Akbar Bugti
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (12 July 1926 – 26 August 2006) was a prominent Pakistani politician and the leader (Tumandar) of the Bugti tribe among the Baloch people. He held several important positions, including Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province. Additionally, he served as Minister of State for Defence in Feroz Khan Noon's cabinet, having previously been the Minister of State for Interior.
Akbar Bugti | |
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| اکبر شہباز خان بُگٹی अकबर शहबाज़ खान बुग्टी Akabara Śahabāza Khāna Bugṭī | |
.jpg) Bugti in 1970s | |
| 6th Chief Minister of Balochistan | |
| In office 4 February 1989 – 6 August 1990 | |
| Governor | Muhammad Musa Khan |
| Chief Minister | Ghulam Khan Korejo |
| Preceded by | Khuda Bakhsh Marri (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Taj Muhammad Jamali |
| 4th Governor of Balochistan | |
| In office 15 February 1973 – 22 November 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Yar Ahmedzai |
| Minister of State for Defence | |
| In office 19 December 1957 – 8 April 1958 | |
| President | Iskander Mirza |
| Prime Minister | Feroz Khan Noon |
| 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 | 12 July 1926 Barkhan, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 26 August 2006 (aged 80) Kohlu, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Political party | Jamhoori Watan Party |
| Spouse(s) | 3 wives |
| Children | Talal Akbar Bugti Salal Bugti |
| Relatives | Shahbaz Khan Bugti (grandfather) Brahumdagh Bugti (grandson) Shahzain Bugti (grandson) Gohram Bugti (grandson) |
| Residence | Dera Bugti, Balochistan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Tumandar of Bugti Tribe, politician |
Bugti was actively involved in a movement, sometimes using armed resistance, to demand more autonomy for Balochistan. The Pakistani government accused him of maintaining a private militia and waging guerrilla warfare against the state. On 26 August 2006, Bugti was killed when his hideout, a cave in Kohlu located around 150 miles east of Quetta, collapsed.
Early life and family
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was born on 12 July 1926 in Dera Bugti, which is now part of Balochistan. He was the son of Nawab Mehrab Khan Bugti, the chief of their tribe, and the grandson of Sir Shahbaz Khan Bugti. Akbar received his early education at Karachi Grammar School and later attended Aitchison College after the death of his father. He eventually went on to study at Oxford University. Following his father’s passing, he became the tumandar (chief) of the Bugti tribe.
Nawab Akbar Bugti had three wives and a total of thirteen children, including six sons and seven daughters. His first wife bore him four sons: Nawabzada Saleem Bugti, Talal Bugti, Rehan Bugti, and Salal Bugti; however, none of them are alive today. Nawabzada Salal Bugti was killed in a shootout in Quetta in June 1996, involving a rival Bugti Kalpar sub-clan. From his second wife, he had a son named Jamil Bugti, and from his third wife, he had another son named Shahzwar Bugti. Jamil Bugti and Shahzwar Bugti are the only surviving sons of Nawab Akbar Bugti.