Ghous Ali Shah
Pakistani politician and jurist
Syed Ghous Ali Shah (Urdu: سید غوث علی شاہ. Born 1 January 1934) is a Pakistani politician and jurist. He was Chief Minister of Sindh, Pakistan from 1985 to 1988.
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 a Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from his native Constituency NA-215 Khairpur as a result of the 2013 Pakistani general election.
Education
Ghous Ali Shah was born in 1934. 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.
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