Zahid Hamid Explained

Zahid Hamid should not be confused with Zaid Hamid.

Zahid Hamid
Office:Minister for Law and Justice
Term Start:4 August 2017
Term End:26 November 2017
Primeminister:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
President:Mamnoon Hussain
Predecessor:Himself
Successor:Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir
Term Start1:March 2016
Term End1:28 July 2017
President1:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister1:Nawaz Sharif
Successor1:Himself
Term Start2:7 June 2013
Term End2:22 June 2013
Predecessor2:Farook Naik
Successor2:Pervez Rashid
Office3:Minister of Climate Change
Term Start3:17 November 2015
Term End3:28 July 2017
President3:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister3:Nawaz Sharif
Predecessor3:Mushahid Ullah Khan
Successor3:Mushahid Ullah Khan
Office4:Minister of Science and Technology
Term Start4:23 June 2013
Term End4:21 November 2014
President4:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister4:Nawaz Sharif
Predecessor4:Chengez Khan
Office5:Director-General of the Environmental Protection Agency
Term Start5:27 December 1997
Term End5:12 October 1999
Predecessor5:Office established
Successor5:Asif Shuja Khan
Birth Date:1947 10, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Lahore, West Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Residence:Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma Mater:Punjab University

Cambridge University
(and)
Father:Hamid Nawaz
Children:Ali Zahid (son)
Relatives:Shahid Hamid (brother)

Zahid Hamid (; born 24 October 1947) is a Pakistani politician, and lawyer. A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Hamid previously served as the Minister for Law and Justice and Minister of Climate Change in the Third Sharif ministry[2] [3] between 2015 and 2017. He briefly served as the Minister of Law and Justice in June 2013 before being appointed as Minister of Science and Technology from June 2013 to November 2014. He again served as Minister for Law and Justice under Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi from August 2017 until he resigned in November 2017.

Hamid had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to May 2018.

Family and education

Hamid was born on 24 October 1947 in Lahore, Punjab,[4] to Hamid Nawaz, a two-time MNA who served in the Pakistan Army and retired as a Brigadier in 1975 and later served as foreign service to tenured as diplomat in various countries[5]

Hamid's brother Shahid Hamid, served as Governor of Punjab in 1997 and was senior leader in Pakistan Muslim League.

After graduating from local school, Hamid attended the Punjab University where he studied law. In 1971, he graduated with a LLB. For higher studies, Hamid went to the United Kingdom to attend the Cambridge University. He graduated with a BA with honours in Philosophy and worked on the post-graduate studies. He gained a MA degree where his work contained the fundamentals of philosophy of law. Reportedly, he received his BA Honours and MA from Cambridge University.

In addition, Hamid has attended the seminars on management at the Business school of the Harvard University; and further specialised in law from International Development Law Organization based in Rome, Italy.

He is a lawyer by profession.

Political career

In 1970, Hamid passed the CSS exam to join the Central Superior Services (CSS) where he worked with the provincial government of Punjab but resigned in 1978 from the CSS to start career in politics. He set up and managed two industrial units in the food sector from 1978 to 1988.

Hamid started his career as professional lawyer and eventually becoming a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

In the 1990s, he established the Environmental Protection Agency authorised by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1997 and appointed as the first Director-General of the Environmental Protection Agency until being dismissed by General Pervez Musharraf after staging a self-coup in 1999.

He ran for the seat of National Assembly in 1997 election as PPP candidate but was unsuccessful.

Following the military takeover, Hamid defected to the PML(N)'s splinter group led by Shuja'at Hussain, and successfully participated for NA-114 constituency during the general elections held nationwide in 2002. From 2004 to 2007, he tenured as Minister of State for Defence, Investment and Privatization; in 2008, he had been elevated as the Minister for Law.[6] [7] [8] [9]

In 2008, Hamid joined the PML(N).[10] Between 2008 and 2013, he was active member of the PML-N in National Assembly during when the party was in opposition.

In 2013, Hamid participated in 2013 Pakistani general elections and elected as member of National Assembly from his constituency NA-114. He appointed as Law Minister in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights, but later he was reassigned to Science ministry[11] Due to the treason trial of Pervez Musharraf. Hamid abruptly resigned from the Science ministry after the special court inducted him on a Musharraf treason trial.[12] [7] [11] [13] [14] [15] On upon hearing the court's decision, Hamid tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[12] [16] [17]

