Sharif family
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| Sharif family شریف خاندان (Urdu) | |
|---|---|
| Political family | |
.jpg) Nawaz Sharif with Shehbaz Sharif | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Current region | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Place of origin | |
| Founded | 1920[a] |
| Founder | Mian Sharif |
| Current head | Nawaz Sharif |
| Seat | Raiwind Palace |
| Titles |
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| Members | |
| Connected members | |
| Connected families | Dar family |
| Estates | |
| Properties | List |
| Website | sharifgroupn |
The Sharif family[b] 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.
Background
[edit]The Sharif family were blacksmiths in East Punjab before migrating to Pakistan.[1] Mian Sharif established an iron foundry in Lahore and later founded the Ittefaq Group and Sharif Group.[2] Sharif's son Nawaz Sharif served three terms as Prime Minister of Pakistan, and his other son Shehbaz Sharif has been serving his second term since 2024.
Family members
[edit]First Generation
- Mian 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.[3]
Second Generation
- Nawaz Sharif, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif, was the wife of Nawaz Sharif. She died in London in 2018 after battling cancer.[4]
- 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.[5] He died on 11 January 2013, after slipping and falling on an electric heater, which electrocuted him and caused a heart attack.[6]
- Sabiha Abbas, wife of Abbas Sharif.[5]
Third Generation
- Hassan Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.[4]
- Hussain Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.,[4] a businessman,[7] he resides at the Sharif Villa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where his father lived during his time in exile.[8]
- Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab 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.[9][10]
- Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif.[11]
- Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif.[12]
- Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, son of Shahbaz Sharif, leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Member of the National Assembly[13]
- Suleman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, former CEO of Sharif Group.[14][15]
Other relatives
[edit]- 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[16]
- Bilal Yasin, nephew of Kalsoom Nawaz.
Wealth
[edit]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.[17]
Photos
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Tariq Ali (2020). The Clash of Fundamentalisms.
Since 1947, Lahore had been the home town of the Sharif family. They were blacksmiths in East Punjab (now in India) and sought refuge in the new Muslim homeland.
- ↑ Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Nawaz Sharif's mother passes away in London". The Hindu. 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Kulsoom vows to return in a few days". The News International. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Sharif Family". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Nawaz Sharif's brother passes away". The Express Tribune. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ Asghar, Mohammad (7 July 2017). "PM's son Hussain Nawaz flies off to Qatari capital". Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "IP project in jeopardy: US threatens curbs if Pakistan pursues Iran deal, says PM". The Express Tribune. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Taseer, Sherbano (30 March 2012). "The Rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". Newsweek Pakistan. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ Taseer, Sherbano (30 March 2012). "The rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". The Nation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Here is what the Panamagate JIT report says about financial assets of Kulsoom Nawaz and Asma Nawaz". ARY News. 14 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ Asad, Malik (21 October 2012). "Bakery tortures of employee: CM's son-in-law sent on judicial remand". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ Asad, Malik (8 September 2012). "Court orders newspaper ad for Hamza appearance". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ Bilal, Rana (28 October 2019). "Suleman Shahbaz declared proclaimed offender in money laundering case". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "Redc Lums". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "Kalsoom Nawaz' brother passes away". 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ Baker, Raymond (2005). Capitalism's Achilles heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-market System. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-471-64488-0. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- "Government of Punjab, Pakistan". punjab.gov. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Punjab Assembly Website". pap.gov. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Panama Scandal-Big Players On Screen, Pakistan". PowerPlay.pk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
