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	\| preceded4 = [[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]		\| preceded4 = [[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]
	~~\| term_start3 = 19 June 1999~~
	~~\| term_end3 = 12 October 1999~~
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	~~\| preceded3 = [[Liaquat Ali Jatoi]]~~
	\| name = Syed Ghous Ali Shah		\| name = Syed Ghous Ali Shah
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	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1934\|01\|01\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1934\|01\|01\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = ~~Ghari Mori Village,~~ [[Khairpur, Pakistan\|Khairpur]], [[~~Sindh~~]], [[~~Pakistan~~]]		\| birth_place = [[Khairpur, Pakistan\|Khairpur]], [[Khairpur State]], [[British India]]
	\| office2 = 18th [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)\|Minister of Defence]]		\| office2 = 18th [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)\|Minister of Defence]]
	\| term_start2 = 10 September 1991		\| term_start2 = 10 September 1991
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	\| office7 = [[Justice]] of [[Sindh High Court]]		\| office7 = [[Justice (title)\|Justice]] of [[Sindh High Court]]
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	[[Syed]] '''Ghous Ali Shah''' ~~(born 1 January 1934)~~ ([[Urdu]]: '''سید غوث علی شاہ''' ) is a [[Pakistani people\|Pakistani]] [[politician]] and [[jurist]]. He was [[Chief Minister of Sindh]], [[Pakistan]] from ~~1985–1988 and later the [[Chief Executive]] in 1999~~.<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn/>		[[Sayyid\|Syed]] '''Ghous Ali Shah''' ([[Urdu]]: '''سید غوث علی شاہ'''; born 1 January 1934) is a [[Pakistani people\|Pakistani]] [[politician]] and [[jurist]]. He was [[Chief Minister of Sindh]], [[Pakistan]] from 1985 to 1988.<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn/>

	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 [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>		He has also remained the [[Defence Minister of Pakistan]] from 1991 to 1993 and the Education Minister of Pakistan from 1997 to 1999. He has been elected the Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from his native [[Constituency NA-215]] [[Khairpur]] as a result of the [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>

	==Education==		==Education==
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	==Career==		==Career==
	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, Pakistan\|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 1975 & 1979, when he was elevated to the bench as [[Judge]] of the [[Sindh High Court]] at [[Karachi]].<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>		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, Pakistan\|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 1975 and 1979, when he was elevated to the bench as [[Judge]] of the [[Sindh High Court]] at [[Karachi]].<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>

	From ~~1981–1984~~ he was the provincial [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] for [[Education]], [[Culture]], [[Sports]] and [[Law]], [[Government of Sindh]]. Then he was Minister for [[Law]], Local Bodies & [[Rural Development]] from ~~1984–1985~~. He retired from the [[Sindh High Court]] & re-entered politics. He was elected as member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] and became leader of the house and [[Chief Minister of Sindh]], Pakistan, from ~~1985–1988~~.<ref name=Dawn1/>		From 1981 to 1984 he was the provincial [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] for [[Education]], [[Culture]], [[Sports]] and [[Law]], [[Government of Sindh]]. Then he was Minister for [[Law]], Local Bodies and [[Rural Development]] from 1984 to 1985. He retired from the [[Sindh High Court]] & re-entered politics. He was elected as member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] and became leader of the house and [[Chief Minister of Sindh]], Pakistan, from 1985 to 1988.<ref name=Dawn1/>

	During this period, he helped raise the status of the university for [[Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai University]] in [[Khairpur, Pakistan\|Khairpur]] [[Sindh]] which was previously a sub-campus of the [[University of Sindh]]. This provided a lot of employment opportunities and he succeeded in providing a network of roads in the Province as well in his electoral area [[Khairpur, Pakistan\|Khairpur]].		During this period, he helped raise the status of the university for [[Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai University]] in [[Khairpur, Pakistan\|Khairpur]] [[Sindh]] which was previously a sub-campus of the [[University of Sindh]]. This provided a lot of employment opportunities and he succeeded in providing a network of roads in the Province as well in his electoral area [[Khairpur, Pakistan\|Khairpur]].