In November 2015 he was made Minister of Climate Change[18] and in 2016, Hamid was given the additional portfolio of the Minister of Law and Justice. He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Panama Papers case decision.[19] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[20] [21] He was appointed as federal Minister of Law and Justice.[22] [23] He stepped down from the ministerial office of Minister for Law and Justice in November 2017, following the 2017 Tehreek-e-Labaik protest.[24] [25]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Profile. mocc.gov.pk/. Ministry of Climate Change. 13 October 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013215837/http://202.83.164.29/moclc/userfiles1/file/Minister%20Profile%20-2-%20%281%29.pdf. 13 October 2016. dmy-all.
  3. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Zahid Hamid made law minister. 13 October 2016. Dawn. 29 March 2016. dawn/2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013215909/http://www.dawn.com/news/1248620. 13 October 2016. dmy-all.
  4. News: Educational background of state ministers. 9 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 6 September 2004. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092608/https://www.dawn.com/news/369652. 10 August 2017. dmy-all.
  5. News: Zia. Sajid. Hamid Nawaz laid to rest. 28 September 2014. The Nation. The Nation, 2013. 3 March 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085101/http://nation.com.pk/lahore/03-Mar-2009/Hamid-Nawaz-laid-to-rest. 6 October 2014. dmy-all.
  6. News: Khan. Azam. Musharraf trial: Zahid Hamid reassigned from law ministry. 3 October 2014. Express News. Express Tribune, 2013. 22 June 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103558/http://tribune.com.pk/story/566874/musharraf-trial-govt-reassigns-zahid-hamid/. 6 October 2014. dmy-all.
  7. News: Webdesk of Express News. Law and justice minister files application to change ministry. 3 October 2014. Express News. Express News, 2013. 18 June 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006153557/http://tribune.com.pk/story/565006/law-and-justice-minister-files-application-to-change-ministry/. 6 October 2014. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Removal from Law Ministry . Tribune PK . 22 June 2013 . 2 June 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606232033/http://tribune.com.pk/story/566874/musharraf-trial-govt-reassigns-zahid-hamid/ . 6 June 2014 . dmy-all .
  9. News: Asad. Malik. PROFILE: No stranger to controversy. 28 November 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 November 2017.
  10. News: Tahir. Zulqernain. Another Musharraf loyalist joins PML-N. 3 October 2014. Dawn Newspapers. Dawn Newspapers, 2012. 14 October 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080847/http://www.dawn.com/news/756597/another-musharraf-loyalist-joins-pml-n. 6 October 2014. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Appointment as Minister Science & Tech. . Dawn . 23 June 2013 . 2 June 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606210908/http://www.dawn.com/news/1020097 . 6 June 2014 . dmy-all .
  12. News: dawn.com. Federal minister Zahid Hamid tenders resignation. 22 November 2014. Dawn newspapers. Dawn newspapers,2014. 21 November 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141121123102/http://www.dawn.com/news/1145977/federal-minister-zahid-hamid-tenders-resignation. 21 November 2014. dmy-all.
  13. News: Zahid Hamid appointed law minister. 13 October 2016. The Nation. 29 March 2016. nation/2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144814/http://nation.com.pk/national/29-Mar-2016/zahid-hamid-appointed-law-minister. 13 October 2016. dmy-all.
  14. News: Hussain. Tayyab. 25-member cabinet takes oath. 22 September 2014. Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today. 8 June 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042724/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  15. News: Dawn.com. Asad. Malik. Khan. Abdul Shakoor. Special court partially okays trial of Musharraf's abettors. 22 November 2014. Dawn newspapers. Dawn news, 2014. 21 November 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141122023248/http://www.dawn.com/news/1145963/special-court-partially-okays-trial-of-musharrafs-abettors. 22 November 2014. dmy-all.
  16. News: Zaafir. Muhammad Saleh. Zahid Hamid resigns after nomination in treason case. 22 November 2014. News International. News International, 2014. 21 November 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141122201341/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-34258-Zahid-Hamid-resigns-after-nomination-in-treason-case. 22 November 2014. dmy-all.
  17. News: Federal minister Zahid Hamid tenders resignation. November 21, 2014. June 12, 2017. Dawn. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728162645/https://www.dawn.com/news/1145977. 28 July 2017. dmy-all.
  18. News: Zahid Hamid inducted to federal cabinet as climate change minister. 28 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 17 November 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729001643/https://www.dawn.com/news/1220285. 29 July 2017. dmy-all.
  19. News: PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved. 28 July 2017. Daily Pakistan Global. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/. 28 July 2017. dmy-all.
  20. News: A 43-member new cabinet sworn in. 4 August 2017. Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/. 4 August 2017. dmy-all.
  21. News: PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today. 4 August 2017. Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017.
  22. News: Raza. Syed Irfan. PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in. 5 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 August 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805040859/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in. 5 August 2017 . dmy-all.
  23. News: Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune . 26 September 2017 . The Express Tribune . 25 September 2017 .
  24. News: Javed Hussain . Dawn.com . Shakeel Qarar . TLY chief Khadim Rizvi orders followers to end sit-ins across country after govt gives in to demands . 27 November 2017 . 27 November 2017.
  25. News: Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigns as govt caves in to protesters' demands - The Express Tribune . 27 November 2017 . The Express Tribune . 27 November 2017 .