Nawab Haji Muhammad Sharif Khan Bahadour (died in Shuzabad on June 7, 1775) was a Mughal prince of Afghan origin in the 18th century.
Muhammad Bahadour was the second son of Muhammad Bakir Khan, an Afghan prince of the Durrani dynasty who was titled Sardar Khan Bahadour by the Mughal emperor. Having had his elder brother Muhammad Shah Khan assassinated on February 13, 1760, he inherited the great fortune of his father, who died shortly after, on July 30, 1760.
Become one of the most influential prince of the Mughal Empire, the Sikhs took him hostage, while they were waging war with the empire, in 1764. Released in 1767 after paying a ransom of 12,000 rupees, he was appointed Soubadar (Governor) of Multan in 1770, a post he kept a year. After retiring from this position, he was elected Nawab (MP) of the same city. He died in Shuzabad on June 7, 1775.
Muhammad Sharif Khan Bahadour had married a woman, whose name is unknown (she died in 1798 and is buried in Multan). They had three sons together:
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