Syed Usman Ali Shah

Summary

Justice Syed Usman Ali Shah (1926[citation needed]–2020) was a former governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (known as NWFP at the time) province of Pakistan. He acted as the Governor Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from April to August, 1986 after the resignation of Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti. He remained the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court from December 19, 1981 to December 7, 1987. He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1987 from which position he retired in January 1991. On March 28, 1991 he took Oath of office as the second permanent Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) of Pakistan and remained until 1995. He remained a Member of the Pakistan Election Commission from 1980 to 1985, and a Member on the Panel of Permanent International Court of Arbitration at Hague for the 6-year tenure from 1983 to 1989. He died on June 25, 2020 at his residence in University Town, Peshawar.[1]

Syed Usman Ali Shah
Governor of North-West Frontier Province
In office
April 18, 1986 – August 27, 1986
PresidentMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded byNawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti
Succeeded byFida Mohammad Khan
Personal details
Parent
  • Syed Muhammad Nawab Shah (father)
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
1986
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ Ex Federal Ombudsman Justice Syed Usman Ali Shah passes away, Wafaqi Mohtasib, Published 25 June 2020, Retrieved 25 June 2020