President
Mr. Hameed Haroon

Mr. Hameed Haroon born in Karachi on October 27th 1952, holds a Master's degree in Regional Studies (East Asia) from Harvard University and two Master's degree in Political Economy and Development Economics from the Boston University. He also holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics from the London School of Economics. From 1998 to date. he has served as Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) Ltd. & Pakistan  Herald Ltd. the publishers and printers of the DAWN Group of Newspapers. Prior to this, he was Deputy Chief Executive.
Mr. Hameed Haroon has thrice been President of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society, the apex body of all the major newspapers and magazines in Pakistan. A leading cultural and human rights activist of Pakistan, he is also involved in the promotion of culture. music and performing arts, films and theater, visual arts, community services, conservation and heritage, archaeology, education and health. He currently serves on various committees related to these projects. Presently, he is Chairman Executive Committee for the Development of Mohenjadaro, Member of the Committee for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Monuments, Member of the National Cultural Heritage Committee and the Managing Trustee of the Mohatta Palace Museum. Hameed Haroon has made several appearances in the electronic media as a presenter for UK's Channel 4 TV in London and as a political commentator on New Delhi TV in India. He has also directed plays for both theater and television in Pakistan. He has also been associated with the publishing of several books. He was the co-curator of the Holy Sinner-a major retrospective of the non-calligraphic works of Sadequain. Pakistan's well-known prolific artist. He was also the moving spirit for the 600 page catalogue of this colossal exhibition, the longest running art exhibition in Pakistan's history.
In 2004, he curated another spectacular exhibition entitled" Jewel in the Crown"-Karachi under the Raj 1843-1947, This exhibition brought together over 200 photographs, portraits and artifacts providing rare insights into Karachi from another era. Over 250,000 spectators viewed the magnificent exhibition and due to popular demand, this Exhibition remained open till March 2006.
He was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz- Pakistan's highest civil award in 2004 and other awards both national and international - for his contribution to arts and culture. In 2006, the Italian Ambassador Mr. Roberto Mazzotta conferred the Italian Order of Marit award on one of the "most outstanding public personalities in Pakistan" on behalf of the President of Italy. He is associated with the publishing and reprinting of seven books on art. Besides his varied interests, Hameed is fluent in Mandarin, Chinese and has one of the largest private collections of paintings and books.
 

Sr.V.President
Mr. Jamil Ather

Mr. Jamil Ather, Editor-in-Chief Executive, Daily Tijarat, Daily Jurat, the Business and Jurat International Weekly, started career as a newspaper hawker, agent and correspondent in 1955. Worked for Daily Zamindar, Daily Afaq, Daily Tasnim Daily Gharib, Daily Safeena, Daily Maghribi Pakistan, Daily Awam, Daily Kohistan, Daily Imroz, The Pakistan Times, The Civil and Military Gazette, Weekly Janbaaz (Gojra), Weekly Amn (Gojra), Daily Afaq Lyallpur, Nawa-e-Waqt Lyallpur/Lahore, Al-Mimber Weekly and Monthly Rehnuma-e-Sehat, Weekly Wifaq Lyllpur, Daily Nawa-e-Waqt Lahore, Nawa-e-Waqt Multan and Edited Wifaq Converted Wifaq from Weekly to Daily and worked as Executive Editor from December 1959 to August 1980. Started Weekly Khidmat and Weekly Zindagi from Lahore in 1971 converted Khidmat into Tijarat and started its publication from Gujranwala afterwards from Lahore, Sargodha and Quetta. Launched and edited Daily Jurat Lahore, Rawalpindi and Muzaffarabad (A.K) in 1983. He worked in the Executive of APNS and Standing Committee of CPNE since 1980 to date. He was elected General Secretary of CPNE of CPNE in 1992, re-elected in 1993 and 1995 also elected Senior Vice President. He has served APNS as Senior Vice President 1996 and Vice-President APNS in October 1996. He also served as Senior Vice President APNS for 1999-2001. Presently he is Senior Vice President of APNS for the year 2007-8.

