Mian Amer Mahmood, (born 25 July 1960) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who is the founder of the

Punjab Group of Colleges The Punjab Group of Colleges (also known as The Punjab Group or PGC) has its roots in a Commerce College set up by Mian Amer Mahmood. The chairman of PGC network is Mian Amer Mahmood. Now the new Chairman of Punjab Group of college is Tayyab M ...

. He was the

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between 2001 and 2009.Profile of Mian Amer Mahmood on PakistanHerald.com website
Retrieved 21 November 2020

Early life and career

Mahmood was born into an

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family. His father's name was Mian Zahoorul Haq. After completing his Master of Business Administration degree from the Punjab University, he chose to venture into the education sector of Pakistan and launched the

(PGC) in 1985. Later he established

Punjab Law College The University of Central Punjab ( ur, ) or UCP is a private university located in Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan . One of the best university of Pakistan Recognized university University of Central Punjab is a part o ...

in 1987 and

Punjab College of Business Administration The Punjab Colleges (also known as The Punjab Group or PGC) is a group of colleges active in Punjab, Pakistan. It has its roots in a Commerce College set up by Mian Amer Mahmood. The chairman of PGC network is Mian Amer Mahmood. The Network la ...

in 1989. In 1993, he established

Punjab Institute of Computer Science The Punjab Colleges (also known as The Punjab Group or PGC) is a group of colleges active in Punjab, Pakistan. It has its roots in a Commerce College set up by Mian Amer Mahmood. The chairman of PGC network is Mian Amer Mahmood. The Network la ...

, followed by

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in 1998. In 2002, 2003 and 2010, he launched the

University of Central Punjab The University of Central Punjab ( ur, ) or UCP is a private university located in Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan . One of the best university of Pakistan Recognized university University of Central Punjab is a part o ...

, Resource Academia School System and Allied Schools respectively.

Media group

In December 2008, Amer Mahmood launched a new television network

Dunya News Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded an ...

. He also launched a daily

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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, which publishes from eight different cities in Pakistan. Mian Amer Mahmood is the chief executive officer (CEO) of

Dunya Media Group Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded an ...

that also owns

, a TV channel in Pakistan. He is also the chairman of the

. In 2016, Mian Amer Mahmood was elected as Chairman,

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Political career

Mahmood was first elected as a Lahore City c re-elected in 1991 and won the local bodies elections in Lahore. Later in 2001, he was elected

after winning the majority vote. He was re-elected for a subsequent term of four years, which he completed in 2009. During his mayorship, he signed agreements of 'city sisterhood' with four cities that include

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in 2004 and

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in 2007, both cities of

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. In 2005, Amer Mahmood stated that he was making efforts to declare

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as a twin city of Lahore. Later on 6 May 2006, the mayor reported that

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would announce Lahore as sister city soon. Then on 14 September 2006, he signed the twin city memorandum with Glasgow's Lord Provost

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in Glasgow. Later in February 2007, Mayor of Lahore Mian Amer Mahmood also signed the sister cities memorandum with Chicago city's mayor

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and declared both as twin cities.Chicago Sister Cities - Lahore, Pakistan on chicagosistercities.com website
Retrieved 10 August 2018 During the tenure of Mian Amer Mahmood, Glasgow city provided Lahore with training facilities and fire fighting vehicles in 2008.Glasgow Sister Cities - Lahore, Pakistan on Glasgow City Council website
Retrieved 10 August 2018

Awards and recognition

References

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