Pir Sabir Shah
Pir Sabir Shah پیر صابر شاہ | |
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| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 18 March 2018 – March 2024 | |
| 18th Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | |
| In office 20 October 1993 – 25 February 1994 | |
| Governor | Khurshid Ali Khan |
| Preceded by | Mufti Muhammad Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao |
| Advisor to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah 13 March 1955 |
| Party | PMLN |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Relatives | Syed Muhammad Tayyab Shah (father) |
Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah, or more commonly as Pir Sabir Shah, is a politician from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He served as the 18th Chief Minister of the province from 20 October 1993 to 25 February 1994.[1] He was an advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif from 1997 to 1999. He served as a Senator from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[2]
Family
[edit]Pir Sabir Shah hails from a religious family of Syeds settled in Sirikot in Haripur. He belongs to the Mashwani tribe.[3][4][5][6] They are linked to the Qadiri Sufi order. His lineage is traced to Ali in 43 chains through Gesudaraz.
Education
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Pir Sabir Shah studied at a school in Sirikot. He completed his bachelor's degree from Government College, Abbottabad, then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Peshawar. He earned a master's degree in Islamic studies after graduation. He then enrolled at the Institute of Modern Languages in Islamabad and obtained a four-year degree in Arabic language and Islamic studies. He then enrolled at the International Islamic University for higher studies and successfully completed higher studies in Daura and Fiqh.
Political career
[edit]Pir Sabir Shah contested the 1985 elections and won as an independent candidate. He was asked by the Muslim League to join them. A grand jirga was called at Shetalu Shareef, Sirikot. They agreed to let him join the Pakistan Muslim League. He won elections in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 contesting from his constituency PF-43 (Provincial Frontier −43) of Haripur.[7]
He served as the 18th Chief Minister of the province from 20 October 1993 to 25 February 1994.[1] He served as the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "LIST OF SPEAKERS, DEPUTY SPEAKERS, LEADER OF OPPOSITIONS AND CHIEF MINISTERS OF NWFP ASSEMBLY". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
- ↑ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "PML-N senator lauds services of Mashwani tribe". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "سید محمد صابر شاہ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ↑ "Pir Sabir Shah | Ex-C.M of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa | PakistanHerald.com". 2015-10-01. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ Shah, Syed Yousuf (1930). Halat-e-Mashwani (in Urdu). Lahore: Mohammadi Press. pp. 160–161.
- ↑ "Pir Zada Muhammad Sabir Shah - Profile, Political Career & Election History". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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