Qamar-uz-Zaman Shah
Pakistani politician
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Syed Qamar-uz-Zaman Shah (1933 – 2016) was a Pakistani politician and agriculturist who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
Children5 including Naveed Qamar
Syed Qamar-uz-Zaman Shah MPA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office 1977–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Children | 5 including Naveed Qamar |
He was the father of the former federal minister Naveed Qamar.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 1973 as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He remained member between 1973 and 1977.[2]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Tando Muhammad Khan in the 1977 Pakistani general election.[2] Subsequently, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly which he served for three months.[2]
He was jailed twice during Zia's regime in 1977 and 1981.[2]
