Naveed Qamar MNA |
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Minister for Defence | |
In office 4 June 2012 – 16 March 2013 |
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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 |
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Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Ishaq Dar |
Succeeded by | Shaukat Tarin |
In office 28 October 1996 – 5 November 1996 |
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Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
Preceded by | Makhdoom Shahabuddin (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Shahid Javed Burki (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Karachi, Pakistan |
22 September 1955
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.