Syed Murad Ali Shah
| Syed Murad Ali Shah سيد مُراد علي شاهه سید مراد على شاه MPA | |
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| 29th Chief Minister of Sindh | |
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Assumed office 29 July 2016 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Governor | Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan |
| Preceded by | Qaim Ali Shah |
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| Born |
November 8, 1962 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Education |
MSc degrees in economic systems and civil structure engineering. BE Civil Engineering degree |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University NED University |
| Religion | Father : Abdullah Shah |
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Syed Murad Ali Shah (Sindhi: سيد مُراد علي شاهه) (Urdu: سید مراد على شاه) is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Sindh Province of Pakistan replacing Sayed Qaim Ali Shah.[1][2][3][4] He has political affiliation with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and has previously served as Finance minister of Sindh.[5] is and a Pakistani politician, civil engineer, and a project finance specialist, who is
Early life and education
Shah was born in Karachi to Syed Abdullah Shah– the former Chief Minister of Sindh. Shah did his Matriculation from Saint Patrick's High School in Karachi and admitted at the engineering programme at the NED University of Engineering and Technology. Shah graduated with B.E. in Civil engineering and was a silver medalist upon his graduation from the NED University of Engineering and Technology. After earning the Quaid-e-Azam scholarship, he went to United States and attended Stanford University in California where he completed his M.Sc. in structural engineering. He completed a second master's from Stanford University two years later in economic system where again he was on an international scholarship.[1]
From 1986 till 1990, Shah pursued his engineering career with the Government of Pakistan as he served as water engineer at the WAPDA in Lahore, and later went to join the Port Qasim Authority in Karachi. In addition, he also served as city engineer for Hyderabad's Development Authority before joining the corporate staff he served as an engineer at Wapda, Port Qasim Authority and the Hyderabad Development Authority before joining the Citibank Pakistan.[6] Shah then went on to work for Citibank in Pakistan and in London. He also worked at the Gulf Investment Corporation in Kuwait.
Political career
He became member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 2002 for the first time from PS-77 Jamshoro-cum-Dadu (Old Dadu III).[7] He served as Minister for Irrigation (Sindh) and Finance Minister of Sindh before elevation to the Chief Minister of Sindh in 2016. Shah was barred from contesting the 2013 despite giving up his Canadian citizenship. After proving to the courts that he did not hold Canadian nationality, Shah was able to run in the election. He was elected to the Sindh Assembly for a third consecutive time. He was subsequently assigned the finance ministry in the provincial cabinet.[6]
References
- 1 2 Hussain, Zahid (2016-07-27). "Change of guard in Sindh". Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "murad-ali-shah-will-new-sindh-cm". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "ppp-set-name-qaims-replacement". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "PPP names Murad Ali Shah as new Sindh chief minister". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Provincial Assembly of Sindh. "Member Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Who is Murad Ali Shah?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Profile. "Profile; Murad Ali Shah". www.pakistanherald.com.
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| Preceded by Qaim Ali Shah |
1st term 29 July 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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