Dera Murad Jamali: History
Its original name was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple, a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892. Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'.
In 1974 Dera Murad Jamali became headquarter of newly created Nasirabad District split from Kalat District.