Shahid Abdulla is the founder/partner and director of the firm Arshad Shahid Abdulla (ASA) (Pvt.) Ltd. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from University of Illinois, Chicago, USA in 1977, and worked there for two years before returning to Pakistan in 1979 to join his brother in establishing Arshad Shahid Abdulla (Pvt.) Ltd. He is an associate of the Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP), founding member of Pakistan Institute of Interior Designers (PIID) and registered member of Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP). He is actively associated with several educational, social, charitable and environmental organizations i.e. His contribution in the healthcare sector includes designing the Lyari General Hospital, Murshid Hospital, The Kidney Centre, South City Hospital in Karachi and Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore.

Over the years he has been receiving an Award of Excellence by the IAP and many others in recognition of his valuable performance in the field of Art & Design. The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan conferred the President’s Award for Pride of Performance on Architect Shahid Abdulla in 2014.