Sharif family

The Sharif family (Urdu: شریف خاندان‎) is a 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. The family is of Kashmiri Pandit origin, settled in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and uses the title of Mian.[1] Muhammad Sharif, the father of former 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.[2]

Sharif Family
Current region	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Place of origin	Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir,India
Members	Muhammad Sharif Nawaz Sharif Shahbaz Sharif Tahira Sharif Kalsoom Nawaz Tehmina Durrani Hamza Shahbaz Maryam Nawaz Suleman Shahbaz Asma Nawaz Sharif Abbas Sharif Hussain Nawaz Sharif Hassan Nawaz Sharif
Traditions	Barelvi or Deobandi Sunni Muslim
Religion	Islam
Estate(s)	Ittefaq Group Raiwind Palace Sharif Medical City Hudaibiya Paper Mills

Family members

First Generation

• Muhammad Sharif,father of Nawaz sharif
  • Shamim Akhtar, wife of Muhammad Sharif[3]

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 till 1993, from 1996 till 1998 and from 2013–2018.She died in London in 2018. She was suffering from cancer.[4]
• Shehbaz Sharif, Former 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.[1] He died on 11 January 2013 after being electrocuted.[5]
  • Sabiha Abbas, wife of Abbas Sharif.[1]

Third Generation

• Hassan Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.[4]
• Hussain Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.[4]
• Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif.[6][7]
• Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif.
• Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif.[8]
• Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, son of Shahbaz Sharif, leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Member of the National Assembly[9]
• Suleman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, former CEO of Sharif Group.[10][11]

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[12]

Wealth

The Sharif family owns Ittefaq Group, a multimillion-dollar steel conglomerate.[13]

Photos

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  Nawaz Sharif
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  Shehbaz Sharif
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  Hamza Shahbaz

See also

• Sharif
• Mian
• Raiwind
• List of political families

References

1. "Sharif Family". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
2. Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
3. "Sharifs seek NAB cases quashed". Dawn. Herald. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
4. "Kulsoom vows to return in a few days". The News International. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
5. "Nawaz Sharif's brother passes away". The Express Tribune. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
6. Taseer, Sherbano (30 March 2012). "The Rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". Newsweek Pakistan. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
7. Taseer, Sherbano. "The rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". The Nation. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
8. Asad, Malik (21 October 2012). "Bakery tortures of employee: CM's son-in-law sent on judicial remand". Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
9. Asad, Malik (8 September 2012). "Court orders newspaper ad for Hamza appearance". Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
10. Bilal, Rana (28 October 2019). "Suleman Shahbaz declared proclaimed offender in money laundering case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
11. "Redc Lums". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
12. https://nation.com.pk/21-Jan-2016/kalsoom-nawaz-brother-passes-away
13. 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.