	He was elected to the Parliament [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in 1991 and became [[Defence Minister of Pakistan]] until 1993. He was again elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] as well as [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in 1997 winning both the seats of the two houses. He resigned his Provincial Assembly seat and became the [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)]] until 1999. He was appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for affairs of the ~~Province~~ of Sindh with powers of the [[Chief Minister]] & Status of a Federal Minister in June 1999. He continued in this position until October 1999 when General [[Pervez Musharraf]] took over in the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état]] on 12 October 1999, overthrowing the constitutionally elected government.<ref name=Dawn1/>		He was elected to the Parliament [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in 1991 and became [[Defence Minister of Pakistan]] until 1993. He was again elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] as well as [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in 1997 winning both the seats of the two houses. He resigned his Provincial Assembly seat and became the [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)]] until 1999. He was appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for affairs of the province of Sindh with powers of the [[Chief Minister]] and Status of a Federal Minister in June 1999. He continued in this position until October 1999 when General [[Pervez Musharraf]] took over in the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état]] on 12 October 1999, overthrowing the constitutionally elected government.<ref name=Dawn1/>

	Syed Ghous Ali Shah is the Provincial head of the [[PML-N]] Sindh & has been elected for another 3-year term from ~~2006–2009~~ as Party President of the Sindh Province. He has been elected in this position on numerous occasions since 1986.<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>		Syed Ghous Ali Shah is the Provincial head of the [[PML-N]] Sindh and has been elected for another 3-year term from 2006 to 2009 as Party President of the Sindh Province. He has been elected in this position on numerous occasions since 1986.<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>

	It has been reported that Syed Ghous Ali Shah was one of the candidates considered by [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] for the position of [[President of Pakistan]] after the resignation of [[Pervez Musharraf]] in 2008.<ref name=Dawn1>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1024452 \|title=Syed Ghous Ali Shah (profile)\|author=Imran Kazmi\|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)\|date=28 April 2013\|accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref>		It has been reported that Syed Ghous Ali Shah was one of the candidates considered by [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] for the position of [[President of Pakistan]] after the resignation of [[Pervez Musharraf]] in 2008.<ref name=Dawn1>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1024452 \|title=Syed Ghous Ali Shah (profile)\|author=Imran Kazmi\|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)\|date=28 April 2013\|accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref>
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	In 1993, he was awarded the ''[[Bronze Wolf]]'', the highest distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world [[Scouting]].		In 1993, he was awarded the ''[[Bronze Wolf]]'', the highest distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world [[Scouting]].

	From ~~1988–1994 & 1998–2000~~, he was Chief Commissioner of the [[Pakistan Boy Scouts Association]].		From 1988 to 1994 and 1998 to 2000, he was Chief Commissioner of the [[Pakistan Boy Scouts Association]].

	In 1992 he was elected as a member of the [[Asia-Pacific Scout Region]] committee until 1998.		In 1992 he was elected as a member of the [[Asia-Pacific Scout Region]] committee until 1998.
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Syed Ghous Ali Shah went to [[London]] in October 2001 for medical treatment. He returned to Pakistan on 17 August 2008<ref name=pulse>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=131972 \|title=Ghous Ali Shah returns to homeland (Pakistan)\|access-date=19 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011111/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=131972 \|date=28 September 2011\|archive-date=28 September 2011\|url-status=dead }}</ref> His wife had died in 2007.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/226833 SUKKUR: Wife of Ghous Ali Shah dies] Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 January 2007, Retrieved 19 August 2019</ref>		Syed Ghous Ali Shah went to [[London]] in October 2001 for medical treatment. He returned to Pakistan on 17 August 2008.<ref name=pulse>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=131972 \|title=Ghous Ali Shah returns to homeland (Pakistan)\|access-date=19 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011111/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=131972 \|date=28 September 2011\|archive-date=28 September 2011\|url-status=dead }}</ref> His wife had died in 2007.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/226833 SUKKUR: Wife of Ghous Ali Shah dies] Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 January 2007, Retrieved 19 August 2019</ref>

	Syed Ghous Ali Shah has six children: Shabbir Hyder Shah, Ali Hyder Shah, Amir Hyder Shah (Late) & Syed Mohammad Safdar Hyder Shah alias Farhan Shah. He also has 2 married daughters.		Syed Ghous Ali Shah has six children: Shabbir Hyder Shah, Ali Hyder Shah, Amir Hyder Shah (Late) & Syed Mohammad Safdar Hyder Shah alias Farhan Shah. He also has 2 married daughters.

