Bahadar Panwar
Bahadar Panwar | |
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 Panwar in 2022 | |
| 23rd President of Elastan | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ilhaddan Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1951 Eritba, Elastan |
| Political party | Elastan National League |
| Children | 4, including Hamza Panwar |
Bahadar Panwar (born September 23rd, 1951) is an Elastani politician and former military commander who is the current President of Elastan since 2002. Panwar began his career as an officer in the Elastan Armed Forces and rose to prominence. Upon being elected president in 2002, he initiated ambitious infrastructure projects and was noted for his efficient governance. After his sweeping reelections in 2006 and 2010, he promptly used executive powers to suspend elections and take absolute control of the government, appointing loyalists to cabinet positions and squashing dissent. He has been widely criticized internationally for his support of terrorist groups like the Malvarian Liberation Front and Al-Fijar, harboring CCA-wanted fugitives like Michel Lukonde, and instigating the Haduastan War.