Kamran Shahid Explained

Kamran Shahid
Native Name:کامران شاہِد
Birth Date:20 September 1975
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation:TV News anchor
Television:On The Front with Kamran Shahid
Father:Munaza Shahid & Shahid

Kamran Shahid (Punjabi, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|کامران شاہِد), is a Pakistani TV anchor person, academician, author and journalist. He is the main news anchor for the TV show On The Front with Kamran Shahid on Dunya News.

Early life and education

Kamran Shahid belongs to a Punjabi Rajput family. He was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] His father is the well known Pakistani film actor of the 1970s and the 1980s Shahid Hameed, while his mother, Munaza Shahid, studied at Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan and has been an academic.

Kamran Shahid received his master's degree in Modern History from Government College University, Lahore. He holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Westminster, London. He has presented his research papers at different international forums.[1]

Career

Academia

For 10 years, he taught at Punjab University, Lahore and Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Television journalism

He started his career in television journalism from PTV. As a current affairs television anchor, Kamran has not confined himself to any one format. He has done a variety of programs from hard hitting socio-political and current affairs talk shows to documentaries and docu-dramas. He has to his credit many investigative programs as well. He has also conducted very informative and hard-hitting one-on-one interviews with many leading personalities including international dignitaries.

Kamran Shahid now leads the flagship show at Pakistani TV channel Dunya NewsOn the Front which is tri-weekly news program based on current-affairs and issues related to politics and socio-economic demographics.[1] Before this TV show, he used to be an anchor person on Pakistani TV channel Express News TV show Frontline with Kamran Shahid.[2] He was a guest speaker for the Oxford University - (Pakistan Society) at Oxfordshire County Hall during Pakistan Young Leaders Conference in February 2011.[2] [3]

Cinema

In 2023, he entered the Pakistani film industry by directing a movie Huey Tum Ajnabi.[4]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Kamran Shahid . tv.com.pk website. 13 August 2021.
  2. http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/kamran-shahid-1378 Profile of Kamran Shahid on PakistanHerald.com website
  3. Web site: Zuberi . Saad . Outlandish Kamran Shahid. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 29 February 2012 . 14 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 2023-02-09 . Kamran Shahid enters showbiz with directorial debut . 2023-07-28 . Dunya News . en.
  5. https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/170952-Kamran-Shahids-The-Trial-has-a-historical-backdrop Kamran Shahid's The Trial (2017 film) has a historical backdrop
  6. Web site: Hip Exclusive: The Trial will be an Epic Cinematic Experience - Shamoon Abbasi. Ozair Majeed. 27 March 2019. HipInPakistan.com website. 13 August 2021.
  7. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1251605/film-east-pakistan-debacle-works/ Film on East Pakistan debacle in works (Kamran Shahid to explore 1971 war in untitled project)