Safdar Ali Abbasi
| Dr Safdar Ali Abbasi | |
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| Senator | |
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In office 2006–2012 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 December 1957 Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Safdar Ali Abbasi (Urdu: صفدر علی عباسی born 26 December 1957) is a Pakistani senator and the central leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Abbasi was born in the Larkana District of Sindh, Pakistan, on 26 December 1957, under a Muslim residence. His family has long been involved in local and national politics. Abbasi's mother, Dr. 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 going on to pursue a medical degree at Dow Medical College, Karachi. He was interested and involved in local politics during his youth.
Safdar Abbasi contested the elections for Dow Medical College Students Union in 1981 through the National Students Federation.
Abbasi became a worker of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), as he approved the Dogma of the late President and Premier of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He was exiled during the martial law period. In 1986, he became a political assistant to Benazir Bhutto. When Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister in 1988 he was appointed her Political Secretary, a position he retained through 1993.
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