Syed Mehdi Shah
Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan
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Syed Mehdi Shah (Urdu: سید مہدی شاہ) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 8th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan since 15 August 2022.[1] Previously, he served as the first Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan from 2009 to 2014. He has also served as the President of the Pakistan People's Party at Gilgit-Baltistan.[2][3][4]
Nominated byPrime Minister of Pakistan
PresidentArif Alvi
Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
Shehbaz Sharif
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded byRaja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon
Syed Mehdi Shah | |
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| سید مہدی شاہ | |
| 8th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| President | Arif Alvi Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif Anwaar ul Haq Kakar Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon |
| 1st Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| In office 11 December 2009 – 11 December 2014 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
| Governor | Qamar Zaman Kaira Shama Khalid Wazir Baig Karam Ali Shah |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sher Jehan Mir (caretaker) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | PPP (1971-Present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mehdi Shah hails from Skardu.[5] He contested in the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from the constituency GBA-7 (Skardu-I),[6] but lost to Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon.[7]