Mumtaz Ali Shah

{{short description|Pakistani civil servant}}

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| name = Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah

| native_name = ممتاز علي شاه

| image = Mumtaz Ali Shah.jpg

| office = Chief Secretary of Sindh

| term_start = September 25, 2018

| term_end = March 31, 2022

| office2 = Maritime Secretary of Pakistan

| term_start2 = April 25, 2017

| term_end2 = September 03, 2018

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| birth_place = Sindh, Pakistan

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| nationality = Pakistani

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| profession = Civil Servant

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Mumtaz Ali Shah is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Hailing from Sindh, Shah joined the Pakistan Administrative Service after passing the Central Superior Service examination in 1984.{{Cite web|date=2018-09-25|title=New chief secretary takes charge|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1434745|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-24|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/946285-cs-spends-last-day-of-govt-service-with-special-children|title=CS spends last day of govt service with special children|date=1 April 2022|newspaper=The News International|access-date=6 April 2022}}

Career

Mumtaz Ali Shah has served on important positions including as Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs, Federal Secretary for Religious Affairs and as Chief Secretary Sindh.{{Cite web|date=|title=All out efforts will be made to redress genuine grievances of businessmen: Mumtaz Ali Shah|url=https://customstoday.com.pk/all-out-efforts-will-be-made-to-redress-genuine-grievances-of-businessmen-mumtaz-ali-shah/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Customs Today Newspaper|language=en-US}}

Prior to his elevation to Grade 22 in 2017, Shah served on many positions in the Government of Sindh including as Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Chairman Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Establishment, Secretary Works and Services, Secretary Information Department, Secretary General Administration and Secretary Population Welfare.{{Cite web|last=Asad|first=Malik|date=2017-02-21|title=Top bureaucrats promoted to grade 22|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1316039|access-date=2020-07-24|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}

In the beginning of his career, he served as assistant commissioner Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-14|title=Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Mumtaz Shah reviews security, traffic plan and other arrangements|url=https://dailykarachitimes.com/chief-secretary-sindh-syed-mumtaz-shah-reviews-security-traffic-plan-and-other-arrangements/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Karachi Times|language=en-US}}

He has also previously served as District Coordinating Officer (DCO) for Badin, Mirpurkhas and Nasirabad in Balochistan.

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