Khaqan Abbasi

{{Short description|Pakistani Air Force Officer and later Minister}}

{{distinguish|Shahid Khaqan Abbasi}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Khaqan Abbasi

|office = Minister for Industries and Production

|term_start = 1985

|term_end = 1988

|office1 = Member of the National Assembly
for the 36th

|term_start1 = 1985

|term_end1 = 1988

|predecessor1 = Raja Zafar ul Haq

|successor1 = Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

|nationality = Pakistani

|children = Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Sadia Abbasi

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|birth_place =

|death_date =

|death_place = Ojhri Camp, Rawalpindi, Punjab

|allegiance = {{PAK}}

|branch = {{air force|Pakistan|23px}}

|serviceyears = –1988

|rank =

|unit = Pakistan Air Force

|commands =

|battles =

}}

Khaqan Abbasi was a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Production in Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo's cabinet until 1988.{{cite news|last1=Wasim|first1=Amir|title=20 years on, Ojhri Camp truth remains locked up|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/297623|accessdate=29 July 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=11 April 2008|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=MNA, MPA from Murree land key ministries|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1018772/mna-mpa-from-murree-land-key-ministries|accessdate=29 July 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 June 2013|language=en}} He was the father of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/22-Aug-2017/prime-minister-abbasi-s-challenges|title=Prime Minister Abbasi's challenges|date=22 August 2017|work=The Nation|accessdate=22 August 2017}} and Sadia Abbasi.

He was a decorated Air Force Veteran and retired as an Air Commodore in 1978. He then moved to Jordan and served as the advisor of the Royal Jordanian Air Force. With the support of then King of Jordan, he undertook construction projects in Saudi Arabia which turned him into a billionaire.

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-36 Rawalpindi-I in 1985 Pakistani general election{{cite news|last1=Abbasi|first1=Abid Fazil|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1348532/murree-residents-welcome-abbasis-nomination-as-pm|title=Murree residents welcome Abbasi's nomination as PM|date=30 July 2017|work=DAWN.COM|accessdate=30 July 2017|language=en}} by defeating Raja Zafar ul Haq. He was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo due to close relationship with Zia-ul-Haq and was appointed Minister for production but was later removed from the cabinet after Prime Minister Junejo and Zia-ul-Haq developed differences.

He died on April 10, 1988, after his car was hit by a missile in the Ojhri Camp disaster.{{cite news|last1=Wasim|first1=Amir|title=Ojhri Camp tragedy lives on: Cause remains undisclosed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/241557|accessdate=29 July 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=10 April 2007|language=en}}