Sardar Nabil Ahmed Khan Gabol (Balochi:سردار نبیل احمد خان گبول) (born November 16, 1963) is a Minister in the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan, controlling the portfolio of Ports and Shipping. His most notable contribution was the inauguration of Gwadar Port in 2008.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political and Tribal Life 3 Personal life 4 Picture gallery 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Early life and education

Sardar Nabil Gabol is the son of Sardar Ahmed Khan Gabol, and grandson of Sardar Allah Bakhsh Gabol, who was the first Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly and twice mayor of Karachi.^[2]

Though the Gabol tribe is very large, Nabil Gabol's immediate family has a separate entity and recognition apart from the tribe, noted as landowners and politicians. Born in Karachi, he has two other brothers who chose to stay away from politics, and are businessmen like their father. Nabil Gabol, on the other hand, always enjoyed interacting with his tribe in large numbers along with having a strong desire to continue the Gabol political dynasty started by his grandfather. Nabil Gabol received his early education from the well-known St Patrick's High School, Karachi. After some college education in the United States of America, he completed his degree from Karachi University in 1982.

[edit] Political and Tribal Life

Sardar Nabil Gabol has a strong following from the Gabol Baloch tribe in Karachi, Baran, Jacobabad, Gadap, Dadu, Kashmore, Ghotki, Badin, Ali Pur, Rajanpur, and many other areas including Gabols in Saudi Arabia.^[3]

At the age of 24 he joined the Pakistan Peoples Party, and since then has continuously won seats for the PPP. He has been elected for the fifth consecutive time from the same constituency achieving a record ninety-six thousand votes while the runner up (MQM) managed only four thousand votes.^[4] Thus, apart from being a member of the Provincial and National assemblies of Pakistan several times, Mr. Gabol holds the distinction of being the youngest Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly and is currently a Minister in the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan.

Recently Gabol has been included on a special PPP team to provide relief and reconciliation to Balochistan.^[5] He played a pivotal role in dissolving the Balochistan political crisis in March 2009 ^[6] and is actively involved with different tribal heads and leaders of Balochistan so as to help the Baloch people, Mr. Gabol himself being a proud Baloch and loyal Pakistani.

Gabol has personally met Sultan Qaboos of Oman, Sultan Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE, and US President Bill Clinton. On his official trip to the United States, he was awarded the honorary citizenship of the State of Illinois.^[7]

[edit] Personal life

Nabil Gabol enjoys outdoor life, especially his mountain territory around the Kirthar Mountains. His other hobbies include hunting, collecting guns and world travel.

[edit] Picture gallery

Nabil Gabol addressing the Gabol tribe	Nabil Gabol with Benazir Bhutto	Nabil Gabol with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said	Nabil Gabol with Mir Murtaza Bhutto
Nabil Gabol with Pir Pagara	Nabil Gabol taking oath as Minister in the Federal Cabinet	Nabil Gabol meets Prime Minister of Pakistan	Nabil Gabol hunts prized Sindh Ibex at his ancestral village Baran

[edit] External links

• Facebook: [1]

• Videos: [2]

[edit] References