Assad Ullah Shah
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 1977
| term_end = 1983
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Sheikh Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah
| constituency = Kupwara
| birth_place = Kupwara Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
| death_place = 2004 Kupwara Jammu and Kashmir
|spouse = Bakhtawar Begum
| party = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
}}
Assad Ullah Shah was the MLA from Kupwara constituency of Jammu and Kashmir from 1977 to 1983{{cite news |title=Kupwara |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/kupwara/217248 |access-date=15 November 2020 |work=Outlook |date=16 September 2002}} and President of the National Conference of Kupwara and President of Muslim Conference of Kupwara for period of more than 30 years. He was also a member of the Quit Kashmir Movement and close to Sheikh Abdullah.
Political activism
Assad Ullah Shah started his political career with the Quit Kashmir Movement. He was jailed for five years.{{Cite web|title=🗳️ Assad Ullah Shah, Kupwara Assembly Elections 1977 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-and-kashmir/1977/kupwara/assad-ullah-shah/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=LatestLY|language=en}} In 1977, he was elected to Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
He was also the chairman of Awqab jamia masjid management for period of 11 years and also constructed the jamia masjid kupwara town.
Deveplomental works
During his tenure kupwara town/tehsil get District status.