Safdar Ali Abbasi

Pakistani politician and physician

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Senator

Safdar Ali Abbasi

Member of Senate of Pakistan
In office
2020–2012
President of PPP-W

Incumbent

Assumed office
2018
Personal details
Born|  (1957-12-26) 26 December 1957 (age 65)
Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party| Pakistan Peoples Party Workers (PPP-W)
Other political
affiliations| Pakistan Peoples Party
(until 2018)
Occupation| Politician
Profession| Physician

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).

## Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Benazir Bhutto's Assassination Case[edit]

Safdar Abbasi and his wife, Naheed Khan, faced many problems after Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27, 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]

1. ^ a b Safdar Abbasi's Profile Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Hafeez Tunio (May 11, 2015). "Splintering the party: Zulfiqar Mirza eyes new PPP faction". Express Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
3. ^ The Newspaper's Staff Reporter (October 23, 2014). "Nahid, Abbasi launch new PPP faction". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
4. ^ Syed Irfan Raza (May 9, 2015). "Estranged PPP leaders form new party". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
5. ^ Naveed Butt (May 12, 2015). "Old loyalists: differences within PPP become more visible". Business Recorder. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
6. ^ Nelson, Dean. (31 August 2008) Asif Ali Zardari’s purge ‘betrays’ Benazir Bhutto's legacy The Times. Retrieved 2008-09-11
7. ^ Blame of Benazir Tragedy
8. ^ No Response From Zardari On Safdar's Call To Contradict