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'''Syed Muhammad Ali Shah''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سید محمد علی شاہ}}}}) (26 October 1946 – 4 February 2013) was a [[Pakistan]]i [[orthopaedic surgeon]] and member of the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] governing board. He was the Provincial Sports Minister of [[Sindh]]. He was also the Chief de Mission for Pakistani athletes in the [[Commonwealth Games 2010]].

==Early life==
Shah was born on 26 October 1946 in [[Bareilly]], and belonged to a Sunni family. His father, Syed Asghar Ali Shah, served as a judge for many years.{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}}

==Career==

=== As surgeon ===
Shah returned to Pakistan from England in 1985 and established himself as an orthopedic surgeon in Karachi.{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} He soon set up his own orthopedic and trauma hospital, the AO Clinic.{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} In his career he is estimated to have performed about 76,000 operations.<ref name="HO">Richard Heller and [[Peter Oborne]], ''White on Green: Celebrating the Drama of Pakistan Cricket'', Simon & Schuster, London, 2016, p. 234.</ref>

===As politician===
Shah was a member of the [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement]]. In the 2008 general election, he was elected to the Sindh Assembly from PS-103 ([[North Nazimabad]], [[Karachi]]).{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} He became Minister of Sports of the province of [[Sindh]].{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}}

===With cricket===
Shah was also known for his passion for the sports of Cricket. He devoted 10 per cent of the AO Clinic's revenues to supporting [[cricket]] in Pakistan, and in 1993 he created [[Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium]] in [[North Nazimabad]], [[Karachi]]. The stadium hosts the Dr Mohammad Ali Shah Night Twenty20 Cricket Tournament every year in the month of [[Ramadan]].<ref name="HO"/>

Following an [[2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team|attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team]] in Lahore in 2009, international cricket experienced a halt in Pakistan as foreign teams refused to tour the country over security concerns.{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} Consequently, the Pakistani cricket team hosted home tournaments in neutral venues such as the [[United Arab Emirates]]. In October 2012, Shah was credited as having played an instrumental role in reviving international cricket in the country after a period of three and a half years when, in his capacity as Sindh sports minister, he arranged an international world XI team – consisting of former and current players from Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, United States and Afghanistan – to play two T20 matches against a "Pakistan All Stars" consisting mainly of players from the national team.{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} The games took place in front of packed crowds at the [[National Stadium, Karachi]].{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} While the matches were unofficial, they were seen as a milestone as this was the first instance when foreign players toured Pakistan to play cricket since the attack on the Sri Lankan team.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/pakistan-back-on-cricket-map/article4015022.ece Pakistan back on cricket map]</ref><ref>[http://dawn.com/2012/10/20/security-tight-as-high-profile-cricket-returns-to-pakistan/ Security tight as high-profile cricket returns to Pakistan]</ref>

===Career summary===
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* Advisor to Governor Sindh
* President, Pakistan Orthopaedic Association
* President, Karachi City Cricket Association
* President, Karachi Region, [[Pakistan Cricket Board]]
* Member, Board of Governors, Pakistan Cricket Board
* President, Private Hospital and Clinics Association
* President, Sindh Olympic Association
* English Cricket Commentator, Radio Pakistan

==2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony flag controversy==
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Shah carried the flag during the opening ceremony of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] instead of weightlifter [[Shujauddin Malik]]. Pakistan weightlifting manager Rashid Mehmood said the team had considered a boycott in protest at the actions of the official but later withdrew their threat after Pakistan Olympic Association chief, Arif Hasan, assured them Shah would be sanctioned for his actions.

* See ''[[Pakistan at the 2010 Commonwealth Games#Opening ceremony flag controversy|Opening ceremony flag controversy]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/281 Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah – Member of Sindh Assembly]

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