Predecessors:

Nawab  Sadiq Muhammad Khan I, 1st Ameer 1739-1746. Father of:

Nawab  Muhammad Bahawal Khan I, 2nd Ameer 1746-1749. Brother of:

Nawab  Mubarak Khan, 3rd Ameer 1749-1772, 

Nawab  Muhammad Bahawal Khan II, 4th Ameer 1772-1809. Son of the  brother of 3rd Ameer          

Mubarak Khan and father of:

Nawab  Sadiq Muhammad Khan II, 5th Ameer 1809-1825. Father of:

Nawab  Muhammad Bahawal Khan III, 6th Ameer 1825-1852. Father of:

Nawab  Sadiq Muhammad Khan III, 7th Ameer 1852-1853. Brother of:

Nawab  Fateh Muhammad Khan, 8th Ameer 1853-1858. Father of:

Nawab  Muhammad Bahawal Khan IV, 9th Ameer 1858-1866. Father of:

Nawab  Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV, 10th Ameer 1866-1899. Father of:

Nawab al Haj Muhammad Bahawal Khan V Abbasi Bahadur,11th Ameer 1899-1906-07 Father of:

Nawab al Haj Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi Bahadur,12th Ameer  1906-7 deposed 1955.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes 1933-1947, 

Member of the Indian Defense Council 1940-1946,Cdr in Chief of Bahawalpur Forces,

Aide de Camp to HRH The P^ce of Wales during Indian Tour 1921-1922,

Hon. Dr of Laws Punjab University, Pakistan and Aligarh University, 

British Major Gen in 1946,Gen in the Pakistan Army 1955,GCSI 1941, GCIE 1931, KCSI 1929,

Ger. Cordon of Rafeyadain (Iraq) 1941, O.Cedar (Lebanon) 1947,Education Aitcheson Chiefs .Father of:

Nawab Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, 13th Ameer 1955 to14/4/1988, Father of:

Nawab Salauddin Ahmad Khan, 14th Ameer since 17/1/2002

In 1954 the Nawab of Bahawalpur  agreed for Bahawalpur to be absorbed into modern Pakistan. He was however given special privileges including the right to import several cars duty free each year.Many of the palaces are now occupied by the military and the rulers of Dubai also own a large palace in Bahawalpur.