Syed Abdullah Ali Shah was born on 11 December 1934 in Wahur village in
Dadu District of Sindh province. He was educated in Karachi and graduated as a
lawyer. He was married and had five daughters and two sons. His son
Syed Murad Ali Shah is the current chief minister of Sindh. Abdullah Shah joined the
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1970 and was provincial minister during the tenure of former Chief Minister
Mumtaz Bhutto. Syed Abdullah Shah held the position of Speaker of Sindh Assembly from December 1988 to August 1990 and the
Chief Minister of Sindh from 21 October 1993 to 6 November 1996. Abdullah Shah was a close confidant of Prime Minister Bhutto. Ms. Bhutto has said, "Shah Sahib was the son of the soil of Sindh and Pakistan. A brave man, he lived and died for his country and for the love and prosperity of the most impoverished." == See also ==