Rahimabad, Pakistan

Rahimabad is a small town in Pakistan, about 24 kilometers west of Sadiqabad in District Rahimyar Khan. The town was founded by Leghari Sardars; sons of Sardar Mohammad Rahim Khan Leghari (I) Leghari Sardar and Tumandar, around 1860 AD. (See also Leghari)

Sardar Noor Mohammad Khan Leghari was the architect behind the development of Rahimabad and the rise to prominence of the Leghari family in the area.

Notable Residents:

• Mohammad Afzal Khan Leghari, Revenue Minister, Bahawalpur
• Mohammad Rahim Khan Leghari (II), Police Commissioner of Bahawalpur, Inspector General of Police
• Mohammad Akbar Khan Laghari, Principal Secretary to the Amir of Bahawalpur
• Noor Illahi Khan Leghari, Inspector General of Police, D.G Intelligence Bureau, Chairman PIA
• Mushtaq Ahmed Khan Laghari, PAF Air Vice Marshal (Pakistan Air Force), Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates
• Rafiq Haider Khan Leghari, Current District Nazim Rahimyar Khan, Minister for Excise & Taxation, Punjab
• Nadir Akmal Khan Leghari, Member of the Provincial Assembly, Sindh - Minister for Irrigation, Sec. General PML (Q)(Sind)
• Muhammad Azhar Khan Leghari, Member of the Provincial Assembly, Punjab
• Liaqat Ali Khan Leghari, Commissioner Income Tax
• Abdullah Khalid Khan Leghari, Airport Manager (CAA), Rahimyar Khan
• Mohammad Akbar Khan Laghari (II) CCP GRP GPHR, Senior HR Professional
• Ali Afzal Khan Leghari, TCS Pakistan
• Zafar Illahi Khan Leghari, Senior Education Professional