Mian Amer Mahmood, (born 25 July 1960) is a

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businessman and politician who is the founder of the

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. 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 education

Mahmood was born into an

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family. He completed Master of Business Administration degree from the

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Business career

Mahmood launched the

in 1985. Later, he established Punjab Law College in 1987 and Punjab College of Business Administration in 1989. In 1993, he established Punjab Institute of Computer Science, followed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah University in 1998. In 2002, 2003 and 2010, he launched the University of Central Punjab, Resource Academia School System and Allied Schools respectively. In December 2008, Amer Mahmood launched a new television network

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. He also launched a daily

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language newspaper Roznama Dunya, which publishes from eight cities in Pakistan. In 2016, Mian Amer Mahmood was elected as Chairman, Pakistan Broadcasters Association.

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

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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

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Liz Cameron 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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