Pir Sabir Shah
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Pir Sabir Shah پر سبیر شہ | |
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| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2018 | |
| 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 Sirikot |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relations | Syed Muhammad Tayyab Shah (father) Syed Muhammad Tahir Shah (brother) Professor A Jamil Khan (cousin) |
| Children | 2 |
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 currently serves 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 Syed Muhammad Masood and Gesudaraz I.
Education[edit]
Pir Sabir Shah studied at a school in Sirikot.[citation needed] He completed his bachelor's degree from Government College, Abbottabad, then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Peshawar of Arts degree from the University of Peshawar.[citation needed] He earned a master's degree in Islamic studies after graduation.[citation needed] He then enrolled at the Institute of Modern Languages in Islamabad[citation needed]and obtained a four-year degree in Arabic language and Islamic studies.[citation needed] 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 Shatalo Shareef, Sirikit. 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 is currently serving as the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b http://www.pap.gov.pk/pro-ass/nwfp.htm#cm Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine pap.gov.pk
- ^ "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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