Kamran Shahid
Pakistani television anchor and journalist
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Kamran Shahid (Punjabi, Urdu: کامران شاہِد) is a Pakistani journalist, TV anchor person, academic, and author. He is the main news anchor for the TV show On The Front with Kamran Shahid on Dunya News.[1][2]
Kamran Shahid | |
|---|---|
| کامران شاہِد | |
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| Born | 20 September 1975 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | TV News anchor |
| Television | On The Front with Kamran Shahid |
| Father | Munaza Shahid & Shahid |
Early life and education
Kamran Shahid belongs to a Punjabi Rajput family. He was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[3][2] 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.[3]
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.[2][3]
Career
Academia
For 10 years, he taught at Punjab University, Lahore and Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.[2][3]
Television journalism
Kamran Shahid began his career in television journalism from PTV.[2] As a current affairs television anchor, Shahid has produced a variety of programs, including socio-political and current affairs talk shows, documentaries, docu-dramas, and investigative reports. Shahid has also conducted one-on-one interviews with many leading personalities including international dignitaries.[2]
Kamran Shahid now leads the flagship show at Pakistani TV channel Dunya News —On the Front which is a tri-weekly news program based on current-affairs and issues related to politics and socio-economic demographics.[2][3] Before this TV show, he used to be an anchor person on Pakistani TV channel Express News TV show Frontline with Kamran Shahid.[3] He was a guest speaker for the Oxford University - (Pakistan Society) at Oxfordshire County Hall during Pakistan Young Leaders Conference in February 2011.[3][4]
Cinema
In 2023, he entered the Pakistani film industry by directing a movie Huey Tum Ajnabi.[5]
Books
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Huey Tum Ajnabi | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1][6][7] |