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Qamar Zaman Kaira

Qamar Zaman Kaira
Minister of Information and Mass-Media Broadcasting
In office
18 April 2012 – 16 March 2013
President Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf
Yousaf Raza Gillani
In office
14 March 2009 – 9 February 2011
Preceded by Sherry Rehman
Succeeded by Firdous Ashik Avan
Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas
In office
31 March 2008 – 9 February 2011
President Pervez Musharraf
Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by Manzour Vatto
Succeeded by Shukatullah Khan
Governor of Gilgit–Baltistan
In office
16 September 2009 – 22 March 2010
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Dr. Shama Khalid
Personal details
Born Qamar Zaman Kaira
(1960-01-05) 5 January 1960 (age 57)
Lalamusa, Punjab Province, West-Pakistan
Citizenship  Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party
Alma mater Forman Christian University
University of Punjab
Occupation Statesman
Religion Islam

Qamar Zaman Kaira (Urdu: قمر زمان کائرہ‎; 5 January 1960) was the minister of information and mass-media broadcasting in the Government of Pakistan, formerly led by Yousaf Raza Gillani.

Before heading the ministry of Information, Kaira was the minister of the ministry of Kashmir and Northern Areas and later ascended as acting Governor of Gilgit–Baltistan in 2009. His career in the national politics started in 2002 on a platform of Pakistan Peoples Party and has pioneered many articles on political philosophy while at same time, raised voice for the democracy in the country. After succeeding Sherry Rehman as minister of information in 2009, he lost his ministry in 2011 to Firdous Ashik Avan. However, in 2012, he was again reappointed in the ministry of information after a cabinet reshuffle.

Kaira was born in Lalamusa, DISTT Gujrat, Pakistan|Punjab Province]] of Pakistan, on 5 January 1960. He belongs to Kaira tribe of Gujjars and his family has practised Sunni principles of Islam.He came from a political family.

After attending a local high school, Kaira matriculated and passied intermediate college testing examinations. After attending a F.G. Community College at Kharian Military District, Kaira made college transfer to Forman Christian University. At there, Kaira enrolled in the Department of Philosophy and earned BA in Philosophy from Forman Christian University in 1983. Kaira later applied for a Graduate school of the University of Punjab to resume his higher education. In 1985, Kaira wrote his thesis for the double master's degrees and subsequently obtained MA in Philosophy of Politics and MS in Political science from the Punjab University.


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