Syed Arshad Hussain Shah (Urdu: سید ارشد حسین شاہ) is a Pakistani jurist who is the former Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has served as the Chief Judge of the Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan from 2019 to 2022.
Syed Arshad Hussain Shah | |
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سید ارشد حسین شاہ | |
| Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 12 November 2023 – 2 March 2024 | |
| Governor | Haji Ghulam Ali |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Azam Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ali Amin Gandapur |
| Chief Judge of the Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| In office 8 May 2019 – May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rana Shamim |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan |
| Provincial Minister for Law, Auqaf, and Human Rights | |
| In office 19 August 2023 – 11 November 2023 | |
| Governor | Haji Ghulam Ali |
| Chief Minister | Muhammad Azam Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
He has also served as the Minister for Law, Auqaf, and Human Rights in the caretaker cabinet of Muhammad Azam Khan.[1][2][3]
Judicial career
editHe was appointed as the Chief Judge of the Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan on 8 May 2019. He served in this role until his retirement in May 2022.[4][5]
Later career
editOn 19 August 2023, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of the Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Azam Khan, and was assigned the portfolios of Law, Auqaf, and Human Rights. He served in this position until the Muhammad Azam Khan's death, after which the cabinet was dissolved.[1][6]
A day later, on 12 November, he was nominated as the next Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His name was put forward by Akram Khan Durrani, the former Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and was agreed upon by Mahmood Khan, the former elected Chief Minister. He was soon approved by Governor Haji Ghulam Ali and was then administered oath.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's new interim cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Justice (rtd) Arshad Hussain Shah nominated as new caretaker CM of KP". Samaa TV. 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b Hayat, Arif (2023-11-12). "Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah picked as caretaker KP CM: Mahmood Khan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Arshad Hussain Shah takes oath as Chief Judge of GB Supreme Appellate Court". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ Nagri, Jamil (2022-11-05). "Justice Shamim made GB chief judge". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ Shah, Amjad Ali (2023-11-12). "KP interim cabinet stands dissolved". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-11-12.