Kamran Lashari
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Kamran Lashari | |
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| Born | 21 December 1952 |
| Children | Bilal Lashari and 2 others |
| Education | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Occupation | Civil servant, Pakistan Administrative Service |
Kamran Lashari (Punjabi: کامران لشاری; Urdu: کامران لاشاری; born 21 December 1952) is a Pakistani retired civil servant of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade at the top bureaucratic offices including as Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh.[1] Lashari is best known for his five-year stint as chairman of the Capital Development Authority during the government of Pervez Musharraf.[2] After retirement from active civil service, Lashari remained president of the Lahore Gymkhana and director general of the Walled City of Lahore Authority.[3][4]
The tenure of Kamran Lashari as Director General of the WCLA was criticized by members of Lahore's civil society, including journalist Waqar mustafa (Sipr) famous as Lahore-Wala and artist Ajaz Anwar, who is Redt Professor of NCA and Famous Art Work on Old Lahore, who questioned the legalities of the repeated extensions of his appointment.[5][6]
Kamran was born on 21 December 1952 into a Baloch family belonging to the Lashari tribe in Lahore, West Punjab.
He is father of film director Bilal Lashari.[7] He also featured in Waar, a movie directed by his son in 2013. In the movie, Lashari played the role of Asher Azeem, DG of Pakistan's Internal Security.