Kamran Lashari is a retired Pakistani

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of the

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who served in BPS-22 grade as the

Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan The Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the Federal Secretary for Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division). The officer is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service. The Secretary Petroleum is consid ...

and

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. Lashari is best known for his five-year stint as chairman of the Capital Development Authority during the government of President

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. After retirement from active civil service, Lashari remained president of the Lahore Gymkhana and director general of the Walled City of Lahore Authority.

Family

Lashari is father of film director

Bilal Lashari Bilal Lashari is a Pakistani filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and occasional actor. He made his directorial debut with '' Waar'' (2013), which at the time of release became Pakistan's highest-grossing film (currently 11th highest). His ...

. 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.

Career

Akhtar Aly Kureshy, Kamran Lashari and family members

Lashari served as the

and

. Other assignments he held include

Federal Secretary The federal secretary (also referred to as the secretary to the Government of Pakistan) is the highest-ranking position in the Government of Pakistan, occupied by the most senior civil servant in a specific ministry or division. The secretary is t ...

for Environment and chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). He was brought in CDA by then Interior Minister

Faisal Saleh Hayat Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat ( ur, مخدوم سيد فیصل صالح حیات; born 1952 in Lahore) is a Pakistani politician from Jhang, Punjab and sports administrator. He is currently serving as the President of South Asian Football Fe ...

. He is widely regarded as the most successful chairman in CDA's history. He served as chairman CDA for five years and became an aide of President

. In the initial stages of his career, he served as assistant commissioner of

Umerkot Umerkot (formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The local language is Dhatki, which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and ...

and deputy commissioner of

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

and

Sukkur Sukkur (; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest city ...

. He also served in

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as deputy commissioner in many districts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lashari, Kamran Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Pakistani civil servants Government of Pakistan Pakistani government officials

Family

Career

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