Zahid Hamid (Urdu: زاہد حامد; born 24 October 1947) is a Pakistani politician, and lawyer.
[1] Hamid started his career as professional lawyer and eventually becoming a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
[5] Following the military takeover, Hamid defected to the PML(N)'s splinter group led by Shuja'at Hussain, and successfully participated for NA-114 constituency during the general elections held nationwide in 2002.
Hamid abruptly resigned from the Science ministry after the special court inducted him on a Musharraf treason trial.
[7][9][12][13][14][15] On upon hearing the court's decision, Hamid tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
[13] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Panama Papers case decision.