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Sadeq Mohammad Khan V

GeneralNawabSir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V AbbasiGCSIGCIEKCVO(Urdu:جنرل نواب صادق محمد خان عباسی;29 September 1904 – 24 May 1966) was the 12th and finalNawab(ruler) of thestate of Bahawalpurfrom February 1907 to October 1955, and then as a titular figure until his death in 1966.[2]

Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V
جنرل نواب سر صادق محمد خان عباسی
Nawab
Amir
Official Portrait of the Nawab
12thNawab of Bahawalpur
Reign15 February 1907 – 14 October 1955
PredecessorMohammad Bahawal Khan V
SuccessorPosition abolished
Born(1904-09-29)29 September 1904
Derawar Fort,Bahawalpur,Punjab,British India(present-dayPunjab,Pakistan)
Died24 May 1966(1966-05-24)(aged 61)
London,United Kingdom
Burial
The Abbasi Royal Graveyard,Derawar Fort,Bahawalpur,Punjab,Pakistan
SpouseLinda Sayce,Begum of Bahawalpur(last wife, mother of his 3 sons)
IssueNawab Brig. Muhammad Abbas Khan
Prince Amin Al-Rashid Abbasi
Prince Salahuddin Abbasi
Princess Aiysha Yasmien Abbasi
Princess Safia Nausheen Abbasi
HouseDaudputra dynasty[1]
FatherMohammad Bahawal Khan V
MotherBegum Sahiba
ReligionIslam

He became the Nawab on the death of his father when he was only two years old.[3]A Council of Regency, with Sir Rahim Bakhsh as its president, ruled on his behalf until 1924.[2]

The Nawab served as an officer with theBritish Indian Army,fighting in theThird Afghan War(1919) and commanding forces in the Middle East during the Second World War. By 1947, its institutions consisted of departments run by trained civil servants; there was a MinisterialCabinetheaded by aprime minister;the State Bank was the Bank of Bahawalpur, with branches outside the State, includingKarachi,Lahore.There was a High Court and there were lower courts, as well as a trained police force and an army commanded by officers trained at the Royal Indian Military Academy at Dehra Doon. The Nawab had a keen interest ineducation,which was free tillA leveland the state's government provided scholarships of merit for higher education. In 1951, the Nawab donated 500 acres inBahawalpurfor the construction ofSadiq Public School.Nawab was known for his relationship with the Quaid-i-Azam (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), Founder ofPakistan.[2]

In August 1947, on the withdrawal of British forces from the British India, the Nawab decided not to accede his State at once to the newDominion of Pakistan.However, on 3 October 1947, after some delay, he relented and became the first ruler of a princely state (Bahawalpur) to accede successfully.[4][5]

As tens of thousands of Muslim refugees flooded into the state from the new India, he set up the Ameer of Bahawalpur Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Fund to provide for their relief. In 1953, the Ameer represented Pakistan at thecoronation of Queen Elizabeth II.In 1955, he signed an agreement with thegovernor-general of Pakistan,Malik Ghulam Muhammad,under which Bahawalpur became part of the province ofWest Pakistan,with effect from 14 October 1955, and the Amir received a yearlyprivy purseof 32 lakhs of rupees, keeping his titles.[6]The same year, he was promoted to the rank of general in thePakistan Army.[2]

Early life

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Sadeq aged 15
Darbar Mahal, was the primary palace of the Nawab

Sir Sadeq Muhammad Khan Abbasi was born atDerawaron 29 September 1904, the only son and heir of Haji Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V, Nawab of the state ofBahawalpur.When only two and a half, his father fell ill and died while at sea off theAdencoast, on 15 February 1907, leaving Sadeq as ruler of Bahawalpur. He was educated atAitchison College,Lahore. At the age of 15, Sadeq fought in theThird Afghan Warin 1919, wasknightedin 1922 when he reached his majority and was invested with the throne two years later by the Viceroy of India,Rufus Isaacs, Lord Reading.[2]

