Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi

Nawab Salahuddin Ahmed Abbasi
نواب صلاح الدین عباسی
Nawab of Bahawalpur
Tenure14 April 1988 – Present
PredecessorNawab Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi Bahadur
Other titlesAmir of Abbasi Dynasty, Head of Bahawalpur National Awami Party
BornAhmadpur East, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
ResidenceSadiq Garh Palace, Ahmadpur East, Pakistan
LocalityPunjab
OfficesMember of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Spouse(s)The Begum of Bahawalpur
IssuePrince Muhammad Bahawal Abbas Khan Abbasi
Sahibzadi Aniza Saher Abbasi
HeirPrince Muhammad Bahawal Abbas Khan Abbasi
OccupationPolitician

Nawab Salahuddin Ahmed Abbasi (Urdu: نواب صلاح الدین عباسی) is a Member of Parliament in Pakistan.[1] He is also the grandson of Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, who was the last ruling Nawab of the Princely State Bahawalpur.[2][3][4] He has been elected five times as Member of National Assembly from the city Ahmadpur East. He is also the Chief of Bahawalpur National Awami Party (BNAP) which is allied with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.

Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi is a strong campaigner of restoration of Bahawalpur province and an influential personality of South Punjab.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Imran Khan & Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi 's Press Conference - Nawab of Bahawlpur announces alliance wi". Siasat.pk Forums.
  2. ^ Gill, Majeed (28 February 2008). "Nawab family scion's name doing the rounds: Governor's slot". Dawn. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Bahawalpur Ittehad enters the fray". Dawn. 18 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  4. ^ "BAHAWALPUR: Auction of Nawab's articles delayed yet again". Dawn. 26 April 2004. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Bahawalpur province: 'Makhdooms and Gilanis cannot decide our fate' - The Express Tribune". 23 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Identity and governance: Nawab insists on a separate province - The Express Tribune". 2 February 2013.