Lieutenant General Sahibzada Muhammad Sadiq ur-Rashid Ibrahim Abbasi ( ur, ; 1928–2002) also known as S.M. Abbasi was a three star general in the Pakistani Army,

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(military administration) and member of the Bahawalpur royal family.

Early life and education

He was born in Bahawalpur into the Bahawalpur royal family and received his early education from

Aitchison College Aitchison College ( ur, ایچیسن کالج) is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13 in Lahore, Pakistan. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curri ...

at Lahore.

Military career

He joined the Royal Pakistan Army. He was commissioned in the 1 Mountain Regiment of the Royal Pakistan Artillery on 25 November 1948 as a

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. During this time, he received his military education from the Royal Indian Military Academy in

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, India, Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, Royal Pakistan Artillery School in

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and the Royal Artillery School in Larkhill, Wilts. He remained Major General Artillery (now called DG Arty) and was promoted to rank of Lieutenant-General in 1978. He became commander of V Corps in Karachi from 1978 to 1980. During this time, he also served as martial law administrator Zone D (

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) in General Zia ul Haq.

Military Governor

He served as Governor of

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(military administration) starting 18 September 1978. The same year on his orders, a protest in Nawabshah (see:

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) was crushed using military combat helicopters which resulted in hundreds of deaths of supporters of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. On 8 June 1982, he laid the foundation stones of the Al-Markaz Islami Centre with a goal of promoting Islamic traditions and culture in

. After the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on 4 April 1979, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq flew to Karachi to discuss the burial arrangements of Bhutto with Abbasi who was then

Personal life

He married Begum Yasmin Sultana daughter of Mir Maqbul Mahmud, in Lahore on 27 February 1960.

Death

He died from heart failure at the

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. He had one son and two daughters.

References

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