In 1929, he visited Egypt and was a guest of KingFuad I.Very fond of cars, he bought a Rolls-Royce Phantom car, 45WR, body by Thrupp & Maberly, one of the two Cars on display at the Cairo Show.[7]

His last wife was Linda Sayce, a British citizen. The couple had three sons.[8]

Ruler of Bahawalpur

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Noor Mahalin Bahawalpur, was one of many palaces of the Nawab

TheBahawalpur Stateunder his rule was considered to be an importantsovereign stateinPunjab.The Bahawalpur State had a special privilege as it was larger than some states of the present time. Its rulers also enjoyed special protocol and titles conferred by the British since 1866 as they were accorded 17 guns salute and had special access to theViceroyofBritish India.Bahawalpur state also had a separate mint to cast coins for its public and the facility remained intact until 1940. The British Government established a Regency Council under the supervision of Maulvi Sir Rahim Bakhsh until the minor Nawab grew up as a young man. This council was responsible for state administration. Special attention was paid to the education and upbringing of Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan. He started his education at a college in Lahore and completed it in England. He had an aptitude for military affairs and achieved several military titles, conferred on him by theBritish Empire.The Viceroy of India,Lord Readingawarded total authority of the state administration to Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan (V) on 8 March 1924.[2]

Sir Sadiq continued his military career in theBritish Indian Army,which he had begun as aLieutenantin 1921; by 1932 he was aMajor,by 1941 aLieutenant-Colonel,commanding troops in theMiddle Eastduring theSecond World War.Since 1933, he had also been a Member of theChamber of Princes,and since 1940, a member of the Indian Defence Council. Promoted tomajor generalin 1946, the following year, on 15 August 1947, Sir Sadeq was promoted to the title ofAmirof Bahawalpur. He acceded to theDominion of Pakistana month later.[2]

From the 1930s Sir Sadiq began regularly holidaying in England, purchasing Ardene and the surrounding woodland on the outskirts of Farnham, Surrey. During World War II, this was given over to the community and used as a children's nursery until the end of the war. He then resumed his annual holiday, moving to Selham House near Chichester in 1948.[9]

In 1956, following the concept of Aitchison college, he laid the foundation stone of the largest school of Asia in Bahawalpur namely Sadiq Public School.[citation needed]

Later life and death

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The Prince of Wales (later Duke of Windsor) with Gen. Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V of Bahawalpur and others
Silver coin of Sadeq

After thepartition of IndiaNawab proved to be very helpful and generous to the government ofPakistan.He gave seventy million rupees to the government and the salaries of all the government departments for one month were also drawn from the treasury ofBahawalpur state.He gave his private property to theUniversity of the Punjab,King Edward Medical Collegeand the Mosque of Aitchison College, Lahore.[2]

At the time of partition, all theprincely statesof the subcontinent were given the choice of joiningPakistanorIndiaor remaining independent. To try to convince the Nawab to join India,Pandit Nehruwent to him while he was in London and offered various incentives in this regard, but he did not accept them. On 5 October 1947, he signed anInstrument of Accessionwith the government of Pakistan, for Bahawalpur State to accede to Pakistan. Thus the State of Bahawalpur was the first of thestates that joined Pakistan.

The main factor was the Islamic sentiments of the Muslims who were in the majority in Bahawalpur. Moreover, the Nawab andQuaid-i-Azamwere close friends and they had great respect for each other, even before the creation of Pakistan. The Amir of Bahawalpur Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Fund was instituted in 1947 for providing a central organization for the relief of refugees fleeing from the new India, and the Quaid acknowledged the valuable contribution of the Bahawalpur State for the rehabilitation of the refugees.[2]

In 1953, Sir Sadiq represented Pakistan at the installation ofFaisal II of Iraqand also at the coronation ofElizabeth II,who was also theQueen of Pakistan.In 1955, an accord was signed between Sadiq Mohammad and Governor-GeneralMalik Ghulam Muhammad,according to which the State of Bahawalpur would become part of the province ofWest Pakistanand the Nawab was to receive a yearly stipend, orprivy purse,of 32 lakhs of rupees and was to keep the title ofNawaband its precedence both inside and outsidePakistan.

