Naveed Qamar Explained

Naveed Qamar
Office:Federal Minister of Commerce
Term Start:19 April 2022
Term End:10 August 2023
Office1:Chairman Standing Committee on Railways
Term Start1:2013
Term End1:2018
Office2:Federal Minister for Defence
President2:Asif Ali Zardari
Primeminister2:Yousaf Raza Gillani
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Term Start2:4 June 2012
Term End2:16 March 2013
Predecessor2:Ahmad Mukhtar
Office3:Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources
Term Start3:07 August 2009
Term End3:11 February 2011
President3:Asif Ali Zardari
Primeminister3:Yousaf Raza Gillani
Office4:Federal Minister for Privatization and Investment
Term Start4:31 March 2008
Term End4:14 December 2009
President4:Asif Ali Zardari
Primeminister4:Yousaf Raza Gillani
Primeminister5:Benazir Bhutto
Term Start5:28 October 1996
Term End5:5 November 1996
Office6:Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping
Term Start6:08 October 2008
Term End6:03 November 2008
Term Start7:31 March 2008
Term End7:14 May 2008
President7:Asif Ali Zardari
Primeminister7:Yousaf Raza Gillani
Office8:Federal Minister for Industries and Production
Term Start8:11 April 2008
Term End8:7 October 2008
President8:Asif Ali Zardari
Primeminister8:Yousaf Raza Gillani
Office9:Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs
Primeminister9:Yousaf Raza Gillani
Term Start9:15 May 2008
Term End9:8 October 2008
Predecessor9:Ishaq Dar
Successor9:Shaukat Tarin
Primeminister10:Benazir Bhutto
Term Start10:28 October 1996
Term End10:5 November 1996
Office11:Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information
Term Start11:19 November 1988
Term End11:6 August 1990
Office12:Chairman Standing Committee on Commerce
Term Start12:September 2018
Term End12:April 2022
Birth Date:1955 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan
Father:Qamar Zaman Shah
Party:Pakistan Peoples Party (1988-present)
Alma Mater:University of Manchester
Northrop University
California State University, Los Angeles

Syed Naveed Qamar (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سید نوید قمر; born 22 September 1955) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and between 1990 and May 2018. He served as Minister for Defence and Minister for Finance between 2008 and 2013.

He served as Federal Minister of commerce from April 2022 to August 2023.

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.[1] [2] [3]

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.[4]

Qamar is married and has three daughters and a son.

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 6 August 1990. He held the portfolio as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information.[5]

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

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

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

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

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2008 Pakistani general election from NA-222 constituency on PPP ticket 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.

In August 2009, he was made Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources with additional charge of Minister for Privatisation. 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] In 2011, he was made Federal Minister for Defence.[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.

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 NA-228 (Tando Muhammad Khan) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[22] He is serving as the Chairman Standing Committee on Commerce from September 2018.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-221 Tando Muhammad Khan in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 111,738 votes and defeated Muhammad Irfan, an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[23]

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  2. News: If elections are held on time…. 15 May 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. 31 December 2012. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912161259/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/627547-if-elections-are-held-on-time. 12 September 2017. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Syed Naveed Qamar. Ministry of Defence. 5 October 2012. bot: unknown. https://archive.today/20121201134106/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:v0WCZ7NTnlAJ:202.83.164.25/wps/portal/Mod/!ut/p/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hQN68AZ3dnIwML82BTAyNXTz9jE0NfQwNLE_2CbEdFACM6vXU!/+syed+naveed+qamar+defence&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. 1 December 2012. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Profile Page. PILDAT. 15 May 2017. 14 October 2008. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014054952/http://www.pildat.org/mna/profile.asp?detid=222. 14 October 2008. dmy-all.
  5. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Naveed Qamar named PPP's parliamentary leader in NA. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 31 July 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206040238/http://www.dawn.com/news/1274413. 6 February 2017. dmy-all.
  6. News: Khan. Mohammad Hussain. PPP will have to sweat to clinch wins in stronghold T.M. Khan. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 11 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516154519/https://www.dawn.com/news/1010712. 16 May 2017. dmy-all.
  7. News: Khan. Mohammad Hussain. Bittersweet tales from Tando Mohammad Khan. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170608195738/https://www.dawn.com/news/1026761. 8 June 2017. dmy-all.
  8. News: Six Pakistani PMs, two presidents won the rigged 1990 polls. 15 May 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824005805/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/395157-six-pakistani-pms-two-presidents-won-the-rigged-1990-polls. 24 August 2017. dmy-all.
  9. News: Naveed, Dr Azra potential candidates for slot. 15 May 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912161259/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/632994-naveed,-dr-azra-potential-candidates-for-slot. 12 September 2017. dmy-all.
  10. News: New finance minister will have tough job. 15 May 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. 17 March 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912161259/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/100862-new-finance-minister-will-have-tough-job. 12 September 2017. dmy-all.
  11. News: Report. Dawn. HYDERABAD: PPP grabs majority NA seats in Sindh: MQM suffers setback in Hyderabad. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409112240/https://www.dawn.com/news/61319. 9 April 2017. dmy-all.
  12. News: Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170511172632/https://www.dawn.com/news/426861. 11 May 2017. dmy-all.
  13. News: PC board reconstituted. 15 May 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912161259/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/108700-pc-board-reconstituted. 12 September 2017. dmy-all.
  14. News: 24-strong cabinet takes oath. 15 May 2017. The News. 31 March 2008. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014115207/http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=42192. 14 October 2008. dmy-all.
  15. News: Newspaper. the. Some heavyweights left out of 22-member new cabinet. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 February 2011. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170825185324/https://www.dawn.com/news/605657/some-heavyweights-left-out-of-22-member-new-cabinet. 25 August 2017. dmy-all.
  16. News: PM assigns additional charges to eight federal ministers. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 March 2011. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912161259/https://www.dawn.com/news/610869. 12 September 2017. dmy-all.
  17. News: Newspaper. the. Ministers get more portfolios; cabinet expansion put off. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 6 March 2011. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824051332/https://www.dawn.com/news/611147. 24 August 2017. dmy-all.
  18. News: Cabinet reshuffle: Portfolios swapped for Mukhtar and Qamar. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 2 June 2012. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912161259/https://www.dawn.com/news/723352. 12 September 2017. dmy-all.
  19. News: Newspaper. the. National Assembly seats from Sindh. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 14 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123417/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011247. 7 March 2017. dmy-all.
  20. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Announced results show PPP wins five NA, 21 PA seats in Sindh. 15 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123804/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011022/newspaper/newspaper/column. 7 March 2017. dmy-all.
  21. News: Fahad Chaudhry, Dawn.com . Shahid Khaqan Abbasi sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan . 5 January 2018 . DAWN.COM . 1 August 2017.
  22. News: Election results: Imran Khan's PTI on top . 3 August 2018.
  23. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.