A former Deputy Commissioner of Kalat and Vizier-e-Durbar of the State of Kalat, Mir Naseer Khan Ahmedzai (1919–2013), was a respected Baloch author and historian. Author of a number of books including The History of the Baloch People, he witnessed such seminal events as the merger of Kalat state with Pakistan, the formation of the Balochistan States Union, the formation of One Unit, and then the creation of Balochistan as a separate province. Mir Naseer Khan served as the Chairman of the Secondary and Intermediate Board of Education of Balochistan, Chairman of the Balochistan Textbook Board, and Professor of Balochi and Brahui languages at the University of Balochistan. He is a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan.