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Pir Sabir Shah

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 SirikotinHaripur. 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]

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