Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (Balochi, Urdu: نواب اکبر شہباز خان بُگٹی; 12 July 1926 – 26 August 2006) was a Pakistani politician and the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe of Baloch people who served as the Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan.

The government of Pakistan accused him of keeping a private militia and leading a guerrilla war against the state.

On 26 August 2006 Bugti was killed when his hide-out cave, located in Kohlu, about 150 miles east of Quetta, collapsed.

He received his early education from Karachi Grammar School and later from Aitchison College after his father's death, later on he attended Oxford University.

Nawab Akbar Bugti had three wives and thirteen children (6 sons and 7 daughters) altogether.

Their stated demands included greater control of the province's resources and a moratorium on the construction of military bases.

[5] In March 2006, a crowded bus carrying a wedding party hit an anti-tank mine in Dera Bugti.

[8] Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, during a press conference, gave details regarding the death of Akbar Bugti.

The Director General said that no fighting or use of explosives preceded the "mysterious" blast which resulted in its collapse.

[9] Moreover, Director General also said that around 100 million Rupees and $96,000 cash, two satellite phones, documents, eight AK-47 rifles and some rockets were found in the rubble of the cave.

Hence, it was not logical to launch a direct military operation to kill the ailing old Akbar Bugti.

[17][18] Balach Marri was the head of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) at that time.

[20] On 26 September 2010 Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi, a senior Pakistan federal minister, criticized and accused the army of killing Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti as well as the Pakistani politician, Benazir Bhutto.

[21] On 11 July 2012, a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Sibi, Balochistan, issued arrest warrants for the former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf and several other high-ranking officials who were accused of involvement in the killing of Akbar Bugti.