Sharif family
| Sharif Family | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Kashmiris of Punjab |
| Current region | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Place of origin | Jati Umra, Amritsar, India[1] |
| Members |
Muhammad Sharif Nawaz Sharif Shahbaz Sharif Kalsoom Nawaz Tehmina Durrani Hamza Shahbaz Maryam Nawaz Asma Nawaz Sharif Abbas Sharif Hussain Nawaz Sharif Hassan Nawaz Sharif |
| Traditions | Sunni Muslim |
| Estate(s) |
Ittefaq Group Raiwind Palace Sharif Medical City Hudaibiya Paper Mills |
The Sharif family (Urdu: شریف خاندان) is a prominent political family of Pakistan, based in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Along with the Bhutto family, the family has dominated for much of Pakistan's political history since 1983.[2] The family is of Kashmiri-Punjabi origin, settled in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and uses the title of Mian.[2] Muhammad Sharif, the father of Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar, India, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. He was a businessman who founded the Ittefaq Group in 1939 in Lahore.[3]
Family members
- First Generation
- Muhammad Sharif, a Pakistani businessman
- Shamim Akhtar, wife of Muhammad Sharif[4]
- Second Generation
- Nawaz Sharif, 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 till 1993, from 1996 till 1998 and from 2013–2018.[5]
- Shehbaz Sharif, Former Chief Minister of Punjab, current leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan.
- 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.[2] He died on 11 January 2013 after being electrocuted.[6]
- Sabiha Abbas, wife of Abbas Sharif.[2]
- Third Generation
- Hassan Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.[5]
- Hussain Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.[5]
- Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, Leader of Women and youth wings.[7][8]
- Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif.
- Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif.[9]
- Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, son of Shahbaz Sharif, Member of the National Assembly[10]
- Salman Shehbaz Sharif, son of Shahbaz Sharif.
Other relatives
- Safdar Awan, husband of Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
- The Great Gama, grandfather of Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.
- Ishaq Dar, father-in-law of Asma Nawaz Sharif.
- Mohsin Latif, nephew of Kalsoom Nawaz[11]
Wealth
The Sharif family owns Ittefaq Group, a multimillion-dollar steel conglomerate.[12] I
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See also
References
- ↑ "The Sharif behind the Sharifs".
- 1 2 3 4 "Sharif Family". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Sharifs seek NAB cases quashed". Dawn. Herald. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Kulsoom vows to return in a few days". The News International. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Nawaz Sharif's brother passes away". The Express Tribune. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ Taseer, Sherbano (30 March 2012). "The Rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". Newsweek Pakistan. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ Taseer, Sherbano. "The rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". The Nation. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ Asad, Malik (21 October 2012). "Bakery tortures of employee: CM's son-in-law sent on judicial remand". Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ Asad, Malik (8 September 2012). "Court orders newspaper ad for Hamza appearance". Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ https://nation.com.pk/21-Jan-2016/kalsoom-nawaz-brother-passes-away
- ↑ 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
- "Government of Punjab, Pakistan". punjab.gov. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Punjab Assembly Website". pap.gov. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Panama Scandal-Big Players On Screen, Pakistan". PowerPlay.pk.
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