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Dr Muhammad Ali Shah passes away

Dunya News

Special Advisor to Sindh CM on Sports, Dr Muhammad Ali Shah passed away in USA on Monday.

 

KARACHI: Dr Muhammad Ali Shah, 67, was suffering from cancer and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Houston.


Born in Bareli, India, Dr Muhammad Ali Shah had been elected member of Sindh Assembly in 2008 from PS 103 on MQM ticket and served as provincial minister for sports but he resigned from the Sindh Assembly on account of possessing dual nationality.

 

Later he was appointed as adviser to Sindh chief minster on sports. Dr Shah played an important role for the development and progress of sports in the country.

 

Dr Muhammad Ali Shah was an orthopedic surgeon and also served as member Pakistan Cricket Board. 

 

He was also a recipient of President’s Pride of Performance‚ Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz awards.