Naseem Ali Shah

Naseem Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician and elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and current member of Council of Islamic Ideology.

Political career
Nasim Ali Shah, son of former politician Nasib Ali Shah, entered politics by joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in 2018. He contested a by-election as a PTI candidate from NA-35 Bannu the same year, but was unsuccessful. He received 37,489 votes and was defeated by Zahid Akram Durrani, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).

His was elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-39 Bannu with 147,087 votes as a PTI-affiliated independent. He defeated Durrani, who was a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) candidate. His election marked a significant moment, becoming the first non-JUI politician to represent Bannu since 1993.