Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony
| term_start = 4 August 2017
| term_end = 31 May 2018
| primeminister = Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
| president = Mamnoon Hussain
| successor = Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh
| term_start1 = 8 June 2013
| term_end1 = 28 July 2017
| primeminister1 = Nawaz Sharif
| president1 = Mamnoon Hussain
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|12|11|df=y}}
| father = Justice Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
| party = PTI (2023-present)
| otherparty = PMLN (2017-2023)
| native_name = {{nq|محمدامین الحسنات شاہ}}
}}
Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|پیر محمد امین الحسنات شاہ}}}}; born 11 December 1952) is the Custodian of Hazrat Amir us Salikeen RA, Bhera Sharif, Pakistan. Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah is the Chancellor of Al Karam International Institute and Dar ul Uloom Muhammadia Ghousiya. He was also a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously he served as the Minister of State of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony from 2013 to 2017 in third Sharif ministry. He had been a member of National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early and personal life
Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah was born on 11 December 1952. He is the son of Justice Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari, a Sunni Barelvi leader and author of the famous Tafsir Zia ul Quran. He is a graduate from Ummul Qurra University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=64|website=pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|accessdate=26 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419142533/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=64|archivedate=19 April 2014}}
His eldest son is Sahibzada Muhammad Naeem Ud-din Shah, who is a law (LLB Hons) graduate from the University of Essex and the chairman of Zia ul Ummah Foundation.
Political career
Shah was elected to National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite web |last=Jabri |first=Parvez |url=http://www.brecorder.com/elections-2013/top-news/119419-na-64-pp-28-39-official-results-announced.html |title=NA-64, PP-28, 39 official results announced |publisher=Brecorder.com |date=2013-05-13 |accessdate=2015-02-27 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227023049/http://www.brecorder.com/elections-2013/top-news/119419-na-64-pp-28-39-official-results-announced.html |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}{{cite news|title=PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328141054/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|archivedate=28 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Impressive turnout: Seventy-two National Assembly members-elect bag 20% of total votes – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/550995/impressive-turnout-seventy-two-national-assembly-members-elect-bag-20-of-total-votes/|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=18 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114127/https://tribune.com.pk/story/550995/impressive-turnout-seventy-two-national-assembly-members-elect-bag-20-of-total-votes/|archivedate=5 March 2017}}
In June 2013, he was made the minister of state of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.{{cite news|title=Ulema and Mushaikh Council formed to promote inter faith harmony: Minister of Religious Affairs|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/25/ulema-and-mushaikh-council-formed-to-promote-inter-faith-harmony-minister-of-religious-affairs/|accessdate=22 February 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222194901/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/25/ulema-and-mushaikh-council-formed-to-promote-inter-faith-harmony-minister-of-religious-affairs/|archivedate=22 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=NUMC formed to promote inter-faith, sectarian harmony|url=http://pakobserver.net/numc-formed-to-promote-inter-faith-sectarian-harmony/|accessdate=22 February 2017|work=Pakistan Observer|date=26 November 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223041424/http://pakobserver.net/numc-formed-to-promote-inter-faith-sectarian-harmony/|archivedate=23 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=Sharif's 25-member cabinet takes oath|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1016686|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|date=7 June 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227063804/https://www.dawn.com/news/1016686|archivedate=27 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=Federal cabinet unveiled: Enter the ministers – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/560553/federal-cabinet-unveiled-enter-the-ministers/|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=8 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226212957/https://tribune.com.pk/story/560553/federal-cabinet-unveiled-enter-the-ministers/|archivedate=26 February 2017}} He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|accessdate=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archivedate=28 July 2017}}
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|agency=Associated Press of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}} He was the Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=The News International|location=Pakistan|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archivedate=5 August 2017}}{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|accessdate=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017}} until the expiration of the term of the National Assembly 31 May 2018.{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}
Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on 21 January 2023 in a press conference in his hometown of Bhera. {{Cite news |last=Web Desk |date=21 January 2023 |title=PMLN's Pir Aminul Hasnat set to join PTI |work=The Nation |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/21-Jan-2023/pml-n-s-pir-aminul-hasnat-set-to-join-pti?version=amp |access-date=21 January 2023}}
References
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Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs
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