Malik Amjad Ali Noon, born on 17 June 1954 in Lahore,

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is a

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.Sargodha Transport Network launched
Dawn (newspaper), Published 20 June 2002, Retrieved 31 May 2018Profile of Amjad Ali Noon on cnn.com website
Published 21 July 2014, Retrieved 31 May 2018

Family

His father Malik Anwer Ali Noon (1924 – 12 September 2014) mostly lived in their hometown village Ali Pur Noon during his lifetime. The Noon family has 27 villages in Bhalwal Tehsil: Nurpur Noon, Sultan Pur Noon and Sardar Pur Noon, among others. Malik

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ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan was also a prominent member of the Noon family.

Education

Amjad Ali Noon got his early education from the prestigious

Aitchison College Aitchison College is an elite private, boarding school, boarding Junior School, Secondary School for boys in Lahore, Pakistan. It has educated Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime ministers, including Imran Khan, Feroz Khan Noon, president of Pakist ...

and his bachelor's degree from the

Forman Christian College Forman Christian College is a private nonprofit Liberal arts college, liberal arts Universities in Pakistan, university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was founded in 1864 and is administered by the Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbyterian Church ...

, Lahore. He has studied Law and has attended in his capacity as a member of the District Government, the

National Institute of Public Administration (Pakistan) National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), are constituent units of the National School of Public Policy (NSPP) and were established to impart training for Civil Servants of Pakistan. History It was established as National Institute o ...

(NIPA), Lahore, and the

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in Islamabad.

Political career

At the age of 34, Noon was the youngest High Commissioner of Pakistan to Kenya. He was also

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Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to

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and

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under the

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(PPP) government of

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(1989–90). Amjad Ali Noon served as the Zila

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(District Governor) in 2002. At the launching ceremony of the Sargodha Transport Network, he stated that the district government had fulfilled a promise of providing cheap transport facility to the public. His political affiliations have been with the

. In 2010, he also served as Chairman of the ''Prime Minister's Inspection Commission of Pakistan''. In 2011 and 2012, Amjad Ali Noon served as president of the Punjab Squash Association, a sports organisation.Junior Squash Championship reaches quarters
Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 5 February 2011, Retrieved 31 May 2018

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noon, Amjad Ali 1954 births Living people Aitchison College alumni Pakistan People's Party politicians Amjad High commissioners of Pakistan to Kenya High commissioners of Pakistan to Rwanda High commissioners of Pakistan to Uganda Ambassadors of Pakistan to Ethiopia People from Lahore Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians