Talal Akbar Bugti (Urdu: طلال اکبر بگٹی; March 17, 1952 – April 26, 2015) was a Pakistani politician and a Baloch tribal leader of the Bugti tribe in Balochistan. He served as the President of the Jamhoori Watan Party from 2006 until his death in 2015.[1]
Talal Akbar Bugti | |
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طلال اکبر بگٹی | |
| President of Jamhoori Wattan Party | |
| In office 2006–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Akbar Bugti |
| Succeeded by | Shahzain Bugti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1952 Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Died | April 27, 2015 (aged 63) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Political party | Jamhoori Wattan Party |
| Children | Shahzain Bugti (son) Gohram Bugti (son) |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Aitchison College University of Punjab |
His son, Shahzain Bugti, is also a politician and is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Early life and career
editBugti was born at Dera Bugti on 17 March 1952. Talal was the fourth child of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, with two elder sisters and an elder brother, Salim. Talal Bugti was married to Noorjahan and Kiran Ahmed. He had three sons, named Shah Zain Bugti, Gohram Bugti, and Mir Chakar Bugti from Noorjahan.[1]
Bugti started his formal education in 1957 by joining Dera Bugti School. In 1958, he joined Quetta Grammar School and then in 1959 he joined Aitchison College, Lahore. After studying at Aitchison for six years, he completed his schooling from Quetta Grammar School. He then did a B.A. degree from the University of Punjab, Lahore.[2]
In 2013, Bugti had placed a bounty on Pervez Musharraf, his daughter Ayla Raza, and business tycoon Hidayatullah Kheshgi.[3] He offered PKR 2 billion (US$11 million) and 200 acres of farmland for anyone who killed Musharraf.[4] The motive was mainly based on Bugti's accusation that Musharraf should be sentenced to death for the murder of his father and that he had posed a security threat because of his undermining of Pakistan's sovereignty and integrity through his policies.[5]
Death
editHe was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Quetta following a heart attack and later died on 27 April 2015.[6]
A large number of people gathered at the Bugti family house after hearing about the death of Mr. Bugti.[7] The then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Army chief, and other politicians from Balochistan also visited Bugti's house to pay their respects.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "JWP leader Talal Bugti passes away in Quetta". The Express Tribune. 27 April 2015.
- ^ http://www.pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Nawabzada_Talal_Akbar_Bugti [dead link]
- ^ "$11 million bounty on Musharraf's head". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Real Face of Talal Akbar Bugti". Balochistan Times. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Akbar Khan Bugti's son Talal doubles bounty on Pervez Musharraf head". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Talal Akbar Bugti died of cardiac arrest". The Nation. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Bugti passes away, Dawn News, 28 April 2015.
- ^ PM condoles death of Talal Bugti, Dawn News, 6 May 2015.
External links
edit- "Baloch nationalist leader Talal Akbar Bugti passes away". Millennium Post. 2015-04-28.
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