Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif (Urdu: نواز شریف, pronounced [nəˈʋəz ʃaːriːf]; born 25 December 1949)[1] is a Pakistani politician and businessmen. He served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms from November 1990-July 1993, February 1997-October 1999, and June 2013-July 2017. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pakistan, having served a total of more than 9 years across three tenures. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1985 to 1990.
Nawaz Sharif نواز شریف | |
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| Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 5 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Rafiq Tarar Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad |
| Preceded by | Malik Meraj Khalid (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf (Chief Executive) |
| In office 26 May 1993 – 18 July 1993 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Preceded by | Balakh Sher Mazari (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (Acting) |
| In office 6 November 1990 – 18 April 1993 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Balakh Sher Mazari (Acting) |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Shahid Hamid (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 19 October 1993 – 5 November 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 9 April 1985 – 13 August 1990 | |
| Governor | Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi Tikka Khan |
| Preceded by | Sadiq Hussain Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Haider Wyne |
| President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| In office 1993–2002 | |
| In office 2011–Incumbent | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1949 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (1999–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (1976-1999) Muslim Democratic Alliance (1988–1990) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Hassan Nawaz Hussain Nawaz Maryam Nawaz Asma Nawaz |
| Alma mater | Government College University University of the Punjab |
| Website | Official website |
Born into the upper-middle-class Sharif family in Lahore, Nawaz is the son of Muhammad Sharif, the founder of Ittefaq and Sharif groups. He is a wealthy businessman and a conservative politician. His first term was shortened after the Pakistan Army pressured him to resign. In 1997, he was overwhelmingly elected for a second term by a wide margin. During his second term, he notably ordered Pakistan's first nuclear test in response to India's aggressive nuclear tests. He was ousted in an October 1999 military coup by Pervez Musharraf. He returned to Pakistan in late 2007 after eight years of exile. He successfully called for Musharraf's impeachment and the reinstatement of former Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
On 28 July 2017, after a direct ruling from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Sharif resigned as Prime Minister due to his role in the Panama Papers case.[2]
In December 2019, Sharif was diagnosed with heart disease.[3]
Sources
change- ↑ "Nawaz Sharif". Encyclopædia Britannica on-line. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ Bhatti, Haseeb (28 July 2017). "Supreme Court disqualifies Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in unanimous verdict". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Nawaz diagnosed with complicated heart disease". Dawn. 20 December 2019.