Syed Abid Hussain Shah

Syed Abid Hussain Shah (, 1915–1971) was a Pakistani politician and landowner from Punjab.

Early life Shah was born in 1915 in Jhang, Punjab Province, British India. He received education at Aitchison College, Government College and Forman Christian College in Lahore, though he did not obtain a degree. During this period he was associated with the All India Muslim Students Federation. In the same year, he briefly served as Minister for Education and Kashmir Affairs.

He later he became a provincial minister in West Pakistan. He contested the 1956 West Pakistan Interim Assembly election but was unsuccessful. After leaving the Pakistan Muslim League, Shah joined the Pakistan Republican Party and served as its General-Secretary. In the 1970 Pakistani general election, he contested as an independent candidate from Jhang, but lost to Mehr Ghulam Haider Bharwana of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan.

Personal life and death Pakistani politician Abida Hussain was Shah's daughter and politician Syed Fakhar Imam was his son-in-law. Shah was leader of Shah Jeewna group since 1947 till death. He also became Sajjada Nashin of the Shah Jeewna shrine. He died in 1971 from cancer.