[2] Pir Sabir Shah hails from a religious family of Syeds settled in Sirikot in Haripur.
His lineage is traced to Ali in 43 chains through Syed Muhammad Masood and Gesudaraz I. Pir Sabir Shah studied at a school in Sirikot.
[citation needed] He earned a master's degree in Islamic studies after graduation.
Pir Sabir Shah contested the 1985 elections and won as an independent candidate.
He won elections in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 contesting from his constituency PF-43 (Provincial Frontier −43) of Haripur.