Akbar Bugti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Akbar Bugti

Baloch politician

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1927

Place of Birth: Barkhan, Balochistan, Pakistan

Date of Death: 26-Aug-2006

Profession: politician

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Akbar Bugti

  • Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (Urdu: ???? ???? ????? ??? ??????;12 July 1927 – 26 August 2006) was 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 has also served as the minister of state for interior.Bugti had strictly opposed education and development programmes in his area.
  • He was a labelled as a cruel leader by many including people from his own tribe.
  • Thousands of people from his tribe who raised their voice against his autocratic and absolute rule had been driven out of their homes and exiled.
  • The areas which were under the control of Akbar Bugti remained some of the most poor in all of Pakistan and lacked any kind of infrastructure.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.

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