Naveed Qamar
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Naveed Qamar in 2012
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| Federal Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Chairman Standing Committee on Railways | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Federal Minister for Defence | |
| In office 4 June 2012 – 16 March 2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Mukhtar |
| Succeeded by | Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Caretaker) |
| Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources | |
| In office 07 August 2009 – 11 February 2011 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Federal Minister for Privatization and Investment | |
| In office 31 March 2008 – 14 December 2009 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| In office 28 October 1996 – 5 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping | |
| In office 08 October 2008 – 03 November 2008 | |
| In office 31 March 2008 – 14 May 2008 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Federal Minister for Industries and Production | |
| In office 11 April 2008 – 7 October 2008 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs | |
| In office 15 May 2008 – 8 October 2008 Acting: 15 May 2008 – 13 September 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Ishaq Dar |
| Succeeded by | Shaukat Tarin |
| In office 28 October 1996 – 5 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Makhdoom Shahabuddin (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Shahid Javed Burki (Acting) |
| Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information | |
| In office 19 November 1988 – 6 August 1990 | |
| Chairman Standing Committee on Commerce | |
| In office September 2018 – April 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-09-22) 22 September 1955 (age 68)[1][2] Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (1988-present) |
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| Alma mater | University of Manchester Northrop University California State University, Los Angeles |
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Syed Naveed Qamar (Urdu: سید نوید قمر; born 22 September 1955) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly 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 since April 2022
Qamar was born in Karachi, Sindh on 22 September 1955 to the former Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Qamar-uz-Zaman Shah.[3][2][1][4]
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.[1][4]
Qamar is married and has three daughters and a son.[4]
Qamar began his political career by electing to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1988 Pakistani general electiononPakistan 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.[1][4][5]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1990 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket.[6][1][4][7][8][9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 1993 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket[6] and became chairman of the Privatisation Commission of Pakistan.[1][4][10]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 1997 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket[6] and was appointed as the Federal Minister for Finance and Privatisation.[1][4][10]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2002 Pakistani general election on PPP ticket from NA-222.[6][1][4][11]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2008 Pakistani general election from NA-222 constituency on PPP ticket[6][1][4] 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.[1]
In August 2009, he was made Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources with additional charge of Minister for Privatisation.[1] 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][1] In 2011, he was made Federal Minister for Defence.[1][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.[5]
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 Constituency NA-228 (Tando Muhammad Khan)in2018 Pakistani general election.[22] He is serving as the Chairman Standing Committee on Commerce from September 2018.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by
Makhdoom Shahabuddin |
Minister of Finance 1996 |
Succeeded by
Shahid Javed Burki |
| Preceded by | Minister of Finance 2008 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Defence 2012–2013 |
Succeeded by
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso |
