Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi (; born 21 October 1960) is a

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politician who served as Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, in

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from August 2017 to May 2018. He previously served as the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis.

Early life

He was born on 21 October 1960.

Political career

Shah was elected as a member of

Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, its provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakis ...

for the first time in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

and served as provincial Minister of irrigation and power from 2002 to 2004 and later held the portfolio of Communications and Works from 2004 to 2007 in

Sindh Government The Government of Sindh () () is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and juri ...

. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

from constituency NA-216. He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

from constituency NA-216 and NA-235 and won both. He later vacated his NA-235 seat and retained NA-216. In June 2013, he was appointed as Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development by

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then from 1997 to 1999 and later ...

. He is currently the president of Sindh chapter of his party

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. He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then ...

after

Panama Papers case The Panama Papers case (officially titled ''Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi v. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif''), or the Panamagate case, was a 2017 landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Pakistan that disqualified Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakista ...

decision. Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi. He was appointed as the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Rashidi ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Pir Sadaruddin Pakistan Muslim League (F) politicians Living people Sindhi politicians 1960 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Government ministers of Pakistan