Mohammad Yaqoob Shah

Pir Syed Mohammad Yaqoob Shah was a Pakistani Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. He was a spiritual leader, religious scholar and one of the leading members of the Sunni Islam community in the Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin regions of Pakistan. He was elected as Member of Provincial Assembly in the 1990 Pakistani general election, but died soon after in 1991. His elder son, Pir Syed Muhammad Binyamin Rizvi was elected in the by-elections held to fill the vacant seat.

History

He contested and won in the general elections of 1990 and became Member of the Provincial Assembly in his constituency of PP-99 in Phalia as a candidate of PML. During his tenure, he was also selected as Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Ghulam Haider Wyne and later, was named as a part of Wyne's cabinet.

Family

Pir Syed Yaqoob Shah had two sons continuing his political legacy. His elder son's name was Pir Syed Muhammad Binyamin Rizvi. a former member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Pir Yaqoob Shah’s younger son is named Syed Tariq Yaqoob Rizvi who is currently a member of.