Syed Deedar Hussain Shah
Syed Deedar Hussain Shah (1939–2019) was a Pakistani jurist and politician. He served as a chief justice of the Sindh High Court. He also served as the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau from 2010 to 2011.
Early life and education[edit]
Shah was born on December 11, 1939, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Larkana District, Sindh.[1] He attended Sindh University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 and a law degree in 1965.[1]
Career[edit]
Shah began his legal career by enrolling as an advocate for subordinate Courts with the West Pakistan Bar Council on August 22, 1967, and subsequently as an Advocate of the West Pakistan High Court on August 23, 1974.[1]
Shah served as a member of the District Council from 1979 to 1983, during which e chaired the Works Sub-Committee of the District Council, Larkana. He was also elected chairman of the Taluka Council, Ratodero from 1979 to 1983, and later served as a member of the District Council, Larkana from 1987 to 1991.[1]
In 1988, Shah was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, serving from November 30, 1988, to August 6, 1990, and again from November 4, 1990, to July 19, 1993.[1]
In June 1994, Shah was appointed as an additional judge of the Sindh High Court, with subsequent regularization as a judge of the Sindh High Court.[1]
In October 2010, Shah was appointed as the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau by Asif Ali Zardari.[2][3][4]
Personal life[edit]
Shah was married. He and his wife had three sons and three daughters.[4]
Shah died in January 2019 and was buried in Ratodero.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Honourable Justice Mr. Justice Syed Deedar Hussain Shah". High Court of Sindh. Archived from the original on 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Justice Deedar declared ineligible for NAB post". The Express Tribune. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Zardari moves to reappoint Justice Deedar Shah". Dawn. 2011-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Former SC judge laid to rest in Ratodero". Dawn. 2019-01-31. Archived from the original on 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-06-29.