Makhdoom Shahab Ud Din

Makhdoom Shahabuddin, born on 7 April 1947, is a Pakistani politician and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan who has held federal ministerial portfolios for finance, health and textiles. He belongs to Rahim Yar Khan, a city in the Saraiki belt of southern Punjab, Pakistan and his political affiliation is with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). 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 due to him being involved in drug case and arrest warrants issued by the court his nomination was cancelled, but still he is not convicted. Currently he is the Federal Minister of Pakistan of Textiles He is a descendant (sajjada nashin) of a famous Sufi saint.