Vice President
Mr. Imtinan Shahid

Mr. Imtinan Shahid, Mr. Imtinan Shahid Editor Daily Khabrain and Daily Naya Akhbar, Managing Editor Daily The Post and Daily Khabroon holds Master Degree in Mass Communication and has 10 years experience in this field. He served as a Columnist, writer and Reporter for Daily Pakistan and presently working as Editor of Daily Khabrain and Daily Naya Akhbar. He is presently serving All Pakistan Newspapers Society as Vice President.

 
Secretary General
Muhammad Aslam Kazi

Muhammad Aslam Kazi S/o. Kazi Muhammad Akbar, born on 22.03.1951 at Hyderabad, Sindh is an M.A. (Economics) from University of Sindh. After Completing education joined Banking Industry and was posted in Doha, Qatar and London. Joined journalism in 1976 as Editor of Sindhi Daily, Sindh News and English Daily Sindh Observer, Hyderabad. Started Daily Kawish in 1990 and presently working as its Chief Editor. He is widely traveled and has visited Americas, Europe, Middle East, South and Far East Asia. He served APNS Executive Committee for Several Terms, served as Finance Secretary of APNS for the Year 2000-2001 and Joint Secretary 2001-2002. He served as Secretary General, APNS for the Year 2003-2004. He is a member of Executive Committee of APNS 2006-2007. Presently he is Secretary General of APNS and also Finance Secretary of Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA).

 

Joint Secretary
Syed Sarmad Ali

 Syed Sarmad Ali is the Managing Director Marketing & Sales of the Jang Group, Pakistan's largest media conglomerate. he is responsible for marketing and advertising sales of print, electronic and online brands of the group. This includes eight of the country's leading print titles including Jang, and The News, and FM 101.
Sarmad has over twenty years experience in marketing, advertising and media management. he has been associated with the Jang Group since 1994 when he joined the group as Executive Director of The News. In 1997 he took over as the Group's Executive Director Marketing & Advertising Sales and was promoted as Managing Director in June 2006.
Prior to joining the Jang Group, Sarmad had been associated with some of the country's leading advertising companies including IAL/Saatchi, where he worked as Director Client Services from 1987 to 1993. Described as of one of Pakistan's marketing thought leaders, Sarmad has been thrice the President of Marketing Association of Pakistan. In 1999, he was awarded the coveted Marketing Excellence Award for his contribution in the field of marketing.
He is presently President of the International Advertising Association's Pakistan Chapter. He has previously served as Council member of the Management Association of Pakistan and has also been on the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Marketing Federation and the Executive Council of Market Research Society of Pakistan. He represents the Jang Group in the All Pakistan Newspapers Society. He has also served as member of the Prime Minster's task force on Privatization & Investment in 2003 and the Sindh IT Board from 2001-03. Sarmad has also been on the Board of Governors of the Worldwide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P). Sarmad was responsible for setting up Pakistan's first television audience measurement system in 1991. He has a master's degree from Villanova University, Pa, USA. He is presently Joint Secretary of APNS for the year 2007-08.

Mr. Umer Mujeeb Shami is among the breed of young newspaper entrepreneurs who have recently joined the ranks of APNS. He holds Masters Degree in Business Administration from Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS). He had a distinguished educational career and also let the LUMS team to victory in World Business Games held in Georgia, USA. He got his initial journalistic training in The News International and worked there as Commerce Reporter for one year before joining LUMS. He remained an avid reader and a regular contributor to different newspapers and periodicals, on issue of national importance. He also worked in the Jardine Fleming, a renowned Hong Kong based investment group for some time. He also briefly worked as editor of weekly"Zindagi", an influential political weekly after his graduation. Mr. Umer Shami assumed the responsibility of publisher and Managing Editor of Daily Pakistan on January 01, 1999. one of the largest national Urdu newspapers. The newspapers at that time was facing financial difficulties and was confronted by declining revenues in the face of ever increasing competition. However in the last seven years, the newspapers in put back on the road to growth and progress under his management. At present the newspaper is being published from five stations simultaneously and is among the most respected and trusted names in the Pakistani Journalism. He is serving as the Finance Secretary of APNS currently. The Pakistan group of Publication is at present participating in a number of new ventures in media and IT sector, under his management.