Nawab Salahuddin Ahmed Abbasi ( ur, ) is a

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. He is also the grandson of

Sadeq Mohammad Khan V General Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi ( ur, ) (born 29 September 1904, in Derawar – died 24 May 1966, in London) was the Nawab, and later Amir, of Bahawalpur State from 1907 to 1966. He became the Nawab on the death of his f ...

, who was the last ruling

Nawab Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...

of the Princely State Bahawalpur. 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 Bahawalpur National Awami Party ( ur, ) is a Pakistani political party formed in 2010 by Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi. Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi was a Member of Parliament in Pakistan. He is also the nephew of Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, of Abbasi D ...

(BNAP) which is allied with

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. Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi is also a strong campaigner of restoration of Bahawalpur province and an influential personality of South Punjab.

Public life

He was appointed as the

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, on the death of his grandfather, 24 May 1966. Succeeded on the death of his father on 14 April 1988 as head of the Royal House of Bahawalpur and was recognized as "Ameer of Bahawalpur" by the Government of Pakistan. He is officially styled as H.H. Jalalat ul-Mulk, Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Salah ud-din Ahmad Khan Abbasi Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God gifted kingdom of Bahawalpur. He is also the Patron of National Red Crescent Soc 1975. Patron-in-Chief Pakistan Social Assoc, Anjuman Ashait-e-Seerat-un-Nabi (Bahawalpur), and Pakistan Minorities Social Welfare Organization. President Markazai Seerat Cttee 1976, and Bahawalpur Divisional Rover Scouts. Chair Sir Sadiq Mohd Khan Trust. Founder Dir Foundation for Advancement of Engineering Sciences & Advanced Technologies since 2001. Mbr National Seerat Cttee 1976, Chancellor's Cttee of Islamia Univ of Bahawalpur, Governing Body of Sadiq Public Sch, Punjab Welfare Brd, Punjab Council on Social Welfare, etc.

Privilege

Nawab maintains the royal title of

, a diplomatic car number plate and a diplomatic passport in

. He also enjoys a very respected status in the Bahawalpur region.

Politics

Nawab has remained member of the National Assembly repeatedly from the city Ahmadpur East as an independent candidate, In 2008 elections all of the Nawab backed candidates won from Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan thus Nawab is said to have significant influence in the region. In 2012 Nawab formed his own political party

(BNAP) which in 2013 allied with

led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for 2013 elections. Now (BNAP) is not allied with PTI.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbasi, Nawab Salahuddin Living people People from Bahawalpur District Bahawalpur royal family Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Year of birth missing (living people)

Public life

Privilege

Politics

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