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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2020}}
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| name = Mehtab Abbasi
| office = 27th [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
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| footnotes = Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan is thought to be part of Budreal sub tribe of the Dhund Abbasis. Sardar Mehtab's term was cut short by the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|military coup]] of 12 October 1999 and he was arrested from his house in [[Abbottabad]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2003/04/10/fea.htm 'Sardar Mehtab, a born-again politician: Dateline Peshawar'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725023626/http://www.dawn.com/2003/04/10/fea.htm |date=2008-07-25 }} ''Dawn Newspaper'', 10 April 2003</ref> The first ever case against [[Pervez Musharraf]] was filed by his lawyer Mr. [[Mian Muhibullah Kakakhel]] [[Senior Advocate]], [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] in the case of Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan Versus [[National Accountability Bureau]] (NAB) and other high Military hierarchy. The petition was numbered as writ petition No. 1 of 2000.
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'''Mehtab Abbasi''' ([[Urdu]]/[[Hindko dialect|Hindko]]: {{lang|ps|سردار مہتاب احمد خان عباسی}}) is a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] politician from [[Abbottabad District|Abbottabad]] who began his political career as an independent candidate in the 1985 election. He won seats in both the provincial and national assembly. He also won all subsequent elections up to that of 2013.

Sardar Mehtab served as [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]] from 2014 to 2016, [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] from 1997 to 1999, and [[Pakistan Ministry of Railways|Federal Minister for Railways]] in 2008.<ref>Sajjad Malik, [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\01\story_1-4-2008_pg1_5 "24-member federal cabinet takes oath"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120728122833/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C04%5C01%5Cstory_1-4-2008_pg1_5 |date=2012-07-28 }} ''Daily Times'', 1 April 2008</ref> He is politically affiliated with the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]. He served as a [[Senate of Pakistan|senator]] for five years beginning in March 2003, until he won the [[Constituency NA-17|NA-17 Abbottabad-I seat]] for the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in the [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008 general election]].

==Provincial Minister for Law==
Sardar Mehtab was elected to a provincial seat after winning the 1986 general election. He served as Provincial Minister for Law and Political Affairs from 1986 until 1988, when another general election was called.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/member/pk-45/ |title=Mr. Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan |website=pakp.gov.pk |access-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623142922/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/member/pk-45/ |archive-date=23 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas (1990–1993)==
In 1990, Sardar Mehtab was elected to the National Assembly, for which he abandoned his provincial seat. He was subsequently appointed Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. He held the post until 1993 when the General Assembly was dissolved and new elections were called.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kana.gov.pk/contactus.php?page_id=5 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926143225/http://www.kana.gov.pk/contactus.php?page_id=5 |archive-date=26 September 2017|url-status=live }}</ref>

==As Chief Minister (1997–1999)==
Abbasi became the [[List of Chief Ministers of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa|16th]] [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] on 21 February 1997, taking over from [[Raja Sikander Zaman]]; he served until 12 October 1999.<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=10427 'Five in the run for presidency'] ''The News'' {{Dead link|date=November 2019}}</ref>

During his tenure as Chief Minister, Abbasi approved the Chief Minister Development Plan prepared by Professor [[Subhan Qureshi]], which was later updated to [[Dairy Science Park]] through two international workshops held at the [[University of Agriculture, Peshawar|University of Agriculture]], [[Peshawar]] in 2011 and 2013 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aup.edu.pk/dean.php?f_id=3 |title=Dean Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Subhan Qureshi |website=The University of Agriculture, Peshawar |accessdate=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316165045/http://aup.edu.pk/dean.php?f_id=3 |archive-date=16 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aup.edu.pk/dairy-science-park2011.php |title=International Workshop on Dairy Science Park |date=21 November 2011 |website=The University of Agriculture, Peshawar |accessdate=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607082149/http://aup.edu.pk/dairy-science-park2011.php |archive-date=7 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aup.edu.pk/dairy-science-park2013.php |title=Second International Workshop on Dairy Science Park |date=18 November 2013 |website=The University of Agriculture, Peshawar |accessdate=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129222948/http://www.aup.edu.pk/dairy-science-park2013.php |archive-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Park has given birth to the Peshawar Meat Company,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aup.edu.pk/news_details.php?n_id=251 |title=Minister for Local Government KP briefed on Peshawar Meat Company |website=The University of Agriculture, Peshawar |accessdate=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130003006/http://www.aup.edu.pk/news_details.php?n_id=251 |archive-date=30 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183:pakistan/1166763:minister-briefed-on-establishment-of-peshawar-meat-company/ |title=Minister briefed on establishment of Peshawar Meat Company |date=28 March 2014 |website=Business Recorder |accessdate=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129222945/http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183:pakistan/1166763:minister-briefed-on-establishment-of-peshawar-meat-company/ |archive-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> which is to be implemented jointly by the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, the Department of Local Government and Rural Development, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the [[Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority|Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority]], and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aup.edu.pk/dairy-science-park.php |title=Dairy Science Park |website=The University of Agriculture, Peshawar |accessdate=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322074652/http://aup.edu.pk/dairy-science-park.php |archive-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dairysciencepark.org.pk/ |title=Dairy Science Park–Display Center |accessdate=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129233035/http://dairysciencepark.org.pk/ |archive-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Post-CM political career==
Abbasi could not contest the general elections in 2002 for the National Assembly and had to settle for being a senator from March 2003 – March 2008.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

==As Senator (2003–2008)==
Abbasi was among the few politicians who remained in Pakistan. He was an integral part of the party during the exile of [[Nawaz Sharif]] and was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 2003 holding this office until the 2008 general elections.

