Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Constituency | Gulmarg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1961 (age 64) Jammu and Kashmir,India |
| Party | Jammu &Kashmir National Conference |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Technology,Srinagar |
| Profession | Politician;Former Indian Administrative Service officer |
Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah (born May 1961) is an Indian politician and former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. He was elected as a Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Gulmarg constituency in 2024. [1]
Prior to entering electoral politics,he served as an officer of the Indian Administrative Service in the Jammu and Kashmir cadre and resigned from service in 2019. [2]
Shah holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) degree from the National Institute of Technology (NIT),Srinagar. [3]
Shah joined government service in 1987 and later served as an IAS officer in Jammu and Kashmir. [3] During his administrative career,he held senior positions including Secretary to the Government in departments such as Public Health Engineering,Irrigation and Flood Control,Disaster Management,School Education,and Tourism. [3]
He also served in district-level administrative roles including District Magistrate and District Development Commissioner in Srinagar and Anantnag. [3]
After resigning from the IAS in 2019,Shah entered active politics. [2] In 2024,he was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Gulmarg constituency. [1]