Hamza Shahbaz

Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif (Urdu: میاں محمد حمزہ شہباز شریف‎; born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician and the current Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, in office since 6 September 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2008 to May 2018.

In this Pakistani name, the name Shahbaz is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hamza.
Hamza Shahbaz Sharif
Leader of the Opposition Punjab
Assumed office
06 September 2018
SpeakerChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Preceded byMehmood-ur-Rasheed
Vice President Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Assumed office
May 2019
PresidentShehbaz Sharif
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Assumed office
18 August 2018
ConstituencyPP-146 (Lahore-III)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
June 2013 – May 2018
ConstituencyNA-119 (Lahore -II)
In office
June 2008 – May 2013
ConstituencyNA-119 (Lahore -II)
Personal details
Born (1974-09-06) 6 September 1974[1]
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Spouse(s)Mehrunissah Hamza
Rabia Hamza
(
m. 2012)
FatherShehbaz Sharif[2]
RelativesSee Sharif family
Net worthest. ₨411 million (US$2.5 million) (ECP 2018)[3]

Early and personal life

Hamza was born on 6 September 1974[4][1] to Shehbaz Sharif.[2] He is a businessman by profession and is known as 'Poultry King of Punjab'.[5] He ran the family business when his family was in exile.[5]

He allegedly has three wives, one of whom is Ayesha Ahad Malik.[6] Ayesha claimed she married Hamza in 2010.[7] Hamza denied his marriage with Ayesha.[8] He married Rabia Hamza in 2012.[9]

In 2018, he declared his two wives' details in his nomination papers, Mehrunissah Hamza and Rabia Hamza.[3]

Political career

Hamza participated in politics from early age and was imprisoned in Adiala Jail during his college life in 1994 along with other Pakistan Muslim League leaders.[10] He began his political career in October 1999 when Pervez Musharraf sent his father Shahbaz Sharif and uncle Nawaz Sharif into exile following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état.[11] Hamza was allowed to remain in Pakistan to look after family businesses.[12] In 2011, it was reported that the PML-N was considering promoting Hamza as the general-secretary of the Punjab chapter.[2]

He ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-142 (Lahore-VI) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 111 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Salman Rafique.[13]

He was elected unopposed to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-119 (Lahore-II) in by-elections held in June 2008.[14][11][15]

Hamza was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-119 (Lahore-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[16][15][17] In 2016, Dawn called Hamza as informal deputy prime minister of Pakistan and deputy chief minister of Punjab.[18][19]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-124 (Lahore-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[20] In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-146 (Lahore-III).[21] Following his successful election, he abandoned his national assembly seat in favor of the provincial assembly seat.[21] On 13 August 2018, PML-N nominated him for the office of Chief Minister of Punjab.[22] On 19 August 2018, he received 159 votes and lost the office to Sardar Usman Buzdar who secured 186 votes.[23]

On 25 August 2018, PML-N nominated Hamza for the office of the opposition leader in Punjab Assembly.[24] On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly.[25]

He is also serving as the Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) from May 2019 of which his father Mian Shahbaz Sharif is the President.

Assets

In 2014, Dawn reported that Hamza Shahbaz Sharif is wealthier than his father, Shahbaz Sharif, with net assets of Rs 250.46m.[6] A report noted Hamza's assets increased from Rs 583,191 declared in 2008 to Rs 211,080,295 in 2011.[5]

As of 2018, Hamza's declared asset worth was Rs 411 million.[3]

He was arrested on 11 June 2019 by the National Accountability Bureau over "corruption" charges.[26]

References
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  8. Newspaper, From the (10 October 2011). "Ayesha says she was tortured by police". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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  14. "Hamza Shahbaz takes oath as MNA". DAWN.COM. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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  17. "Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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  19. "Hamza fills in for Shahbaz". DAWN.COM. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  20. "PMLN's Hamza Shehbaz wins NA-124 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  21. "Hamza vacates NA-124 Lahore seat". The Nation. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  22. Tahir, Zulqernain (14 August 2018). "Hamza PML-N choice for CM, opposition leader slots". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  23. "Punjab Assembly elects Buzdar as chief minister". DAWN.COM. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  24. "Hamza opposition leader in PA". The News. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  25. Malik, Arif (6 September 2018). "Hamza Shahbaz appointed opposition leader in Punjab Assembly". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  26. Sheikh, Wajih Ahmad (12 June 2019). "NAB arrests Hamza in corruption probe". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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