Personal Life
Shah’s first marriage was arranged by his family during his teenage years to a cousin. After Shah completed his education in Karachi, his family, in accordance with the customs of the day, arranged his second marriage to Husn Afroze Brohi, sister of A. K. Brohi. Neither of his wives outlived him. Husn Afroze suffered from breast cancer and died in the late 1970s and Shah's first wife died from terminal illness a few years later. After several years as a widower, Shah contracted his marriage to his current wife according to the wishes of his family and friends.
Syed Qaim Ali Shah has four sons and eight daughters. The four children from his first marriage include Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah, Dr. Syed Liaquat Ali Shah, Shamshad Shah and Najma Shah. Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah is primarily an agriculturalist while Dr. Liaquat Ali Shah is an eye-specialist. Shamsad and Najma are housewives.
Syed Asad Ali Shah, Dr. Nusrat Shah, Naheed Shah Durrani, Nuzhat Shah, Dr. Nighat Shah, Dr. Nafisa Shah, and Syed Afzal Shah are his children from his marriage to Husn Afroze.
Syed Asad Ali Shah is the President of Institute of Charted Accountants Pakistan (ICAP), a board member of
Dr Nusrat Shah is a consultant gynaecologist and assistant professor at a public medical university. Dr. Nighat Shah is also a consultant gynaecologist, private practitioner, lecturer at Aga Khan University Hospital and current general secretary of Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan.
Naheed Shah Durrani is a civil servant. After scoring high marks on her CSS exam, she was selected based on her merit under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime that was otherwise opposed to Naheed’s father. After 14 years of service in the foreign ministry, district management group, and finance ministry, Durrani has worked her way towards her current post as provincial secretary for education.
Dr. Nafisa Shah is a politician, journalist, anthropologist and painter. Dr. Nafisa Shah is a member of the National Assembly, Chairperson of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Member of Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, Finance and Minorities. She has the distinction of being counted among a few female politicians with over ten years of experience of field politics and an even smaller number of parliamentarians with the distinction of completing doctorate and postgraduate studies from the prestigious Oxford University.
Syed Afzal Shah Jilani is an actuarial scientist living and working in the US.
Nuzhat Shah is a child with special needs and Shah’s youngest daughter, Mona, is studying medicine in Pakistan.
Qaim Ali Shah’s 22 grandchildren also give him cause for pride, joy and comfort. Many of them are achieving distinctions in their careers and receiving honors at universities and schools in Pakistan and abroad.
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