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
Mayor of Lahore
The Mayor of Lahore ( ur, ) is the leader of the municipal government of Lahore (Metropolitan Corporation Lahore) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mayor is directly-elected in municipal elections every four years alongside 9 deputy town mayors. ...
Arain
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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
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 ...
(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 ...
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 and ...
. He also launched a daily
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" '' Roznama Dunya, 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 and ...
that also owns
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 and ...
, a TV channel in Pakistan. He is also the chairman 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 ...
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
Mayor of Lahore
The Mayor of Lahore ( ur, ) is the leader of the municipal government of Lahore (Metropolitan Corporation Lahore) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mayor is directly-elected in municipal elections every four years alongside 9 deputy town mayors. ...
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 Isfahan in 2004 and Mashhad in 2007, both cities of
Iran
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. In 2005, Amer Mahmood stated that he was making efforts to declare
Glasgow
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as a twin city of Lahore. Later on 6 May 2006, the mayor reported that Glasgow City Council would announce Lahore as sister city soon. Then on 14 September 2006, he signed the twin city memorandum with Glasgow's Lord ProvostLiz Cameron in Glasgow.
Later in February 2007, Mayor of Lahore Mian Amer Mahmood also signed the sister cities memorandum with Chicago city's mayor
Richard M. Daley
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