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Khaqan Abbasi
Pakistani Air Force Officer and later Minister From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Khaqan Abbasi was a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Production in Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo's cabinet until 1988.[1][2] He was the father of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan[3] and Sadia Abbasi.
He was a decorated Air Force Veteran and retired as an Air Commodore in 1978. He then moved to Jordan and served as the advisor of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.[3] With the support of then King of Jordan, he undertook construction projects in Saudi Arabia which turned him into a billionaire.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-36 Rawalpindi-I in the 1985 Pakistani general election[4] by defeating Raja Zafar ul Haq.[3] He was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo due to close relationship with Zia-ul-Haq and was appointed Minister for production but was later removed from the cabinet after Prime Minister Junejo and Zia-ul-Haq developed differences.[3]
He died, on April 10, 1988, when he was on his way to his hometown Murree, when his car was hit by a missile in the Ojhri Camp disaster.[5]
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