▁and ▁Inter - fa ith ▁Harm ony ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁third ▁Sh ar if ▁min istry . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Justice ▁Sh ay kh ▁Muhammad ▁Kar am ▁Shah ▁al - Az h ari , ▁a ▁Sun ni ▁B arel vi ▁leader ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁famous ▁T af se er ▁T af s ir ▁Z ia ▁ul ▁Q ur an . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Shah ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁Muslim ▁League ▁( N ) ▁from ▁Const itu ency ▁NA - 6 4 ▁( S arg od ha - I ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Pak ist ani ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁state ▁of ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Inter - fa ith ▁Harm ony . ▁He ▁had ▁ceased ▁to ▁hold ▁minister ial ▁office ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁the ▁federal ▁cabinet ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁after ▁Pan ama ▁Pap ers ▁case ▁decision . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Shah id ▁K ha q an ▁Abb asi ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pakistan