Rahimabad, Pakistan
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Rahimabad | |
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Village | |
  Rahimabad | |
| Coordinates: 28°10′N 70°42′E / 28.167°N 70.700°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rahim Yar Khan |
| Tehsil | Sadiqabad Tehsil |
| Government | |
| • Last Nazim | Sardar Shaukat Ali Khan Leghari (2005-2010) |
| • Naib Nazim | ------ |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 13,000 |
| • Estimate (2007) | 15,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Union councils | 01 |
Rahimabad is a village in the Leghari Estate in Rahim Yar Khan District, part of the former Bahawalpur State, in Pakistan. It is approximately 24 kilometres west of Sadiqabad.
Upon the death of Sardar Mohammad Rahim Khan Leghari (I) Leghari Sardar and Tumandar his sons migrated from Choti Zareen, their ancestral home, to the State of Bahawalpur due to internal differences within the clan. (See also Leghari). The Amir of Bahawalpur awarded Sardar Mir Alam Khan Leghari an estate where he founded the village of Rahimabad around 1860 AD. His son, Sardar Noor Mohammad Khan Leghari (I) was the architect behind the development of Rahimabad and the Leghari family's rise to prominence in Bahawalpur State.
Sardar Allah Buksh Khan Leghari was a cousin of Sardar Noor Muhammad Khan Leghari and Sardar Mohammad Rahim Khan Leghari (II) was his elder brother, after whom the village is named.
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