Ghaus Ali Shah
| Syed Ghous Ali Shah | |
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| Governor of Sindh | |
| Succeeded by | Akhtar Ali Ghulam Kazi |
| 20th Defence Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 10 September 1991 – 17 July 1993 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1934 Ghari Mori Village, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan |
Syed Ghous Ali Shah (born 1 January 1934) (Urdu: سید غوث علی شاہ ) is a Pakistani politician and jurist. He was Chief Minister of Sindh, Pakistan from 1985–1988 and later the Chief Executive in 1999. He has also remained the Defence Minister of Pakistan from 1991–1993 and the Education Minister of Pakistan from 1997–1999. He has been elected the Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from his native Constituency NA-215 Khairpur as a result of the Pakistani general election, 2013.
He received his secondary education in Naz High School, Khairpur. In the 1950s the School had qualified teachers from all over the country and was one of the most reputed institutions of Sindh. His name is engraved on a plaque and hung up on the "Distinguished Students" board. He graduated from the Sindh Muslim College of the University of Karachi, Pakistan. He did his LLB from the Sindh Muslim Law College of the University of Karachi in 1957.
Shah practiced law until 1979, becoming one of the best criminal law lawyers in the country. He was elected President of the District Bar Association Khairpur for record tenures of six years continuously. He was elected to the highest elected office of the Advocates of Pakistan as the Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council for two terms in 1974 & 1979 when he was elevated to the bench as Judge of the Sindh High Court at Karachi.
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