Shahi Sayed or Shahi Syed ( ur, شاہی سيد) is a Pakistani politician who has been the

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and the President of

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. He is also the chairman of the

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Loya Jirga of

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Sayed is originally from Babozai Village in the district of Mardan,

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. Shahi Sayed owned

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in Karachi before becoming involved in politics. Sayed came to Karachi in 1971 to attain education and eventually landed a job at a private company. From there, he started a small transport business and within a decade, he morphed into a well-established businessman. He joined the ANP on April 15, 2001. Within two years he was elected the president of the party's Sindh chapter. Since then, he has been reelected to the post three times. Last year Syed was elected as an ANP senator.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sayed, Shahi Politics of Karachi Awami National Party politicians Living people Pashtun politicians Politicians from Karachi Pakistani senators (14th Parliament) Year of birth missing (living people)

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