Kamran Shahid

Kamran Shahid
کامران شاہِد
Born (1975-09-20) 20 September 1975 (age 49)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma mater
OccupationTV News anchor
TelevisionOn The Front with Kamran Shahid
FatherMunaza Shahid & Shahid

Kamran Shahid (Punjabi, Urdu: کامران شاہِد), is a Pakistani TV anchor person, academic, author and journalist. He is the main news anchor for the TV show On The Front with Kamran Shahid on Dunya News.[1][2]

Early life and education

Kamran Shahid belongs to a Punjabi Rajput family. He was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[3][2] His father is the well known Pakistani film actor of the 1970s and the 1980s Shahid Hameed, while his mother, Munaza Shahid, studied at Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan and has been an academic.[3]

Kamran Shahid received his master's degree in Modern History from Government College University, Lahore. He holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Westminster, London. He has presented his research papers at different international forums.[2][3]

Career

Academia

For 10 years, he taught at Punjab University, Lahore and Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.[2][3]

Television journalism

He started his career in television journalism from PTV.[2] As a current affairs television anchor, Kamran has not confined himself to any one format. He has done a variety of programs from hard hitting socio-political and current affairs talk shows to documentaries and docu-dramas. He has to his credit many investigative programs as well. He has also conducted very informative and hard-hitting one-on-one interviews with many leading personalities including international dignitaries.[2]

Kamran Shahid now leads the flagship show at Pakistani TV channel Dunya News —On the Front which is tri-weekly news program based on current-affairs and issues related to politics and socio-economic demographics.[2][3] Before this TV show, he used to be an anchor person on Pakistani TV channel Express News TV show Frontline with Kamran Shahid.[3] He was a guest speaker for the Oxford University - (Pakistan Society) at Oxfordshire County Hall during Pakistan Young Leaders Conference in February 2011.[3][4]

Cinema

In 2023, he entered the Pakistani film industry by directing a movie Huey Tum Ajnabi.[5]

Books

  • Gandhi and the Partition of India: A New Perspective, Lahore : Ferozsons, 2005, 124 p.[2][3]
  • International Relations & Political Theory, Lahore : Ferozsons, 2006, 235 p.

Filmography

Year Film Director Producer Screenwriter References
2023 Huey Tum Ajnabi Yes Yes Yes [1][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Kamran Shahid's The Trial (2017 film) has a historical backdrop The News International (newspaper), Published 2 December 2016, Retrieved 13 August 2021
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile of Kamran Shahid". tv.com.pk website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Profile of Kamran Shahid on PakistanHerald.com website Retrieved 13 August 2021
  4. ^ Zuberi, Saad (29 February 2012). "Outlandish Kamran Shahid". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kamran Shahid enters showbiz with directorial debut". Dunya News. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. ^ Ozair Majeed (27 March 2019). "Hip Exclusive: The Trial will be an Epic Cinematic Experience - Shamoon Abbasi". HipInPakistan.com website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ Film on East Pakistan debacle in works (Kamran Shahid to explore 1971 war in untitled project) The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 2 December 2016, Retrieved 13 August 2021