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Abdul Nazir Sab (1934–1988), a.k.a Neer Sab, was an Indian politician, agriculturist, and member of the Janata Party who served as the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in the Ramakrishna Hegde Cabinet from 1983-85. He was instrumental in advocating for the implementation of the Panchayat Raj system and the decentralization of political power.

Personal life
Abdul Nazir Sab was born on December 25, 1934, in Ayanavaram, Tamil Nadu. He was popularly known as Neer Sab, which means water in Kannada. He married Ashraf Jehan Begaum and has one son and four daughters. He died of cancer at the age of 54.

Political career
Abdul's political journey began as a social worker. He was active in the field of education, organized farm laborers, and advocated for the upliftment of marginalized communities. He was appointed as the president of the Town Municipal Council, Gundlupet, and was the president of the Karnataka party, Kranti Ranga. In 1983, he was appointed Minister for Rural Development in Hegde's administration. That same year, he introduced a scheme for decentralized democracy across the country. With Hegde, who served as Chief Minister for two terms (1983–1985 and 1985–1988), Abdul played a key role in enacting a law that transferred administrative powers to a three-tier Panchayati Raj system. This law decentralized a broad range of financial and administrative powers, setting a precedent for decentralized governance nationwide. However, the potential of the Panchayati Raj system in Karnataka was never fully realized. During the Janata Party's rule, it was still a nascent experiment.

The Government of Karnataka established a Chair at the Centre for Multi-disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) in his honor to conduct in-depth research on various aspects of decentralized decision-making.