Safdar Ali Abbasi
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Senator Safdar Ali Abbasi | |
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Member of Senate of Pakistan | |
In office 2020–2012 | |
President of PPP-W | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Pakistan Peoples Party (until 2018) | 26 December 1957
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Physician |
Safdar Ali Abbasi (
Early life
Abbasi 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
In 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
Benazir Bhutto's Assassination Case
Safdar Abbasi and his wife, Naheed Khan, faced many problems after Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27, 2007, in
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
References
- ^ a b Safdar Abbasi's Profile Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hafeez Tunio (May 11, 2015). "Splintering the party: Zulfiqar Mirza eyes new PPP faction". Express Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ The Newspaper's Staff Reporter (October 23, 2014). "Nahid, Abbasi launch new PPP faction". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ Syed Irfan Raza (May 9, 2015). "Estranged PPP leaders form new party". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ Naveed Butt (May 12, 2015). "Old loyalists: differences within PPP become more visible". Business Recorder. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ Nelson, Dean. (31 August 2008) Asif Ali Zardari’s purge ‘betrays’ Benazir Bhutto's legacy The Times. Retrieved 2008-09-11
- ^ Blame of Benazir Tragedy
- ^ No Response From Zardari On Safdar's Call To Contradict