Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi | |
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محمد عباس خان عباسی | |
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs[1] | |
In office 15 March 1981 – 18 March 1984 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
Succeeded by | Raja Zafar-ul-Haq |
Emir of the Bahawalpur State[2] | |
In office 25 May 1966 – 14 March 1988 | |
18th Governor of Punjab | |
In office 31 July 1975 – 5 July 1977 | |
President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
Prime Minister | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto |
Preceded by | Ghulam Mustafa Khar |
Succeeded by | Aslam Riaz Hussain |
Personal details | |
Born | Bahawalpur (princely state) | 24 March 1924
Died | 14 March 1988 London, United Kingdom | (aged 63)
Parent | Sadeq Mohammad Khan V (father) |
Relatives | S.M. Abbasi (brother) Sahibzada Muzammil-ur-Rashid Abbasi (nephew) |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
Rank | Brigadier |
Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi (Urdu: محمد عباس خان عباسی; 24 March 1924 – 14 March 1988) also known as Alhaj Mohammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, was the Nawab and later Amir of the Bahawalpur State.[3] He was also a Brigadier in the Pakistani Army, Governor of Punjab and member of the Bahawalpur royal family.
He became Nawab on the death of his father General Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi on 24 May 1966.
As head of the Royal House of Bahawalpur, he was recognized as "Ameer of Bahawalpur State" by the then Government of Pakistan led by Field Marshal Ayub Khan.[4]