{{short description|Pakistani civil servant}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah | native_name = ممتاز علي شاه | image = Mumtaz Ali Shah.jpg | office = Chief Secretary of Sindh | term_start = September 25, 2018 | term_end = March 31, 2022 | office2 = Maritime Secretary of Pakistan | term_start2 = April 25, 2017 | term_end2 = September 03, 2018 | birth_date = | birth_place = Sindh, Pakistan | death_date = | death_place = | party = | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = | profession = Civil Servant }}
'''Mumtaz Ali Shah''' is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Hailing from Sindh, Shah joined the Pakistan Administrative Service after passing the Central Superior Service examination in 1984.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-25|title=New chief secretary takes charge|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1434745|access-date=2020-07-24|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/946285-cs-spends-last-day-of-govt-service-with-special-children|title=CS spends last day of govt service with special children|date=1 April 2022|newspaper=The News International|access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>
== Career == Mumtaz Ali Shah has served on important positions including as Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs, Federal Secretary for Religious Affairs and as Chief Secretary Sindh.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=All out efforts will be made to redress genuine grievances of businessmen: Mumtaz Ali Shah|url=https://customstoday.com.pk/all-out-efforts-will-be-made-to-redress-genuine-grievances-of-businessmen-mumtaz-ali-shah/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Customs Today Newspaper|language=en-US}}</ref>
Prior to his elevation to Grade 22 in 2017, Shah served on many positions in the Government of Sindh including as Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Chairman Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Establishment, Secretary Works and Services, Secretary Information Department, Secretary General Administration and Secretary Population Welfare.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Asad|first=Malik|date=2017-02-21|title=Top bureaucrats promoted to grade 22|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1316039|access-date=2020-07-24|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
In the beginning of his career, he served as assistant commissioner Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-14|title=Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Mumtaz Shah reviews security, traffic plan and other arrangements|url=https://dailykarachitimes.com/chief-secretary-sindh-syed-mumtaz-shah-reviews-security-traffic-plan-and-other-arrangements/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Karachi Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
He has also previously served as District Coordinating Officer (DCO) for Badin, Mirpurkhas and Nasirabad in Balochistan.
After retirement from active civil service, he was appointed as Federal Ombudsman for Insurance for a period of four years.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.radio.gov.pk/13-06-2024/mumtaz-ali-shah-takes-oath-as-federal-insurance-ombudsman | title=Mumtaz Ali Shah takes oath as Federal Insurance Ombudsman | website=www.radio.gov.pk}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Chief Secretary Sindh}}
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