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Mr. Qamar Zaman
Mr. Qamar Zaman assumed
charge as Consul General at the Pakistan Consulate Sydney
Mr.
Qamar Zaman, the Consul General of Pakistan for Australia, New Zealand, and
Fiji, is a career Commerce and Trade Group officer having more than 20 years’
experience in various public sector departments.
Before
joining this office, he was posted as Director General in Ministry of Commerce
(2022-24) looking after international trade and supply issues of agriculture,
livestock and fisheries. Prior to that, he was posted as Joint Secretary (IRC)
in Prime Minister’s Office (2019-22), where he was looking after reforms
process of government including re-organization of the federal government,
austerity, restructuring of departments, civil service reforms, E-Office, and a
range of other interventions aimed at improving the performance and efficiency
of the federal government. He has also served in Trade Development Authority of
Pakistan, where he was Director General of Sialkot office, which can be termed
as industrial hub of Pakistan as the office takes care of Gujranwala and Gujrat
as well. Before that he worked in Ministry of Climate Change, Establishment
Division and Ministry of Textile Industry. He has also served as Commercial
Secretary in High Commission of Pakistan, South Africa during 2013-16.
Mr.
Qamar Zaman holds M.Phil. degree in Government and Public Policy and has
attended dozens of international conferences, trainings and seminars inside and
outside Pakistan. He is an avid reader of international trade, investment,
businesses, and international development. He also takes keen interest in
sports.
He
is married to Muniba and is blessed with Rushan, Fatima, and Ramsha.
The
Consulate General & Trade Commission of Pakistan, Sydney provides Consular
Services to the residents of New South Wales, Australia. The jurisdiction of
the Consulate for Trade and Investment Affairs is Australia, New Zealand and
Fiji.