==Member of National Assembly (2008–2013)==
In the 2008 general elections, Mehtab Ahmed Khan won the NA-17 Abbottabad seat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail Result of Constituency "NA-17" |url=http://www.elections.com.pk/resultsdetail.php?constId=1250&assemblyId=&st=101&toggle=1 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721200114/http://www.elections.com.pk/resultsdetail.php?constId=1250&assemblyId=&st=101&toggle=1 |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> He also won the PF-45 provincial assembly seat and had to vacate both the Senate and the Provincial Assembly seats after the victory since a parliamentarian in Pakistan can only keep one seat. His son Shamoon Yar Khan won this seat. He was elected as the federal Minister for [[Rail transport|Railways]] on 31 March 2008 in the initial coalition between the PPP and PML(N) after the elections. However, he, along with the other PML(N) ministers, resigned less than two months later after differences regarding the restoration of the judges who were removed during the 2007 [[Pakistani state of emergency, 2007|Pakistani state of emergency]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PML-N ministers resign, PM holds decision till Zardari’s return |date=2008-05-13 |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38079 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172931/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38079 |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>
In the 2013 general elections, Mehtab Ahmad Khan lost to his political rival for a seat in the national assembly.

==Post 2013 Elections==
Abbasi was elected as the Opposition Leader in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 3 June 2013; he retained the position until 9 April 2014 when he resigned to take the oath as the [[governor]] of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

==Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa==
The [[President (government title)|President]] of Pakistan, [[Mamnoon Hussain]], on the advice of the Prime Minister, [[Nawaz Sharif]], appointed Abbasi as [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]. Abbasi took the oath of the office on 15 April 2014 in [[Peshawar]].<ref name="Fida 01"/>
On 8 February 2016, Abbasi resigned as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Web|first1=Desk|title=KP Governor Sardar Mehtab Abbasi resigns|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/96852-KPK-Governor-Sardar-Mehtab-Abbasi-resigns|website=www.thenews.com.pk|accessdate=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208183609/http://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/96852-KPK-Governor-Sardar-Mehtab-Abbasi-resigns|archive-date=8 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Head Of Aviation Affairs==
After resigning as the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a year-long hiatus, Abbasi took up the role of aviation advisor to the prime minister on 14 February 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1326964/mehtab-abbasi-appointed-aviation-adviser/|title=Mehtab Abbasi appointed aviation adviser|publisher=[[The Express Tribune]]|author=Salman Siddiqui|date=14 February 2017|accessdate=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911205206/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1326964/mehtab-abbasi-appointed-aviation-adviser/|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Abbasi took this position to improve the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and turnaround its operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/225658-Sardar-Mahtab-dissatisfied-with-renovation-work-pace-at-airport|title=Sardar Mahtab dissatisfied with renovation work pace at airport|publisher=The News|author=Bureau Report|date=24 August 2017|accessdate=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911204512/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/225658-Sardar-Mahtab-dissatisfied-with-renovation-work-pace-at-airport|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In this short time, he has made big changes in the PIA, whereby the CEO and CCO were replaced. Furthermore, improvements have been made in aircraft surveillance to curb drug trafficking, which was rampant in the past. The [[Islamabad International Airport|New Islamabad Airport]] was also completed under his supervision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/12/new-airport-to-be-operational-in-april-mehtab-abbasi/|title=New airport to be operational in April: Mehtab Abbasi {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|access-date=2019-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108150146/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/12/new-airport-to-be-operational-in-april-mehtab-abbasi/|archive-date=2019-11-08|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.pak.gov.pk/minrail.aspx Minister of Railways Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071209093404/http://www.senate.gov.pk/ShowMemberDetail.asp?MemberCode=434&CatCode=0&CatName= Profile on Senator Mehtab Ahmed Khan]
*[http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/sardar-mehtab-ahmed-khan-abbasi-197 Politicians of Pakistan]
*[http://www.na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=23 Sardar Mehtab as MNA]
*[http://pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Sardar_Mehtab_Ahmed_Khan A Pakistani Leader]
*[http://bermang.blogspot.com/ Political History of Circle Bakote]
*[http://dhundatribe.blogspot.com/ Sardar Mehtab tribe of Circle Bakote]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172931/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38079]
*[https://tribune.com.pk/story/1326964/mehtab-abbasi-appointed-aviation-adviser/]
*[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/225658-Sardar-Mahtab-dissatisfied-with-renovation-work-pace-at-airport]
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