Syed Aqil Shah

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Syed Aqil Shah
Provincial minister for sports, tourism, culture
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2008–2013

Syed Aqil Shah (born 13 February 1950), is a Pakistani politician, president of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic Association, [3] and the former president of Pakistan Wrestling Federation, provincial minister for sports, tourism and culture who represented Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from PK-4 (Swat-III) constituency. Aqil served twice as state minister after contesting assembly elections of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2008 and later the 2013 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. Aqil twice served as member of Peshawar Cantonment, the senate, and provincial secretary for information.

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He also served as president of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Olympic Association, and later he was appointed as vice-president of the National Olympic Committee of Pakistan. As a president of Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF), he represented the country at multi-sport events held at domestic and international level, including the Seoul Olympics.

Life and background

Aqil was born to a political family on 13 February 1950. He received his initial education at Burn Hall, Abbottabad, and later attended Cadet College Hasan Abdal, and Government College at Lahore (now Government College University, Lahore). In 1968, he attended the University of the Punjab where he graduated. [4] He later established his political associations with the Awami National Party and became one of its members. [5]

Controversies

Aqil was charged in 2013 by the High Court of Peshawar over submitting an illegitimate academic degree to the election commission which according to a filed-formal legal document was possibly issued by a diploma mill institute not registered with the Higher Education Commission either. [6] The tribal court's judgement, later withdrawn, sentenced him to one year in prison with a fine of PKR3,000. The case was subsequently dismissed by the court upon an appeal made by Aqil and he was released on bail. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "PK-4 Swat-III, Khyber Pakhtunkhawah Assembly Election 2008 Results & Party Position". UrduPoint. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ↑ AP (5 February 2013). "Pakistan plans park where bin Laden was killed". Livemint. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Talented footballer from Chitral: KPOA President to help educate, train boy". www.thenews.com.pk.
  4. ↑ Report, Bureau (16 March 2008). "PESHAWAR: Right man for the right job: Minister's profile". DAWN.COM.
  5. ↑ "Syed Aqil Shah – Profile, Political Career & Election History". UrduPoint.
  6. ↑ "Counterfeit degree: Former ANP minister challenges conviction at PHC". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Aqil Shah gets tribunal's nod to contest elections | SAMAA". Samaa TV.
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