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Naveed Qamar

Naveed Qamar
MNA
Minister for Defence
In office
4 June 2012 – 16 March 2013
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Preceded by Ahmad Mukhtar
Succeeded by Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Acting)
Minister for Finance
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)
Personal details
Born (1955-09-22) 22 September 1955 (age 61)
Karachi, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party
Alma mater University of Manchester
Northrop University
California State University, Los Angeles

Syed Naveed Qamar (Urdu: سید نوید قمر‎; born 22 September 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Qamar was born in Karachi, Sindh on 22 September 1955.

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

Qamar is married and has three daughters and a son.

Qamar began his political career by electing to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in Pakistani general election, 1988 on a Pakistan Peoples Party platform and held the portfolio as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information.

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in Pakistani general election, 1990 on PPP ticket.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in Pakistani general election, 1993 on PPP ticket and became chairman of the Privatisation Commission of Pakistan.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in Pakistani general election, 1997 on PPP ticket and was appointed as the Federal Minister for Finance and Privatisation.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in Pakistani general election, 2002 on PPP ticket from NA-222.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in Pakistani general election, 2008 from NA-222 constituency on PPP ticket and was made Federal Minister for Privatisation with the additional portfolio of Port and Shipping. He also briefily held the portfolio of Federal Minister for Finance for five months in 2008.


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