Education
Forman Christian College.
Forman Christian College.
On 19 June 2012, in the aftermath of Yousaf Raza Gilani"s conviction and disqualification by the Pakistan Supreme Court on contempt of court charges, Shahabuddin was appointed by the PPP as its candidate for the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan but the nomination was cancelled after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the ANF under suspicious circumstances upon the very day he was nominated. He was Ex Federal Minister of Pakistan of Textiles
He is a descendant (sajjada nashin) of a famous Sufi saint. On the day of his nomination as Prime Minister the Anti-Narcotics Force issued a non-bailable warrant for his arrest.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan in its decision to grant him bail observed that it was not merely a coincidence that the warrants for his arrest were issued upon the very day that he was nominated by the PPP.
He is from Rahim Yar Khan, a city in the Saraiki belt of southern Punjab and his political affiliation is with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).