The Sharif family is a Pakistani political family of Punjabi–Kashmiri background. Playing a prominent role in

Pakistani politics The Politics of Pakistan ( ; ISO: ''Siyāsiyāt-e-Pākistāna'') takes place within the framework established by the constitution. The country is a federal parliamentary republic in which provincial governments enjoy a high degree of aut ...

, especially in

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, since 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 East Punjab was a state of Dominion of India from 1947 until 1950. It consisted parts of the Punjab Province of British India that remained in India following the partition of the state between the new dominions of Pakistan and India by the ...

and the

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, the family has been settled in

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, the capital of Punjab, since the

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Muhammad Sharif Mian Muhammad Sharif (Punjabi language, Punjabi, , 18 November 1919 – 19 October 2004) was a Pakistani businessman who is known as the co-founder of Ittefaq Group and founder of Sharif Group. from one of the biggest political parties of the ...

, the father of former Prime Minister of Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then ...

, migrated from Jati Umra,

Amritsar District Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most ...

(now in

Tarn Taran district Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the Majha region of Punjab, India. The main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib, Bhikhiwind, Khadur Sahib and Patti. The City of Tarn Taran Sahib is a holy place for Sikhs. Tarn Taran's Sikh populatio ...

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, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947). He was a businessman who founded the

Ittefaq Group Ittefaq Foundries, commonly known as Ittefaq Group, was a Pakistani integrated steel producer headquartered in Lahore. It was founded in 1951 by the Sharif family. At its peak, it was a manufacturer of diesel engines up to 200 hp, lathes, road ...

and Sharif Group in 1939. Sharif's other son,

Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the 20th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024, having previously been in the role between Ap ...

, is currently serving as

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Cabinet of Pakistan, cabinet, desp ...

from 2024.

Family members

First Generation *

, 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 *

, 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. *

and former Chief Minister of Punjab. **Begum Nusrat Shahbaz, first wife of Shahbaz Sharif. **

Tehmina Durrani Tehmina Durrani (; born 18 February 1953) is a Pakistani author known for her bestselling book My Feudal Lord, an artist, and a women's and children's rights activist. She is the current spouse of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif ...

, second wife of Shahbaz Sharif. *

Abbas Sharif Mian Abbas Sharif (4 January 1953 – 11 January 2013) was a Pakistani politician and Tablighi Jamaat missionary who was the Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1993 to 1997. He was the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz S ...

, a Pakistani businessman and brother of Nawaz Sharif and Shabaz Sharif. 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 A businessperson, also referred to as a businessman or businesswoman, is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial ...

, he resides at the Sharif Villa in

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; , ), is a List of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located ...

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, where his father lived during his time in exile. *

Maryam Nawaz Sharif Maryam Nawaz Sharif (born 28 October 1973) is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 20th chief minister of Punjab since 26 February 2024. She is the first woman to hold the position of chief minister in Pakistan. Born to former Prime ...

, 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 Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

in the

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. She ran elections campaigns for

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

, and the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. 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 The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, with appellate jurisdiction over the following District courts of Pakistan, district courts: * Islamabad District Court (East) * Islamabad Distr ...

suspended her sentence. *Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif. *Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif. *

Hamza Shahbaz Sharif Mian Hamza Shahbaz Sharif (born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan), chief minister of Punjab from April 2022 to July 2022. Previously, he served as the Leader of th ...

, son of Shahbaz Sharif,

leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the Opposition (parliamentary), largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the ...

in the

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of the

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*Suleman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, former CEO of Sharif Group.

Other relatives

* Safdar Awan, husband of Maryam Nawaz Sharif. *

Abid Sher Ali Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (; born 21 November 1971) is a Pakistani politician who Previously, served as Minister of State for Power from July 2013 to May 2018. Previously served as Chairman of National Assembly for Education from 2008 to till 201 ...

, nephew of Nawaz Sharif. *

The Great Gama Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), commonly known by the title Rustam-e-Hind and by the ring name The Great Gama, was a Kashmiri Muslim, pehlwani wrestler and strongman in British India and later, Pakistan. In the ea ...

, Abdul Qadir, grandfather-in-law of Nawaz Sharif. *

Ishaq Dar Muhammad Ishaq Dar (born 13 May 1950) is a Pakistani accountant and politician who currently serves as the 6th deputy prime minister and 38th foreign minister of Pakistan since 2024. A close aide of the Sharif family, Dar is affiliated with ...

, father-in-law of Asma Nawaz Sharif. * Mohsin Latif, nephew of Kalsoom Nawaz * Bilal Yasin, nephew of Kalsoom Nawaz.

Wealth

The Sharif family owns

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.

Photos

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Hamza Shahbaz Mian Hamza Shahbaz Sharif (born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the chief minister of Punjab from April 2022 to July 2022. Previously, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assem ...

File:Maryam Nawaz Sharif.jpg,

Maryam Nawaz Maryam Nawaz Sharif (born 28 October 1973) is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 20th chief minister of Punjab since 26 February 2024. She is the first woman to hold the position of chief minister in Pakistan. Born to former Prime ...

Family members

Other relatives

Wealth

Photos

See also

Notes

References

Further reading