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Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (Balochi, Urdu: نواب اکبر شہباز خان بُگٹی; 12 July 1926 – 26 August 2006) was a Pakistani politician and the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe of Baloch people who served as the Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan.[1] He also became minister of state for defence in the cabinet of Feroz Khan Noon. Earlier, he had also served as the Minister of State for Interior.[2]
Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti | |
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4th Governor of Balochistan | |
In office 15 February 1973 – 22 November 1974 | |
Chief Minister | Ghulam Khan Korejo |
Preceded by | Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Yar Ahmedzai |
6th Chief Minister of Balochistan | |
In office 4 February 1989 – 6 August 1990 | |
Governor | Muhammad Musa Khan |
Preceded by | Khuda Bakhsh Marri (acting) |
Succeeded by | Taj Muhammad Jamali |
19th Tumandar of the Bugti Tribe | |
Preceded by | Nawab Mehrab Khan Bugti |
Succeeded by | Nawab Aali Khan Bugti |
Leader of Jamhoori Wattan Party | |
In office 1989–2006 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Talal Akbar Bugti |
Personal details | |
Born | (1926-07-12)12 July 1926 Dera Bugti, Bal, British India |
Died | 26 August 2006(2006-08-26) (aged 80) Kohlu, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Political party | Jamhoori Watan Party |
Spouse | 3 wives |
Children | Talal Akbar Bugti Salal Bugti |
Relatives | Shahbaz Khan Bugti (grandfather) Brahumdagh Bugti (grandson) Shahzain Bugti (grandson) Gohram Bugti (grandson) |
Residence(s) | Dera Bugti, Balochistan |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Tumandar of Bugti Tribe, politician |
He was involved in a struggle, at times armed, for greater autonomy for Balochistan. The government of Pakistan accused him of keeping a private militia and leading a guerrilla war against the state. On 26 August 2006 Bugti was killed when his hide-out cave, located in Kohlu, about 150 miles east of Quetta, collapsed.