Mohammad Ali Shah

Syed Muhammad Ali Shah (26 October 1946 – 4 February 2013) was a Pakistani orthopaedic surgeon and member of the Pakistan Cricket Board governing board. He was the Provincial Sports Minister of Sindh. He was also the Chief de Mission for Pakistani athletes at the Commonwealth Games 2010.

As politician Shah was a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. In the 2008 general election, he was elected to the Sindh Assembly from PS-103 (North Nazimabad, Karachi). He became Minister of Sports of the province of Sindh in 2008.

With cricket Shah was also known for his passion for the sports of cricket. He devoted 10 per cent of the AO Clinic's revenues to supporting cricket in Pakistan, and in 1993 he established Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium in North Nazimabad, Karachi. While the matches were unofficial, they were seen as a milestone as this was the first instance when foreign players toured Pakistan to play cricket since the attack on the Sri Lankan team.

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