Muhammad Abbas Khan, Crown Prince of Bahawalpur

Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi (; 24 March 1924 – 14 March 1988) also known as Alhaj Mohammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, was the Nawab and later Amir of the Bahawalpur State. He was also a Brigadier in the Pakistani Army, Governor of Punjab and member of the Bahawalpur royal family.

He became Nawab on the death of his father General Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi on 24 May 1966.

As head of the Royal House of Bahawalpur, he was recognized as "Ameer of Bahawalpur State" by the then Government of Pakistan led by Field Marshal Ayub Khan.

Early life, family, and education Abbasi was born on 22 March 1924 to Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V. He was educated at Aitchison College in Lahore, where he passed his senior and higher Cambridge examinations. Following this, he took an administrative course at Dehradun from 1942 to 1943. By her, he had two sons, Salahuddin Abbasi and Falahuddin Abbasi, and two daughters, Aiyesha Yasmien Abbasi and Nausheen Abbasi. He has several siblings most notably S.M. Abbasi.

Military career He was commissioned in the state forces of Bahawalpur and attached to the 5th Battalion, the Grenadiers. He saw active service in India and Iran in 1943. He visited the Burma Front in 1944. He served in the recruiting branch of Headquarters at Lahore from 1943 to 1944.

Public career He was deputy to the Prime Minister/President of the States Army.

Death He died on 14 April 1988 and was succeeded by Salahuddin Abbasi as the Amir of Bahawalpur.