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Shafaat Ullah Shah was born on 28 August, 1953 in Lahore, Pakistan, is a Pakistani general, author, diplomat (born 1953). Discover Shafaat Ullah Shah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Occupation Author · diplomat
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 28 August 1953
Birthday 28 August
Birthplace Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan

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Who Is Shafaat Ullah Shah's Wife?

His wife is Fariha Bokhari (m. 1980)

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Parents Shafqat Ullah Shah (father)
Wife Fariha Bokhari (m. 1980)
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Children 3

Shafaat Ullah Shah Net Worth

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1953

Lieutenant General Shafaat Ullah Shah HI(M) (born 28 August 1953) is a retired three star general of the Pakistan Army, diplomat, and author.

He often writes for the Pakistan Armed Forces magazine, "Hilal English".

He has served as Chief of Logistics Staff at the GHQ, Colonel Commandant of the Baloch Regiment, Commander IV Corps, and as Military Secretary to President Musharraf.

Shah was born into a Syed family on 28 August 1953 in Lahore, Pakistan, to Syed Shafqat Ullah Shah who migrated from Hyderabad Deccan to Lahore in 1948.

1970

At a ceremony marking the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan, he congratulated Jordanian writer Omar Nazar al Armouti for his book on the unresolved issues of Kashmir and Palestine.

He was involved in the sale of Cobra helicopters and F-16 aircraft from Jordan to Pakistan.

1971

Shah was commissioned into the Baloch Regiment of the Pakistan Army in 1971 from the 47th Long Course of the Pakistan Military Academy.

It was the most junior course to fight in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

He served as the Colonel commandant of the Baloch Regiment.

His last appointment in the Army was as Chief of Logistics Staff at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

1974

Shah had served as ADC to the Governor of Balochistan, Ahmad of Kalat, from 1974 to 1976.

Shah was appointed as Military Secretary to President Musharraf, replacing Nadeem Taj.

1981

His father was an employee of the Prisons Department of Punjab and later became Inspector general of the Punjab Prisons from May 1981 to May 1983.

He was enrolled in the Abbottabad Public School in class 7, and did his Faculty of Sciences (FSc) from there before he joined the Army.

He wanted to become a doctor but wasn't selected into King Edward Medical University so his father made him join the Pakistan Army.

He is also an honors graduate of the Staff College in Camberley and the National Defence College.

He holds master's degrees in political science and in strategic studies.

Shah is married to the daughter of (r) Brigadier Liaqat Bokhari (SJ).

1983

He is the author of "Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan", published in 1983.

He has also written regularly for various magazines and newspapers.

He was part of the Ottawa Dialogue on Track II diplomacy.

Shah was Ambassador to the Kingdom of Jordan, also accredited to the State of Palestine.

2003

He took charge on 25 December 2003, the same day when there was a suicide attack on Musharraf in Rawalpindi.

As his aide, he was actively involved in his two major diplomatic initiatives.

First, to normalize strained relations with neighboring India, back-channel diplomacy was initiated to resolve the contentious issue of Kashmir.

2005

He participated in many meetings between Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of UN General Assembly meetings and in Dehli in 2005.

Musharraf attended a dinner by the Jewish community in honor of him in New York on the sidelines of the September 2005 UN General Assembly meeting.

Shah was made Commander IV Corps after the retirement of Commander IV Corps Lt. Gen. Shahid Aziz.

As Commander IV Corps he conceptualised and made first ever medical college associated with Combined Military Hospital Lahore in a span of five months.

He established the Cardiac Centre, Trauma, and Diagnostic centers at CMH Lahore.

During Shah's tenure, to support a government initiative to establish a new university in Pakistan, the Pakistan Army’s Lahore Corps donated 80 Acres of Defence Housing Authority land to the Graz University of Technology to establish its campus.

He also established a first ever polytechnic providing technical skills to the youth from all over Pakistan, by Army,with free boarding and lodging.

2007

The back-channel contacts and meetings lead to the formalization of the Musharraf-Manmohan 'Four Point' Formula which was to be inked during Manmohan Singh's visit to Pakistan in July 2007 but due to the events leading up to the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency & judicial crisis in Pakistan, the scheduled visit was cancelled and with it extinguished the hope of a resolution to the Kashmir dispute.

Second, Musharraf's initiative of a rapprochement with Israel through informal contacts.

It was reported in the Pandora Papers leaks by the ICIJ that Shah's wife bought a flat in London through an offshore transaction in 2007, allegedly for $1.2 million.

He wrote on Twitter that the property's value was less than half of what was quoted in the leak, and that it is not illegal to buy property in the United Kingdom through an offshore company.

According to him, he had bought the flat as an investment property in order to pay for his son's education.

and it had been declared in all of his tax returns and even to the Army Authorities at the time of purchase.

2009

Shah retired on 9 November 2009 after serving as Chief Logistics Staff at the GHQ.

After Shah's retirement, he served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the Kingdom of Jordan.