{{short description|Pakistani politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Pir Sabir Shah<br>پیر صابر شاہ | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | office = Member of the Senate of Pakistan | term_start = 18 March 2018 | term_end = March 2024 | office1 = 18th Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | governor1 = Khurshid Ali Khan | predecessor1 = Mufti Muhammad Abbas | term_start1 = 20 October 1993 | term_end1 = 25 February 1994 | successor1 = Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao | office2 = Advisor to the Prime Minister | term_start2 = 1997 | term_end2 = 1999 | prime_minister2 = Nawaz Sharif | birth_name = Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|03|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sirikot, KPK, Pakistan | relatives = Syed Muhammad Tayyab Shah (father)<br/>Syed Muhammad Tahir Shah (brother)<br/>Professor A Jamil Khan (cousin) | party = PMLN | children = 2 sons, 1 daughter }}
'''Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah''' or more commonly as '''Pir Sabir Shah''' is a politician from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He served as the 18th Chief Minister of the province from 20 October 1993 to 25 February 1994.<ref name=":0">http://www.pap.gov.pk/pro-ass/nwfp.htm#cm {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219220238/http://www.pap.gov.pk/pro-ass/nwfp.htm |date=2007-12-19 }} pap.gov.pk</ref> He was an advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif from 1997 to 1999. He served as a Senator from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate of Pakistan |url=https://senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=910 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=senate.gov.pk}}</ref>
==Family== Pir Sabir Shah hails from a religious family of Syeds settled in Sirikot in Haripur. He belongs to the Mashwani tribe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PML-N senator lauds services of Mashwani tribe |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/617861-pml-n-senator-lauds-services-of-mashwani-tribe |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anjumantrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SYED-MUHAMMAD-SABIR-SHAH.pdf|title=سید محمد صابر شاہ|access-date=2018-08-27|archive-date=2017-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013133358/http://www.anjumantrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SYED-MUHAMMAD-SABIR-SHAH.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-01 |title=Pir Sabir Shah {{!}} Ex-C.M of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa {{!}} PakistanHerald.com |url=http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/pir-sabir-shah-1164 |access-date=2022-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001170335/http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/pir-sabir-shah-1164 |archive-date=2015-10-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shah |first=Syed Yousuf |title=Halat-e-Mashwani |publisher=Mohammadi Press |year=1930 |location=Lahore |pages=160–161 |language=ur}}</ref> They are linked to the Qadiri Sufi order. His lineage is traced to Ali in 43 chains through Syed Muhammad Masood and Gesudaraz I.
==Education== Pir Sabir Shah studied at a school in Sirikot.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} He completed his bachelor's degree from Government College, Abbottabad, then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Peshawar.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} He earned a master's degree in Islamic studies after graduation.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} He then enrolled at the Institute of Modern Languages in Islamabad{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} and obtained a four-year degree in Arabic language and Islamic studies.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} He then enrolled at the International Islamic University for higher studies and successfully completed higher studies in Daura and Fiqh.
==Political career== Pir Sabir Shah contested the 1985 elections and won as an independent candidate. He was asked by the Muslim League to join them. A grand jirga was called at Shetalu Shareef, Sirikot. They agreed to let him join the Pakistan Muslim League. He won elections in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 contesting from his constituency PF-43 (Provincial Frontier −43) of Haripur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pir Zada Muhammad Sabir Shah - Profile, Political Career & Election History |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/politics/politician/pir-zada-muhammad-sabir-shah-256.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=UrduPoint |language=en}}</ref>
He served as the 18th Chief Minister of the province from 20 October 1993 to 25 February 1994.<ref name=":0" /> He served as the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senate of Pakistan|url=https://senate.gov.pk/com/index.php?id=280|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220184549/https://senate.gov.pk/com/index.php?id=280|archive-date=2022-12-20|access-date=21 December 2022|website=senate.gov.pk|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Pir Sabir}} Category:Pashtun politicians Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Category:Chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Category:People from Haripur District Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:University of Peshawar alumni Category:Members of the Senate of Pakistan