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Sharif family

Pakistani political family


Pakistani political family

FieldValue
nameSharif family
native_name(Punjabi)
(Urdu)
typePolitical family
imageCM Shehbaz and PM Nawa (36227070991).jpg
image_captionNawaz Sharif with Shehbaz Sharif
countryPakistan
regionLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
etymology, 'noble'
origin*Jati Umra, Amritsar district, East Punjab
founded
founderMuhammad Sharif
current_headNawaz Sharif
seatRaiwind Palace
titles
styles*His Excellency (for Shahbaz Sharif as prime minister of Pakistan)
members{{Collapsible listtitlestyle = font-weight:normal; background: transparent; text-align:left;title = Full list
connected_members{{Collapsible listtitlestyle = font-weight:normal; background: transparent; text-align:left;title = Full list
other_familiesDar family
traditionsSunni Islam
estate{{Collapsible list
properties{{Collapsible list
website

(Urdu)

  • Anantnag, Kashmir Valley
  • Her Excellency (for Maryam Nawaz Sharif as chief minister of Punjab) |Muhammad Sharif |Shamim Akhtar |Nawaz Sharif |Kulsoom Nawaz |Shehbaz Sharif |Begum Nusrat Shehbaz |Tehmina Durrani |Abbas Sharif |Sabiha Abbas |Hassan Nawaz Sharif |Hussain Nawaz Sharif |Maryam Nawaz Sharif |Asma Nawaz Sharif |Rabia Imran |Hamza Shahbaz Sharif |Suleman Shahbaz Sharif |Safdar Awan |Abid Sher Ali |The Great Gama |Mohsin Latif |Bilal Yasin |Ittefaq Group |Sharif Group |Raiwind Palace |Jati Umra |Raiwind Palace |Jati Umra

The Sharif family is a Pakistani political family of Punjabi–Kashmiri background. Playing a prominent role in Pakistani politics, especially in Punjab, since the late-1980s, the family held the leadership of the Islamic Democratic Alliance; and has held the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-N for most of the party's existence. Originating in East Punjab and the Kashmir Valley, the family has been settled in Lahore, the capital of Punjab, since the partition of India.

Muhammad Sharif, the father of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar District (now in Tarn Taran district, India, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947). He was a businessman who founded the Ittefaq Group and Sharif Group in 1939. Sharif's other son, Shehbaz Sharif, is currently serving as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2024.

Family members

First Generation

  • Muhammad Sharif, father of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif.
    • Begum Shamim Akhtar, wife of Muhammad Sharif and mother of Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and Abbas Sharif. She died on 22 November 2020. Second Generation
  • Nawaz Sharif, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
    • Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif, was the wife of Nawaz Sharif, and was the First Lady of Pakistan in three non-consecutive terms from 1990 until 1993, from 1996 until 1998 and from 2013 to 2017. She died in London in 2018 after battling cancer.
  • Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan and former Chief Minister of Punjab.
    • Begum Nusrat Shahbaz, first wife of Shahbaz Sharif.
    • Tehmina Durrani, second wife of Shahbaz Sharif.
  • Abbas Sharif, a Pakistani businessman and brother of Nawaz Sharif and Shabaz Sharif. |access-date=2 September 2012}} He died on 11 January 2013, after slipping and falling on an electric heater, which electrocuted him and caused a heart attack.
    • Sabiha Abbas, wife of Abbas Sharif. Third Generation
  • Hassan Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.
  • Hussain Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif., a businessman, he resides at the Sharif Villa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where his father lived during his time in exile.
  • Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, and is an active politician in Pakistan. She is married to Muhammad Safdar Awan, a former member of Pakistan's national assembly, and captain in the Pakistani army. She ran elections campaigns for Pakistan Muslim League (N) in the 2013 Pakistani general election, and the 2018 Pakistani general election. In July 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, along with a £2 million fine on corruption charges in the Avenfield reference case. On 19 September 2018, the Islamabad High Court suspended her sentence.{{cite web |access-date=9 September 2012 |archive-date=8 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608060250/http://www.newsweekpakistan.com/features/951 |access-date=9 September 2012}}
  • Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif. | access-date=4 December 2023
  • Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif. | access-date=23 October 2012}}
  • Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, son of Shahbaz Sharif, leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Member of the National Assembly | access-date=23 October 2012
  • Suleman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, former CEO of Sharif Group.

Other relatives

  • Safdar Awan, husband of Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
  • Abid Sher Ali, nephew of Nawaz Sharif.
  • The Great Gama, Abdul Qadir, grandfather-in-law of Nawaz Sharif.
  • Ishaq Dar, father-in-law of Asma Nawaz Sharif.
  • Mohsin Latif, nephew of Kalsoom Nawaz
  • Bilal Yasin, nephew of Kalsoom Nawaz.

Wealth

The Sharif family owns Ittefaq Group and Sharif Group. The village Jati Umrah in Lahore, is also partially owned by the Sharif family.

According to the book Capitalism's Achilles Heel by Raymond W Baker, former PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif made financial gains of $418 million during his two terms as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The book is a report on the corruption done by politics' most dominant mafias/families in history, which includes the Sharif family as well. It talks about how they accumulated their factories, properties and wealth. |url-access=registration |access-date=4 September 2012}}

Photos

File:Nawaz Sharif January 2015.jpg|Nawaz Sharif File:CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif (35871869445).jpg|Shehbaz Sharif File:Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif - White House - 2013 (cropped 2).jpg|Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif File:Tehmina Durrani in 1994.jpg|Tehmina Durrani File:Hamza Shahbaz at a press conference.jpg|Hamza Shahbaz File:Maryam Nawaz Sharif.jpg|Maryam Nawaz

Notes

References

References

  1. Staff Report. (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". [[Daily Times (Pakistan).
  2. (18 October 2011). "Sharifs seek NAB cases quashed". Herald.
  3. (11 September 2007). "Kulsoom vows to return in a few days". [[The News International]].
  4. (11 January 2013). "Nawaz Sharif's brother passes away". The Express Tribune.
  5. Asghar, Mohammad. (7 July 2017). "PM's son Hussain Nawaz flies off to Qatari capital".
  6. (5 August 2013). "IP project in jeopardy: US threatens curbs if Pakistan pursues Iran deal, says PM". The Express Tribune.
  7. Bilal, Rana. (2019-10-28). "Suleman Shahbaz declared proclaimed offender in money laundering case".
  8. "Redc Lums".
  9. (21 January 2016). "Kalsoom Nawaz' brother passes away".
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