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{{Short description|Former Karnataka minister}}
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| name = Abdul Nazir Sab
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| office1 = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister for Rural Development]] and [[Panchayat Raj]]
| term_start1 = 1983
| term_end1 = 1985
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| office2 = President of the Town Municipal Council, Gundlupet
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| office3 = Organizing Secretary of the [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|Congress Committee, Mysore]]
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| office4 = President of [[Karnataka Kranti Ranga]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|12|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ayanavaram]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|10|25|1934|12|25|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| party = [[Janata Party]]
| spouse = Ashraf Jehan Begum
| children = 5
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'''Abdul Nazir Sab''' (25 December 1934 – 25 October 1988), a.k.a. Neer Sab, was an Indian politician, agriculturist, and member of the [[Janata Party]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-23 |title=Hegde's gamble to put up two Cabinet ministers for Legislative Council seats pays off |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830430-karnataka-cm-hegde-gamble-to-put-up-two-cabinet-ministers-for-legislative-council-seats-pays-off-771353-2013-10-23 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> who served as the [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister for Rural Development]] and [[Panchayati raj|Panchayat Raj]] in the [[First Hegde ministry|Ramakrishna Hegde Cabinet]] from 1983 to 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aji |first=Sowmya |title=Unsung sheroes |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/unsung-sheroes-909264.html |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> He was a pioneer in advocating for the implementation of the Panchayat Raj system and the decentralization of political power.<ref name="Mathew 2011">{{Cite book |last=Mathew |first=George |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCruKStN4DsC&q=%22Abdul+Nazir+Sab%22 |title=Two Decades of New Panchayati Raj in Karnataka: Issues, Options, and Lessons |date=2011 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-767-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-07-17 |title=Abdul Nazir Sab was an ideal personality: PGR Sindhia |url=https://starofmysore.com/abdul-nazir-sab-ideal-personality-pgr-sindhia/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Star of Mysore |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Nazir Sab was born on 25 December 1934, in [[Ayanavaram]], in the [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British India]] (in present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], India). He was commonly referred to as Neer Sab, meaning water in [[Kannada]],<ref name=":0" /> due to his efforts in promoting the installation of hand pumps in every village.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-05 |title=A Tableau Of Feelings |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/a-tableau-of-feelings-news-295856 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Nazir Sab's political journey began as a social worker. He was mostly active in the education field. He would also organize farm laborers and advocate for the upliftment of marginalized communities. He served as the President of the [[Municipal council|Town Municipal Council]], [[Gundlupet]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abdul Nazir Sab |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/EXMEMBERS/AbdulNazirSab.htm |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=kla.kar.nic.in}}</ref> and was the Organizing Secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee|Congress Committee]] in [[Mysore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-09-12 |title=Minister emphasises role of gram panchayats in ushering in growth |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/minister-emphasises-role-of-gram-panchayats-in-ushering-in-growth/article7647288.ece |access-date=2024-07-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> After completing his term as a [[Legislative council|Member of the Legislative Council]] (MLC) during [[R. Gundu Rao|Gundu Rao]]'s regime, he left the [[Indian National Congress (R)|Congress (I)]] and joined the Janata-Ranga alliance. He was the President of [[Karnataka Kranti Ranga]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-23 |title=Bangarappa revokes decision to merge Kranti Ranga with Janata Party |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830331-bangarappa-revokes-decision-to-merge-kranti-ranga-with-janata-party-770542-2013-07-23 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-23 |title=Hegde's gamble to put up two Cabinet ministers for Legislative Council seats pays off |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830430-karnataka-cm-hegde-gamble-to-put-up-two-cabinet-ministers-for-legislative-council-seats-pays-off-771353-2013-10-23 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

[[Ramakrishna Hegde]] was the [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]] when the Janata Party came to power in 1983. His government focused on social welfare and rural development.<ref name="Mathew 2011"/> In 1983, Nazir Sab was appointed as the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-03 |title=Karnataka CM Ramakrishna Hegde survives Congress(I)'s attempts to topple his Government |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19831215-karnataka-cm-ramakrishna-hegde-survives-congressis-attempts-to-topple-his-government-804482-2014-02-02 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> During his tenure, he introduced a scheme for decentralized democracy across the country. Under his leadership, the Panchayat Raj Institution was empowered. Karnataka was one of the first states to implement the Panchayat Raj system in India by enacting the Karnataka Zilla Parishads, Taluk Panchayat Samithies, Mandal Panchayats, and Nyaya Panchayats Act, 1985, commonly known as the Act of 1983. This legislation was based on the recommendations of the [[Asoka Mehta Committee|Ashok Mehta Committee]] and was drafted by Nazir Sab. The bill was introduced in the State Assembly in 1983, and the Act received the assent of the President of India in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-02-12 |title=A politician with elan |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30221082.ece |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The Path to Gram Swaraj in Karnataka |url=https://www.concernedforworkingchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/Final-Report-11Nov14.pdf | date=November 2014 | author=Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act Amendment Committee | via=concernedforworkingchildren.org | accessdate=25 August 2024}}</ref>
[[File:Sign Abdul Nazir Sab Institute Mysore May23 A7C 04918.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sign boards, Administrative Training Institute, Abdul Nazir Sab State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (ANSSIRD&PR), Mysore, Karnataka]]

== Death ==
Nazir Sab was diagnosed with cancer and went to the US for treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE STATE OF MY STATE - Where the interests of mining and real estate come first |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/the-state-of-my-state-where-the-interests-of-mining-and-real-estate-come-first/cid/394457 |website=Telegraph India}}</ref> In his final days, he returned to his native [[Gundlupet]]. He was admitted to the [[Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology]] in [[Bangalore]], where he died on 25 October 1988, at the age of 54. He was survived by his wife, Ashraf Jehan Begum, one son, and four daughters. In 2005, a statue of Nazir Sab was placed at the Zilla Panchayat office in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ನ್ಯೂಸ್ |first=ಕಲ್ಪ |date=2021-07-09 |title=ಮೈಸೂರು: ಸಚಿವ ಈಶ್ವರಪ್ಪ ಅವರಿಂದ ಅಬ್ದುಲ್ ನಜೀರ್ ಸಾಬ್ |url=https://kalpa.news/mysore-mysore-abdul-nazeer-saab-statue-unveiled-by-minister-eshwarappa/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=kalpa.news |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Abdul Nazir Sab State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj]] was set up in [[Mysore]] in 1989 after his name. The institute provides training in rural development and decentralized governance for elected representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sripad |first=Ashwini M. |date=2023-11-14 |title=49,000 women gram panchayat members to be trained in leadership skills |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/karnataka/2023/Nov/14/49000-womengram-panchayat-membersto-be-trained-in-leadership-skills-2632634.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Government of Karnataka]] created a chair at the Centre for Multi-disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) to conduct research on various aspects of decentralized decision-making.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nadkarni |first1=M. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cxIwDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Abdul+Nazir+Sab%22&pg=PT11 |title=Decentralised Democracy in India: Gandhi's Vision and Reality |last2=Sivanna |first2=N. |last3=Suresh |first3=Lavanya |date=2017-08-07 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-351-60083-5 |language=en}}</ref>

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