Nabil Gabol Age, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Nabil Ahmed Khan Gabol
Other Name	Nabeel Gabol
Profession	Politician
Famous for	Claiming the character 'Jameel Jamali' in the film Dhurandhar: The Revenge was based on him
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) (MQM-P)
Political Journey	• In 1986: Joined Pakistan People's Party (PPP) • In 1988: Elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as PPP candidate • In 1993: Re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as PPP candidate • In 2002: Elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP • In 2008: Re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP f • In November 2008: Appointed as Minister of State for Ports and Shipping • In 2013: Quit Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) • In 2013: Re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM • In 2015: Quit Muttahida Qaumi Movement • In 2017: Re-joined Pakistan People's Party (PPP) • In 2024: Re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 November 1962 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)	63 Years
Birthplace	Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Karachi, Pakistan
School	St. Patrick's High School, Karachi
College/University	University of Karachi, Karachi
Educational Qualification	Graduation (1982)
Religion	Islam
Controversy	• Lyari Unrest (2015) In August 2015, Nabil Gabol was accussed of attempting to instigate a law and order crisis in Lyari Town with the help of gangsters. Dr. Jamil Ahmed, Deputy inspector general of police of Karachi's South district, stated that "Nabil Gabol had asked Ghaffar Zikri, one of the ringleaders of Lyari gang-war, to create disturbances in Lyari and that he (gangster) would be provided arms, ammunition, and money for this purpose." Moreover, politicians of the Pakistan Political Party, which works in Lyari, accused Nabil Gabol of deploying armed individuals to the Lyari area with the intention of fomenting unrest. Nabil Gabol was also accused of contributing to the rise of gangsters in Lyari. However, Global denied all the accusations. In January 2011, hundreds of protesters from Lyari organised a protest rally outside the Karachi Press Club, holding Nabil Gabol responsible for helping gangsters in Lyari. [1]The Nation
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Nadir Nabil Gabol (politician) • Asad Gabol Daughter- Nadia Gabol
Parents	Father- Sardar Khan Ahmed Khan Gabol (businessman)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2
Other Relative(s)	Grandfather- Allah Bakhsh Gabol (decaesed) (politician) Uncle- Abdul Sattar Gabol (deceased) (politician)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nabil Gabol

• Nabil Gabol was born and raised in Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, into the Akhwani clan of the Gabol tribe of the Baloch people in Sindh.
  

  Childhood picture of Nabil Gabol

• His father, Sardar Khan Ahmed Khan Gabol, is a renowned businessman of Lyari. As the Tumandar of the Gabol tribe, his father carries the title of Sardar.

• Nabil’s grandfather, Khan Bahadur Allah Bakhsh Gabol, was a politician and served as the first Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly in British India. Along with that, he also served in the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1927 and in the Sindh Assembly in 1936. His grandfather held the office of Mayor of Karachi in independent Pakistan twice.

• Another member of the family, his uncle Barrister Abdul Sattar Gabol, was a close associate of former president and prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He was also the founding member of the Pakistan People’s Party.

• Like his father, Nabil’s two brothers joined his father’s business; however, Nabil pursued a career in politics.

• In 1986, at the age of 24, Gabol joined politics as a member of the Pakistan People’s Party.

• In the 1988 Pakistan general election, he was nominated as a PPP candidate from Constituency PS-85 (Karachi South-I). He ran successfully and was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

• In the 1993 Pakistan general election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

• From October 1993 to November 1996, he served as a Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and became the youngest Deputy Speaker of Sindh.

• In the 1997 Pakistan general election, he ran unsuccessfully for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-88 (Karachi South-IV).

• In the 2002 Pakistan general election, he was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-248 (Karachi-X).

• In February 2008, Nabil was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-248 (Karachi-X).

• In November 2008, Gabol was appointed as Minister of State for Ports and Shipping in Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani’s cabinet.

• In March 2009, he was a part of a special team of the Pakistan People’s Party to resolve the political crisis in Balochistan.

• In February 2011, Nabol resigned from his ministerial post, stating that he had failed to resolve the problems of his constituency during his ministerial tenure. However, according to some political analysts, his resignation was due to internal conflicts between Gabol and PPP member Asif Ali Zardari.

• In 2013, Nabil Gabol quit the Pakistan People’s Party and joined the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a Muhajir nationalist party traditionally opposed to the PPP.

• As Nabol comes from a political party that has been associated with the PPP, his decision to quit the PPP and join the MQM caused a stir in Sindh’s politics.

• In the 2013 Pakistan general election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII).

• In the same election, he ran unsuccessfully for the seat of the National Assembly as an MQM candidate from Constituency NA-248 (Karachi-X).

• In 2015, Nabil Gabol quit MQM and also resigned from the National Assembly seat.

• In February 2016, Nabil was accused of various offenses, including making illegal appointments in Karachi Port Trust and Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, unauthorized allotment of plots, improper reimbursement of medical expenses, and unauthorized retention of vehicles during his tenure as Minister of State for Ports and Shipping in 2011. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) launched an investigation against him over allegations of causing significant financial losses to the government.

• In 2016, Nabil announced his support for Pakistani cricketer and politician Imran Khan and his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

• In 2017, Gabol along with his son, Nadir Gabol, re-joined the Pakistan People’s Party.
  

  A picture of Nabil Gabol from Pakistan’s general assembly

• In the 2024 Pakistan general election, Nabil was re-elected to the National Assembly seat as a PPP candidate from the NA-239 Karachi South-I constituency.

• In August 2018, widespread media coverage sparked against him for physically attacking a passenger at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.

• In March 2020, an attempt to murder case was filed against Gabol for assaulting and shooting at the residence of the chairman of the Fishermen’s Cooperative Society.

• In April 2023, PPP issued a show-cause notice to Gabol for his misogynistic remarks, stating, “If rape is imminent, just enjoy it.”

• In March 2026, Nabil Gabol came into the news for claiming that Jammel Jamali, the character in the film Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) played by Rakesh Bedi, was inspired by him.