Syed Zafar Ali Shah ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who has served as member of the
National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...
between 1985 and 1998. A member of
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...
, Shah previously served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1996.
Education
He graduated with M.A and LL.B degrees.
Political career
Shah was elected to the Provincial Assembly of NWFP in Pakistani general election, 1962 and again in
1970 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence of Bang ...
. He has held the position of Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1962 to 1965 and Provincial Minister for Food, Forests, Livestocks and Fisheries, Sindh, in 1984. Shah was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in
and appointed as Federal Minister for Industries, Food, Agriculture and Livestock in 1985. He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in
1988 Pakistani general election, and appointed as Federal Minister of State for Water and Power in 1989. He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-159 constituency on PPP ticket in
1990 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...
, and in
1993 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle.
Prior ...
. He held the position of National Assembly Deputy Speaker in 1993. He was elected to the National Assembly from
NA-212 (Naushero Feroze-II) on PPP ticket in
2002 Pakistani general election.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from
NA-212 (Naushero Feroze-II) on PPP ticket in
2008 Pakistani general election
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8 is:
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.
In 2013, he left PPP to join
Pakistan Muslim League N
The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Part ...
.
He ran for the seat of National Assembly from
NA-212 (Naushero Feroze-II) on PML-N ticket in
2013 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...
but was unsuccessful.
References
Pakistani MNAs 1985–1988
Members of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
People from Naushahro Feroze District
1932 births
Living people
Sindhi people
Pakistan People's Party politicians
Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Deputy Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan
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