Syed Altaf Hussain Shah

Syed Altaf Hussain Shah (Urdu: سيد الظاف حسين شاه; born 22 December 1944 in District Lakki Marwat, KPK) is a former Central Superior Services (CSS) officer of the Postal Group, Government of Pakistan.

He served as the Director General of Pakistan Post in 1998-99.

Biography

Altaf Shah came from the Syed family of Tajazai, a village in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. He received his early education at the Cantonment Public School in Peshawar, and Government High School No:2 in Bannu.

He received his Bachelors degree from the Islamia College Peshawar in 1963 and his Masters in Political Science from the University of Peshawar in 1965.

He is the elder brother of Dr. Syed Chiragh Hussain Shah, a renowned Pashto writer and historian.

Career

As a postal officer, he travelled extensively and participated in numerous international conferences representing Pakistan. After retirement, he wrote about his travels and memoirs in the form of a book, Hadees-i-Nama'bar (Story of a Postman), which was critically well-received.

He is also the Secretary General of the Senior Alumni Association, Islamia College Peshawar (Islamabad Chapter), granting scholarships to deserving students at the College, now university.