In May 1966, Nawab Sadiq died inLondon,which ended his long 59 years as Nawab and Amir of Bahawalpur; his body was brought back to Bahawalpur and was buried in his family's ancestral graveyard atDerawar Fort.His eldest sonNawab Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasisucceeded to his father's title of Nawab of Bahawalpur. Another son,Saeed-ur-Rashid Abbasiwas a Federal Minister of the Government of Pakistan. Sir Sadiq's grandsonNawab Salahuddin Ahmed Abbasicurrently holds the title of Nawab.[2][10][11][12]

His descendants of the royal house include: his heir apparent,Nawab Brig. Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi(former Governor of Punjab); his grandchildrenNawab Salahuddin Ahmed Abbasi(Urdu:نواب صلاح الدین عباسی‬) who is aMember of ParliamentinPakistan,Prince Falahuddin Abbasi (who died in London in April 2016, from cancer), Princess Aiysha Yasmien Abbasi and Princess Safia Nausheen Abbasi.[citation needed]

Death

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Sadeq Mohammad Khan Vdied in May 1966, at the age of 61.[2]

Titles

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  • 1904–1907:NawabzadaSadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi, Wali Ahad Bahadur
  • 1907–1921:His HighnessRukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula,NawabSadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab ofBahawalpur.
  • 1921–1922:LieutenantHis Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur
  • 1922–1924: Lieutenant His Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, NawabSirSadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur,KCVO
  • 1924–1929:CaptainHis Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, KCVO
  • 1929–1931: Captain His Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur,KCSI,KCVO
  • 1931–1932: Captain His Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur,GCIE,KCSI, KCVO
  • 1932–1935:MajorHis Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO
  • 1935–1941:MajorHis Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula,HajjiNawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO
  • 1941–1946:Lieutenant-ColonelHis Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Hajji Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur,GCSI,GCIE, KCVO
  • 1946–1947:Major-GeneralHis Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Hajji Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Nawab of Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO
  • 1947–1955: Major-General His Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Hajji Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung,Amirof the God-giftedKingdomof Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO
  • 1955–1959:GeneralHis Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Hajji Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God-gifted Kingdom of Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO
  • 1959–1966: General His Highness Rukn ud-Daula, Saif ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Mukhlis ud-Daula wa Muin ud-Daula, Hajji Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, Nusrat Jung, Amir of the God-gifted Kingdom of Bahawalpur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO,NQA

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Nawab of Bahawalpur, 1870".thefridaytimes.Retrieved3 October2018.
  2. ^abcdefghijk"Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan V".Story of Pakistan website.24 May 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 28 March 2019.Retrieved18 August2022.
  3. ^Born 29 September 1904, Sadeq was 30 months old when he was proclaimed Nawab on 15 February 1907.
  4. ^Wilcox, Wayne Ayres (1963),Pakistan: The Consolidation of a Nation,Columbia University Press, p. 82,ISBN978-0-231-02589-8
  5. ^Javaid, Umbreen (2004).Politics of Bahawalpur: From State to Region, 1947–2000.Classic. p. 115.
  6. ^The All Pakistan Legal Decisions,vol. 30, part 2 (1978), p. 1,171
  7. ^Nawab of Bahawalpur Ki 100 Marriages History | #facts #nawabofbahawalpur #hindi #feed #viral #asmr.Retrieved25 April2024– via youtube.
  8. ^"Bahawalpur Diary: The place has a magic of its own".The Nation.14 March 2017.
  9. ^"Bourne Woods, past, Present and Future - the Bourne Residents' Association".
  10. ^Gill, Majeed (28 February 2008)."Nawab family scion's name doing the rounds: Governor's slot".Dawn.Pakistan. Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2008.Retrieved18 August2022.
  11. ^"Bahawalpur Ittehad enters the fray".Dawn.Pakistan. 18 August 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 4 June 2011.Retrieved18 August2022.
  12. ^"BAHAWALPUR: Auction of Nawab's articles delayed yet again".Dawn.Pakistan. 26 April 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 7 January 2009.Retrieved18 August2022.
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