Ghulam Mohammad Shah
Ghulam Mohammad Shah | |
|---|---|
| 5th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir(state) | |
| In office 2 July 1984 – 6 March 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Governor's Rule |
| President and founder of Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference | |
| Succeeded by | Begum Khalida Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference |
| Spouse | Begum Khalida Shah daughter of Sheikh Abdullah |
| Relations | Farooq Abdullah brother, Muzaffar Shah (son) |
| Education | Punjab University Aligarh Muslim University London School of Economics |
Ghulam Mohammad Shah or G. M. Shah or Gul Shah (20 July 1920 – 6 January 2009) was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2 July 1984 to 6 March 1986. He succeeded his brother-in-law Farooq Abdullah. Shah's father-in-law was Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, of which Shah was once a senior member. Shah died on 6 January 2009 at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar. He was 88.