Nabil Gabol

Nabil Gabol (Urdu: نبیل گبول) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2015 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. He served as Minister of State for Ports and Shipping from 2008 to 2011 and as Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly from 1993 to 1996. Additionally, he’s the incumbent Chief Sardar (Nawab) of the Gabol, baloch tribe.[1]

Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gabol
سردار نبیل احمد گبول
Minister of State for Ports and Shipping
In office
9 November 2008 – 9 February 2011
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterYousaf Raza Gillani
Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly
In office
18 October 1993 – 5 November 1996
Prime MinisterBenazir Bhutto
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2015
ConstituencyConstituency NA-248 (Karachi-X)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party (before 1997-2013, 2017-present)
Other political
affiliations		Muttahida Qaumi Movement (2013-2017)

Political career

Nabil Gabol is the scion of the oldest political family of Karachi which has remained active since the 1920s. His grandfather, Allah Buksh Gabol was the first Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly and twice elected Mayor of Karachi. His uncle Abdul Sattar Gabol was twice MNA and a former Federal Minister in the 1970s.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PS-85 (Karachi South-I) in Pakistani general election, 1988. He received 29,247 votes and defeated Khawaja Gulzar Nadeem, a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-88 (Karachi South-IV) in Pakistani general election, 1993. He received 21,587 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam, a candidate of Haq Parast Group (HPG).[3] He served as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from October 1993 to November 1996.[4] As deputy speaker he was welcomed to the United States in the Illinois State Assembly and lauded for his democratic endeavors.[5]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-88 (Karachi South-IV) in Pakistani general election, 1997 but was unsuccessful. He received 11,968 votes and lost the seat to Liaquat Ali Qureshi, a candidate of HPG.[3] In this election the PPP was wiped out from Punjab and could not even form the government in Sindh amid wide allegations of manipulation of the elections.[6]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-248 (Karachi-X) in Pakistani general election, 2002. He received 32,424 votes and defeated Naseer Uddin Swati, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[7]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-248 (Karachi-X) in Pakistani general election, 2008. He received 84,217 votes and defeated Abdul Shakoor Shad.[8] In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani[9] and was appointed as Minister of State for Ports and Shipping.[10] He served as Minister of State for Ports and Shipping until February 2011.[11] In December 2008 he inaugurated the Gwadar port.[12] In March 2013, he quit PPP and joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).[13]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in Pakistani general election, 2013. He received 137,874 votes and defeated Amir Sharjeel, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In February 2015, he quit MQM and resigned from his National Assembly seat.[14] In February 2017, He rejoined PPP along with his son Nadir.[15][16]

References
  1. "Login - ECPR" (PDF).
  2. "PPP veteran Sattar Gabol passes away". 24 July 2006.
  3. "Sindh Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP.
  4. "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. "Debate transcription" (PDF). ilga.gov. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. "Amid allegations of pre-poll rigging, general election in Pakistan heads for tame finish".
  7. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  9. "28 new ministers to join Cabinet". The Nation. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. "Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant". DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  11. "Cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  12. "Gwadar Port becomes functional after 4th 'opening'". 23 December 2008.
  13. "Nabil Gabol quits PPP, joins MQM". DAWN.COM. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  14. "Nabil Gabol resigns from MQM, National Assembly | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  15. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 February 2017). "Former MNA Sardar Nabil Gabol rejoins PPP". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  16. "Lyari divided over Nabil Gabol's return to PPP".
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