh Baloch is an online IT instructor at ITBaloch. Baloch is the co-founder of Baloch Tech, a web-developing service provider. He also established Baloch Tech for the purpose of mentoring young Baloch students in the tech industry. The Baloch Tech platform assisted in the foundations of his other projects, Baloch Host, a web design and logo design platform, and VshGap, a chat messenger app with free audio and video. Baloch is currently the CEO and Web Developer of Baloch Host. He introduced Balochi stickers with his team through Baloch Host to represent the Balochi culture on WhatsApp.
He hosts a weekly show named as, The Chiragh Baloch Show [8][9] which features Artists, Directors, Actors, and Musicians from Balochistan. [10] He is working on web hosting and digital marketing from the age of 16. Baloch with an year experience in network marketing is now working on his projects, BalochHost and VshGap messenger. [11][12] He has recently started a petition to add Balochi language in Google Translate as it is spoken by 10 million native speakers, which is 0.15% of the world population. [13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2019 | Shuma Zaneth? (TV Mini-Series) | Director | |
| The Chiragh Baloch Show (TV Series) - (11 episodes) | Director and Actor/Artist | Featuring Mukhtar Ghulam, Actor | |
| Featuring Ali Bakhsh Dad, Film Director | |||
| Featuring Yasser Albloushi, Vine Actor | |||
| Featuring Kaifi Khalil, Musical Artist | |||
| Featuring Shehzad Mohammad Ali, Photographer | |||
| Featuring Kamalan Bebagr, Film Director | |||
| Featuring Vahid Tarkesh, Rap Artist | |||
| Featuring DK Baluch, Video Blogger | |||
| Featuring Majid Liaquat, IT Specialist | |||
| Featuring Adeel Wali Raees, Film Director | |||
| Featuring Wahab Baloch, Musical Artist | |||
| 2016 | Showanag: The Shepherd | Actor: Teacher |
Discography
| Year | Album | Songs | Note |
| 2017 | Man Tahi Gala Shadana | Khuda Mani Saloonk | |
| Man Tahi Gala DJ Hoth | |||
| Man Tahi Shohaaz | |||
| Chammani Ars | Chammani Ars | Kaifi Khalil ft. Chiragh Baloch |
Personal life controversy
A local news platform covered a story about his abduction in 2017.[14][15] There are recent rumors about Chiragh Baloch getting a break in Bollywood film industry. [16][17]
In the media
References
- ↑ Khan, Niha."‘You don't need to work extra hard at a job but you have to work for the right job’","The Rational Daily",November 1, 2019
- ↑ TIS Staffer."Meet The Multi Talented Chiragh Baloch Who Is Setting New Benchmarks In Entrepreneurship","The Indian Saga", August 18, 2019
- ↑ Ahmed, Shafin."Meet The Ambitious Entrepreneur Who Is Ensuring That Balochistan Is Represented Globally", "Youth Ki Awaaz",October, 2019
- ↑ Liaquat, Majid."Lets meet baloch youtuber chiragh baloch","thebalochnews.com", March 18, 2018
- ↑ “The First Female Vlogger From Balochistan”, “Mashion”, November 9, 2019
- ↑ "Rags To Riches- Chiragh Baloch Escapes The Stereotypes","Surkhiyan",November 15, 2019
- ↑ Khan, Neha."Chiragh Baloch — rising from the land forgotten","Daily Times",November 9, 2019
- ↑ SNS Web."Baloch artist Chiragh Baloch has made a name on social media","The Statesman",November 10, 2019
- ↑ Chaudhry, Gul."Shining Stars of Underrepresented Baloch Community","Pakistan Hotline",October 22, 2019
- ↑ Khaid, Alishba. “Chiragh Baloch”, “Dawn”, November 26, 2019
- ↑ Baloch, Haris."chiragh baloch-a premium balochistan entrepreneur","bexpress.com.pk",July 28, 2019
- ↑ Mazhar,Samra."Chiragh Baloch; A tech- genius rising to new levels of success","oyeyeah.com",December 01, 2019
- ↑ IBT Entertainment Desk."A YouTuber from Balochistan is petitioning against Google Translate","International Business Times",December 22, 2019
- ↑ “Software student and BalochTech CEO Chiragh Baloch abducted and released later”, “The Baloch News”, November 23, 2017
- ↑ “Balochistan: Abduction of Baloch activist on rise as seven more whisked away”, “Balochwarna News”, November 23, 2017
- ↑ “Chiragh Baloch soon will be seen in Bollywood Film and Web Series”, “The Free Press Journal”, September 17, 2019
- ↑ “Baloch Artist Chiragh Baloch gets acting break in Bollywood”, “The Hans India”, November 12, 2019
External links
- Chiragh Baloch on Twitter
- Chiragh Baloch on Facebook
- Chiragh Baloch on Instagram
- Chiragh Baloch on Linkedin
- Chiragh Baloch on Snapchat
- Chiragh Baloch — rising from the land forgotten - Daily Times
- Chiragh Baloch - IMDb
- Chiragh Baloch - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
- Chiragh Baloch | Vine Wiki | Fandom
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