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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Bio
Real Name Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Profession Pakistani Politician
Political Party Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)
Political Journey • He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time from Rawalpindi constituency as an independent candidate in 1988. He joined Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (Islamic Democratic Alliance) after winning the elections.
• Abbasi was made the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence after he had won National Assembly elections 1990 as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad.
• He then joined PML-N and won National Elections from Rawalpindi constituency for the third consecutive time in 1993. He served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of National Assembly on Defense until 1997.
• Abbasi was elected from the same constituency for the fourth consecutive term in 1997 and appointed as the Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines. He remained in the post till 1999.
• In March 2008, after winning the national elections for the fifth time, he was appointed as the Federal Minister of Commerce after PML-N formed a coalition government with PPP. He was also given an additional portfolio of Federal Minister for Defence Production.
• He was given the charge as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources after he had won the Pakistani national elections for the sixth time in 2013. He was in the post until July 2017.
• Abbasi was named as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan by former PM Nawaz Sharif following latter's resignation after Panama Papers case decision in late July 2017.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 185 cm**
in meters**- 1.85 m**
in feet inches**- 6’ 1”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 90 kg**
in pounds**- 198 lbs**
Eye Colour Light Brown
Hair Colour Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth 27 December 1958
Age (as in 2016) 58 Years
Birth Place Karachi, Pakistan
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Capricorn
Nationality Pakistani
Hometown Karachi, Pakistan
School Not Known
College Lawrence College, Murree
University of California, Los Angeles
George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Educational Qualification Master's in Electrical Engineering
Debut He began his political career after his father's death in 1988.
Family Father- Late Muhammad Khaqan Abbasi (Former Pakistani Politician)
Mother- Not Known
Brother- Late Zahid Abbasi
Sister- Sadia Abbasi (Pakistani Politician)
Religion Islam
Controversies • His tenure as the Chairman of PIA was terminated in 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, and he was arrested for being allegedly involved with the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in preventing a PIA aircraft from landing which was carrying the then President Pervez Musharraf.
• In March 2018, Abbasi went to the U.S. to visit his ailing sister, but when he landed at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, where a video of him being frisked that went viral on social media.
Favourite Things
Favourite Politician Nawaz Sharif
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Wife/Spouse Not Known
Children Sons- 3
Daughter- None

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