Akbar Bugti

Politician

1927 – 2006

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Who was Akbar Bugti?

Akbar Khan Bugti was the Tumandar of the Bugti tribe of Baloch and served as Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan.

After a wave of armed struggle started in Balochistan in 2004, Bugti was widely perceived as the leader but went underground in 2005. On August 26, he was killed in his cave in Kohlu, about 150 miles east of Quetta, leading to widespread unrest in the area.

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Born
Jul 12, 1927
Barkhan
Also known as
  • Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti
  • نواب اکبر شہاز خان بگٹی
  • Nawab Akbar Bugti
  • Akbar Khan Bugti
Children
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
Nationality
  • Pakistan
Profession
Education
  • University of Oxford
Lived in
  • Dera Bugti
Died
Aug 26, 2006
Kohlu

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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