Naveed Qamar

Syed Naveed Qamar (Urdu: سید نوید قمر‎; born 22 September 1955) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly between 1990 and May 2018. He served as Minister for Defence and Minister for Finance between 2008 and 2013.

Naveed Qamar
Chairman Standing Committee on Commerce
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2018
Chairman Standing Committee on Railways
In office 2013–2018
Federal Minister for Defence
In office 4 June 2012 – 16 March 2013
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Preceded by	Ahmad Mukhtar
Succeeded by	Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Caretaker)
Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources
In office 07 August 2009 – 11 February 2011
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Federal Minister for Privatization and Investment
In office 31 March 2008 – 14 December 2009
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
In office 28 October 1996 – 5 November 1996
Prime Minister	Benazir Bhutto
Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping
In office 08 October 2008 – 03 November 2008
In office 31 March 2008 – 14 May 2008
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Federal Minister for Industries and Production
In office 11 April 2008 – 07 October 2008
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs
In office 15 May 2008 – 8 October 2008 Acting: 15 May 2008 – 13 September 2008
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by	Ishaq Dar
Succeeded by	Shaukat Tarin
In office 28 October 1996 – 5 November 1996
Prime Minister	Benazir Bhutto
Preceded by	Makhdoom Shahabuddin (Acting)
Succeeded by	Shahid Javed Burki (Acting)
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information
In office 19 November 1988 – 06 August 1990
Personal details
Born	22 September 1955[1][2] Karachi, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Father	Qamar Zaman Shah
Alma mater	University of Manchester Northrop University California State University, Los Angeles

Early life and education

Qamar was born in Karachi, Sindh on 22 September 1955 to the former Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Qamar-uz-Zaman Shah.[3][2][1][4]

Qamar received his B.Sc (Hons) degree in Computer Science from Manchester University in 1976. He did his MS in Management from Northrop University in 1978 and received his MBA degree from California State University in 1979.[1][4]

Qamar is married and has three daughters and a son.[4]

Political career

Qamar began his political career by electing to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1988 Pakistani general election on Pakistan Peoples Party's platform from PS-37 Hyderabad, where he served from 19 November 1988 till 06 August 1990. He held the portfolio as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information.[1][4][5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1990 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket.[6][1][4][7][8][9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 1993 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket[6] and became chairman of the Privatisation Commission of Pakistan.[1][4][10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 1997 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket[6] and was appointed as the Federal Minister for Finance and Privatisation.[1][4][10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2002 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket from NA-222.[6][1][4][11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2008 Pakistani general election from NA-222 constituency on PPP ticket[6][1][4] and was made Federal Minister for Privatisation[12] with the additional portfolio of Port and Shipping.[13][14] He also briefly held the portfolio of Federal Minister for Finance for five months in 2008.[1]

In August 2009, he was made Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources with additional charge of Minister for Privatisation.[1] He was removed from the post of Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources[15] and was given portfolio of Ministry of Water and Power in March 2011.[16][17][1] In 2011, he was made Federal Minister for Defence.[1][18]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-222 constituency on PPP ticket in 2013 Pakistani general election.[19][20] He served as the Chairman Standing Committee on Railways from 2013 till 2018. In 2016, he was made Parliamentary Leader of PPP in the National Assembly, where he served until 2018.[5]

After Nawaz Sharif resigned as Prime Minister of Pakistan in July 2017, Qamar was nominated by PPP as the party's candidate for the office of Prime Minister. He secured 47 votes by the National Assembly members against his PML (N) candidate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who secured 221 votes.[21]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-228 (Tando Muhammad Khan) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[22] He is serving as the Chairman Standing Committee on Commerce from September 2018.

References

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