| Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V | |
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| The Nawab of the God's Granted Kingdom of Bahawalpur | |
| Reign | 15 February 1907 – 24 May 1966 |
| Born | May 9, 1904 |
| Birthplace | Derawar Fort, Bahawalpur, British India |
| Died | February 24, 1967 (age 80) |
| Place of death | London |
| Buried | JNawabi Cemetery, Derawar Fort |
| Predecessor | Mohammad Bahawal Khan V |
| Successor | Monarchy abolished |
| Consort | Nemzade Hatice |
| Offspring | 22 |
| Royal House | The Abbasi Dynasty |
| Father | Mohammad Bahawal Khan V |
| Mother | Begum Sahiba |
| Religious beliefs | sunni Islam |
Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V (b. Derawar, September 29, 1904; d. London, May 24, 1966) was the Nawab, and later Amir, of Bahawalpur from 1907 to 1966.
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Sir Sadeq Muhammad Khan Abbasi was born at Derawar on 29 September 1904, the only son and heir of Haji Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V, Nawab of the state of Bahawalpur. When only two and a half, his father fell ill and died while at sea off the Aden coast, on 15 February 1907, leaving Sadeq as ruler of Bahawalpur. He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore. At the age of 15, Sadeq fought in the Third Afghan War in 1919, was knighted in 1922 when he reached his majority and was invested with the throne two years later by Lord Reading. In 1929 he visited Egypt and was a guest of the King. 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. [Here he contracted a marriage with an Ottoman princess, divorcing one of his previous wives. He signed the Muslim marriage certificate (Niqahon) on 6 October 1929. After signing the marriage certificate a way was sought to bring them to Bahawalpur. Sadeq valued education and cultural sophistication in women, but HIH Princess Hamide Nermin Nezahat Sultan (27 January 1923? – 7 November 1998), lacked these. She had received no formal education but was skilled in needlework and liked playing card games. She could read and write, but only in Turkish and French. HIH Princess Hamide Nermin Nezahat Sultan was considered gentle, virtuous, and docile, qualities that made her a suitable candidate for Sadeq. Hamide Nermin Nezahat Sultan was described as tall and slim, "of middling beauty, and of very assured and resolute countenance". She was dark haired, with a rather swarthy complexion, appeared solemn by Pakistani standards, and looked old for her age. [ Her father HIH Prince Şehzade Mahmud Sevket Efendi (Ortaköy Palace, Constantinople, 20 July 1903 – 1 February 1973) was son of Sultan Abdul Aziz I,and was excluded from the Imperial House in 1931, married firstly in Skutari/Istanbul on 4 May 1922 and divorced in 1928 his cousin HH Princess Adile Hanımsultan Hanım Efendi (Ortaköy Palace, 12 November 1900 – February 1979), and had one daughter. She is shown born 1923, see Wikipedia under Abdul Aziz I) and marriage date here would make her six years old at the time of marriage to Nawab of Bahawalpur.Sadiq. After the first meeting, Sadiq was extremely disappointed with his new bride. He found HIH Princess Hamide Nermin Nezahat Sultan humorless and boring. After two years, the marriage ended in divorce.]
Sir Sadeq continued his military career in the British Indian Army, which he had begun as a Lieutenant in 1921; by 1932 he was a Major, by 1941 a Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding troops in the Middle East during the Second World War. Since 1933, he had also been a Member of the Chamber of Princes, and since 1940, a member of the Indian Defence Council. Promoted to Major-General in 1946, the following year, on 15 August 1947, Sir Sadeq was promoted to the title of Amir of Bahawalpur. He acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan a month later.
As an Amir of Bahawalpur he distributed a place in 1954. In that place he made a school which was about 415 acres. The school's name is Sadiq Public School. Today the school is still standing and children also go here today to study. The school started with 37 students and 12 teachers. Today the school is 450 acres and has 18000 alumni. For more information visit www.sps.edu.pk.
In 1953, Sir Sadeq represented Pakistan at the installation of Faisal II of Iraq and at the coronation of Elizabeth II. Two years later, Sir Sadeq was promoted to General in the Pakistani Army, and the same year, he merged his state into West Pakistan while continuing to hold ruling powers. He died in London on 24 May 1966, aged 61, following a reign of 59 years, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Haji Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi Bahadur.
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Sadeq Mohammad Khan V
Born: 15 February 1907 |
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| Preceded by Mohammad Bahawal Khan V |
— TITULAR — Nawab of Bahawalpur 1907–1955 |
Incumbent Heir: Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi Bahadur |