Qasim Zia (born 7 August 1961 in
Lahore,
Punjab) Pakistani politician and former field hockey player.
[ He was appointed as President, Pakistan Hockey Federation in October 2008.]Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...
, Pakistan during 2002–07 and functioned as the Leader of Opposition.[ He was returned to the Punjab Assembly for the second consecutive term in the bye-elections in 2008. He has extensively travelled abroad. His granduncle, Mian Amiruddin, and his cousin, Khawaja Tariq Rahim, had served as Governors of Punjab. His grandfather, Mian Aminuddin, was the first Mayor of Lahore. His uncle, Mian Salahuddin remained MNA and Provincial Minister and his cousin, Mian Yousuf Salahuddin, served as a Member of the Punjab Assembly during 1988–90.][Profile of Qasim Zia on Punjab Assembly pap.gov.pk website]
Retrieved 17 January 2019
Qasim Zia was appointed as the 23rd president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani on 15 October 2008.[
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Personal life
Qasim Zia got married in November 1986 and has three children. He belongs to the well-known Mian family of Baghbanpura, Lahore and is the grandson of veteran Pakistani politician and former Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Mini ...
, Mian Aminuddin who also had served as the first Mayor of Lahore after the independence of Pakistan
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in 1947. His cousin Mian Yousuf Salahuddin is a PTV producer and had also served as Member of Punjab Assembly in Pakistan from 1988 to 1990.[
He educated at the ]Aitchison College, Lahore
Aitchison College ( ur, ایچیسن کالج) is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13 in Lahore, Pakistan. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curri ...
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Awards and recognition
Keeping in view his services to Pakistan Hockey and his 25 years of services to Pakistani politics, the