Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
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MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbasi شاہد خاقان عباسی |
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| Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2013 |
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| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Asim Hussain |
| Minister for Commerce | |
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In office 31 March 2008 – 13 May 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Minister for Defence Production | |
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In office 31 March 2008 – 13 May 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines | |
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In office 27 December 1997 – 12 October 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar |
| Succeeded by | Saeed Ahmad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1958 |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
University of California, Los Angeles (BSc) George Washington University (MEng) |
| Profession | Electrical engineer |
| Religion | Islam |
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Urdu: شاہد خاقان عباسی; born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources in the third Sharif's ministry. A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Abbasi previously briefly held the cabinet portfolio of Minister for Commerce and Ministry of Defence Production in the Gillani ministry in 2008.
Abbasi is an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 1988, representing Rawalpindi. Reportedly, he is the owner of Airblue; and previously served as Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines from 1997 to 1999 during the second Sharif's ministry.
Abbasi was born on 27 December 1958.
Abbasi studied at the Lawrence College Ghora Gali in Murree. In 1978, Abbasi attended the University of California, Los Angeles to study electrical engineering from where he attained Bachelor of Science. In 1985, he attended the George Washington University where he gained Master of Engineering in electrical engineering, and qualified for the professional engineer certificate.
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