Safdar Ali Abbasi (Urdu: صفدر علی عباسی born 26 December 1957) is a Pakistani politician and physician. He is a former senator and the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party Workers (PPP-W).
Safdar Ali Abbasi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 2020–2012 | |
| President of PPP-W | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1957 Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party Workers (PPP-W) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Peoples Party (until 2018) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Early life
editAbbasi was born in Larkana, Pakistan, on 26 December 1957. His family had long been involved in politics.[1] Abbasi's mother, Ashraf Abbasi, was at one time the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Abbasi attended Aitchison College, Lahore, completing Cambridge and Intermediate studies before pursuing a medical degree at Dow Medical College, Karachi. He was interested and involved in local politics during his youth.[1]
Political career
editIn 2018, Abbasi along with some other PPP leaders announced his own faction named as Pakistan Peoples Party Workers and later became its president.[2][3][4][5]
Controversies
editBenazir Bhutto's assassination case
editSafdar Abbasi and his wife, Naheed Khan, faced many problems after Benazir Bhutto's assassination on 27 December 2007, in Liaquat Bagh. Both were considered close to Benazir Bhutto and sidelined under the new leadership of Asif Ali Zardari, along with her other close advisers.[6]
Since Benazir Bhutto's death, many of the party workers who were close to her lost their positions in the Zardari government, including party worker and leader of the lawyers movement in Pakistan Aitezaz Ahsan. Instead, many new figures were introduced to fill these positions.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Safdar Abbasi's Profile Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hafeez Tunio (11 May 2015). "Splintering the party: Zulfiqar Mirza eyes new PPP faction". Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ The Newspaper's Staff Reporter (23 October 2014). "Nahid, Abbasi launch new PPP faction". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Syed Irfan Raza (9 May 2015). "Estranged PPP leaders form new party". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Naveed Butt (12 May 2015). "Old loyalists: differences within PPP become more visible". Business Recorder. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Nelson, Dean. (31 August 2008) Asif Ali Zardari’s purge ‘betrays’ Benazir Bhutto's legacy[dead link] The Times. Retrieved 2008-09-11
- ^ Blame of Benazir Tragedy[dead link]
- ^ No Response From Zardari On Safdar's Call To Contradict