	==References==		==References==
			{{Portal\|Scouting}}
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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[[Syed]] '''Ghous Ali Shah''' (born 1 January 1934) ([[Urdu]]: '''سید غوث علی شاہ''' ) is a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] [[politician]] and [[jurist]]. He was [[Chief Minister of Sindh]], [[Pakistan]] from 1985–1988 and later the [[Chief Executive]] in 1999.<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn/>

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 [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>

==Education==
Ghous Ali Shah was born in 1934.<ref name=Dawn1/> He received his secondary education in Naz High School, [[Khairpur, Pakistan|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.

==Career==
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, Pakistan|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 1975 & 1979, when he was elevated to the bench as [[Judge]] of the [[Sindh High Court]] at [[Karachi]].<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>

From 1981–1984 he was the provincial [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for [[Education]], [[Culture]], [[Sports]] and [[Law]], [[Government of Sindh]]. Then he was Minister for [[Law]], Local Bodies & [[Rural Development]] from 1984–1985. He retired from the [[Sindh High Court]] & re-entered politics. He was elected as member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] and became leader of the house and [[Chief Minister of Sindh]], Pakistan, from 1985–1988.<ref name=Dawn1/>

During this period, he helped raise the status of the university for [[Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai University]] in [[Khairpur, Pakistan|Khairpur]] [[Sindh]] which was previously a sub-campus of the [[University of Sindh]]. This provided a lot of employment opportunities and he succeeded in providing a network of roads in the Province as well in his electoral area [[Khairpur, Pakistan|Khairpur]].

He was elected to the Parliament [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in 1991 and became [[Defence Minister of Pakistan]] until 1993. He was again elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] as well as [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in 1997 winning both the seats of the two houses. He resigned his Provincial Assembly seat and became the [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)]] until 1999. He was appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for affairs of the Province of Sindh with powers of the [[Chief Minister]] & Status of a Federal Minister in June 1999. He continued in this position until October 1999 when General [[Pervez Musharraf]] took over in the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état]] on 12 October 1999, overthrowing the constitutionally elected government.<ref name=Dawn1/>

Syed Ghous Ali Shah is the Provincial head of the [[PML-N]] Sindh & has been elected for another 3-year term from 2006–2009 as Party President of the Sindh Province. He has been elected in this position on numerous occasions since 1986.<ref name=pulse/><ref name=Dawn1/>

It has been reported that Syed Ghous Ali Shah was one of the candidates considered by [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] for the position of [[President of Pakistan]] after the resignation of [[Pervez Musharraf]] in 2008.<ref name=Dawn1>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1024452 |title=Syed Ghous Ali Shah (profile)|author=Imran Kazmi|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=28 April 2013|accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref>

In 2011, Ghous Ali Shah was living in Karachi and working with the PML (N) members to improve the party's condition in [[Sindh]], while also touring the province heavily to see where he can build up the same power he had back in 1997 when the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] had formed the provincial government.

==Scouting==
In 1993, he was awarded the ''[[Bronze Wolf]]'', the highest distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world [[Scouting]].

From 1988–1994 & 1998–2000, he was Chief Commissioner of the [[Pakistan Boy Scouts Association]].

In 1992 he was elected as a member of the [[Asia-Pacific Scout Region]] committee until 1998.

He was also awarded the highest Scouting award, the Silver Tiger Award of Bangladesh Scouts, given to any world personality from [[Bangladesh]] in 1994. He was also awarded the highest Scouting award, the Silver Elephant of [[The Bharat Scouts and Guides]] of [[India]], in 1998.

==Awards and recognition==
In 1987, he wrote the 'Iqbal: Meeting Point of the East & West' lecture on [[Allama Iqbal]] which he delivered at the [[University of Heidelberg]], Germany. He had received the '''Allama Iqbal Centenary Gold Medal''' for his works and articles about Allama Iqbal in 1979.

==Personal life==
Syed Ghous Ali Shah went to [[London]] in October 2001 for medical treatment. He returned to Pakistan on 17 August 2008<ref name=pulse>{{Cite web |url=http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=131972 |title=Ghous Ali Shah returns to homeland (Pakistan)|access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011111/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=131972 |date=28 September 2011|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead }}</ref> His wife had died in 2007.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/226833 SUKKUR: Wife of Ghous Ali Shah dies] Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 January 2007, Retrieved 19 August 2019</ref>

Syed Ghous Ali Shah has six children: Shabbir Hyder Shah, Ali Hyder Shah, Amir Hyder Shah (Late) & Syed Mohammad Safdar Hyder Shah alias Farhan Shah. He also has 2 married daughters.

==References==
{{Portal|Scouting}}
{{Reflist}}

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