Akbar Bugti
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. 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.
Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti | |
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Bugti in 1970s | |
| 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 Bux 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 | 12 July 1926 Dera Bugti, Bal, British India |
| Died | 26 August 2006 (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.