Syed Javed Ali Shah

Syed Javed Ali Shah (Urdu: سید جاوید علی شاہ; born 6 January 1955) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Water Resources, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, between 1990 and May 2018 and had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1988 to 1990.

Syed Javed Ali Shah
Minister for Water Resources
In office
4 August 2017  31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded byKhawaja Muhammad Asif (as minister for Water and Power)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013  31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-152 (Multan-V)
Personal details
Born (1955-01-06) 6 January 1955
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life

He was born on 6 January 1955.

He has the degree of Bachelor of Laws LL.B .[1]

Political career

Shah was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-168 (Multan) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1988 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency NA-119 (Multan-VI) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 66,900 votes and defeated Rana Shaukat Hayat, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-119 (Multan-VI) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 63,091 votes and defeated Rana Shaukat Hayat, a candidate of PPP.[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-119 (Multan-VI) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 71,953 votes and defeated Malik Ghulam Abbas Khakhi, a candidate of PPP.[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-152 (Multan-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[5][3] He received 36,870 votes and lost the seat to Assad Murtaza Gilani.[6]

He remained a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2006 to 2012.[1][3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-152 (Multan-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9][10] He received 81,015 votes and defeated Muhammad Ibraheem Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[11]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[12][13] He was appointed as the Federal Minister for Water Resources.[14][15][16] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Shah ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Water Resources.[17]

References

  1. "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. Khan, Iftikhar A. (5 August 2017). "A blend of old, new hands". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. "Triangular battle for Multan district seats". DAWN.COM. 7 October 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  6. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. "PPP whitewashed in Multan". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. "'No irregularities in NA-152' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. "Rebels, independents become potential threat". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  12. "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  14. "Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced". Radio Pakistan. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  15. "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. "Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  17. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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