Syed Javed Ali Shah
Syed Javed Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Water Resources, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, between 1990 and May 2018 and had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1988 to 1990.Early life
He was born on 6 January 1955.
He has the degree of Bachelor of Laws.Political career
Shah was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-168 as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party in 1988 Pakistani general election.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad from Constituency NA-119 in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 66,900 votes and defeated Rana Shaukat Hayat, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency NA-119 in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 63,091 votes and defeated Rana Shaukat Hayat, a candidate of PPP.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-119 in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 71,953 votes and defeated Malik Ghulam Abbas Khakhi, a candidate of PPP.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-152 in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.
He remained a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2006 to 2012.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-152 in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 81,015 votes and defeated Muhammad Ibraheem Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.
