Sindh Chief Minister-elect Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday took the oath of office a day after he obtained a majority of votes to win the election of the provincial chief executive. Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori administered the oath to the Shah at a ceremony held at the Governor’s House attended by top officials and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders including party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Outgoing Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar was also present on the ocassion. The swearing ceremony of the chief minister was conducted by Chief Secretary Dr Fakhre Alam. At the outset of the ceremony, the chief secretary announced that MPA Shah had been elected chief minister of Sindh by the provincial assembly on February 26. Those who attended the oath-taking ceremony were Faryal Talpur, former chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, former Speaker Agha Siraj Durani, Speaker Sindh Assembly Awais Qadir Shah, Deputy Speaker Anthony Naveed, former ministers and PPP MPAs Nasir Shah, Sharjeel Memon, Imtiaz Shaikh, Saeed Ghani, Sardar Shah, Jam Khan Shoro. CM Shah made history after he was re-elected as the provincial chief executive for the third consecutive time with an overwhelming majority. The assembly session was chaired by Speaker Awais Qadir Shah. The election for the provincial chief executive was held through the division of the house. Murad secured 112 votes, while the candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Ali Khursheedi secured 36 votes. The speaker, while greeting Shah, termed his election a historical moment. Lawmakers belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, who have joined the Sunni Ittehad Council, and the lone MPA belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami, did not take part in the election process.