𝗔𝗶𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼 𝗞𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗵 Exclusive Interview with Shehbaz Sharif

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Punjabi and Urdu: میاں محمد شہباز شریف, pronounced [miˈãː moˈɦəmːəd ʃɛhˈbaːz ʃəˈriːf]; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician serving as the 23rd and current prime minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022.[1] He is the current president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously in his political career, he served as the Chief Minister of Punjab three times, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of Punjab.[2]

Shehbaz was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1988 and to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1990. He was again elected to the Punjab Assembly in 1993 and named Leader of the Opposition. He was elected as chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province, Punjab, for the first time on 20 February 1997. After the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, Shehbaz along with his family spent years of self-exile in Saudi Arabia, returning to Pakistan in 2007. Shehbaz was appointed Chief Minister for a second term after the PML-N's victory in Punjab province in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He was elected as Chief Minister of Punjab for the third time in the 2013 general election and served his term until his party's defeat in the 2018 general election. During his tenure as chief minister, Shehbaz enjoyed a reputation as a highly competent and diligent administrator.[3] He initiated ambitious infrastructure projects in Punjab and was noted for his efficient governance.[4][5][6] Shehbaz was nominated as the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-N after his brother, Nawaz Sharif, was disqualified from holding office in the wake of the Panama Papers case. He was nominated as the Leader of the Opposition after the 2018 election.[7]

In December 2019, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) froze 23 properties belonging to Shehbaz and his son, Hamza Sharif, accusing them of money laundering. On 28 September 2020, NAB arrested Shehbaz at Lahore High Court and indicted him on charges of money laundering. He was incarcerated pending trial.[8][9] On 14 April 2021, Lahore High Court released him on bail in money laundering reference.[10]

Amid the 2020–2022 Pakistani political crises, he was elected as Prime Minister on 11 April 2022 after the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan

arly life and education
Shehbaz was born on 23 September 1951[11][12][13] into a Punjabi-speaking Kashmiri family in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[14] His father, Muhammad Sharif, was an upper-middle-class businessman and industrialist whose family had emigrated from Anantnag in Kashmir for business, and eventually settled in the village of Jati Umra in Amritsar district, Punjab, at the beginning of the twentieth century. His mother's family came from Pulwama.[15] Following the partition of India and Pakistan's independence in 1947, his parents migrated from Amritsar to Lahore.[16] He attended St. Anthony High School, Lahore.

Shehbaz received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Government College University, Lahore.[17]

After graduation, he joined his family-owned Ittefaq Group. He was elected president of Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry in 1985.[14][18]

Family
See also: Sharif family
He has two brothers, Abbas Sharif and Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz is a three-time elected Prime Minister of Pakistan. His sister-in-law, Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif, was the First Lady of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms.

Shehbaz married Nusrat Shehbaz[19] in 1973. They had four children: Salman, Hamza and twin sisters, Javeria and Rabia.[11][20]

In 2003, Shehbaz married his second wife Tehmina Durrani.[11][21] He lives at his ancestral home in Lahore, Raiwind Palace
Wealth
Shehbaz is a businessman by profession[14] and jointly owns Ittefaq Group,[18] a multimillion-dollar steel conglomerate.[22]

In 2013, it was noted that Shehbaz is wealthier than his elder brother Nawaz with Rs. 336,900,000 (US$1.5 million).[23]

Early political career
Shehbaz began his political career after getting elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-122 (Lahore-VII) as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (JI) in 1988 general election.[18][24][25] He secured 22,372 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[24] However his term prematurely ended in 1990 when the assemblies were dissolved.[17][26]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-124 (Lahore-IX) as a candidate of IJI in 1990 general election.

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