| Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| In office 5 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Mir Hazar Khan Khoso |
| Succeeded by | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Preceded by | Malik Meraj Khalid |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf (Chief Executive) |
| In office 6 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi(Caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi(Caretaker) |
| Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz | |
| In office 3 October 2017 – 21 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sardar Yaqoob (Interim) |
| In office 27 July 2011 – 16 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Javed Hashmi |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Yaqoob (Interim) |
| In office 6 October 1993 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Fida Mohammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif |
| 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 | Ghulam Jilani Khan Sajjad Hussain Qureshi Tikka Khan |
| Preceded by | Sadiq Hussain Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Haider Wyne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif 25 December 1949 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Nationality |  Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League(before 1988) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988–1993) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (1993–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Kulsoom Butt (1970–present) |
| Children | 4 including Maryam, Hussain, Hassan |
| Relatives | See Sharif family |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab Government College University, Lahore |
| Net worth | ₨1.6 billion (US$15 million) (2017)[1] |
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu/Punjabi: میاں محمد نواز شریف, born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2013 until he was disqualified for life from office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2017. He had previously served as the Prime Minister twice in the 90s (1990–93 and 1997–99) and the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1985 to 1990. He is Pakistan's longest-serving prime minister.[2]
Born into the upper-middle class Sharif family in Lahore, he is the son of Ittefaqand Sharif Group founder, Muhammad Sharif, and the elder-brother of three-time elected Punjab Chief Minister, Shehbaz. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan He has a net worth of PKR 1.6 billion. Sharif studied business at Government College and later law at the University of Punjab before entering politics in the later 1970s. In 1981, Sharif was appointed by Zia-ul-Haq's regime as the Minister of Finance for the province of Punjab. Backed by a loose coalition of conservatives, he was elected as the Chief Minister of Punjabin 1985 and re-elected after the end of martial law in 1988. In 1990, Sharif led a conservative alliance to victory and became Prime Minister. Later it was alleged that the election was rigged in favour of Sharif by the Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI, channeling millions of rupees into his election campaign.[3]
Sharif's first administration came to an end when then President Ghulam dismissed Sharif on corruption charges. Sharif successfully challenged the dismissal in the Supreme Court,[4] but both men were ultimately persuaded to step down in 1993 by army chief Waheed.[4] Sharif's second term also saw tussles with the judiciary and the military. Sharif also forcibly relieved General Karamat from command and replaced him with Musharraf in 1998.[5] However, the Kargil War led to a deterioration of his relations with Musharraf. When he attempted to relieve Musharraf from his command on 12 October 1999, the military instead ousted Sharif's government and exiled him to Saudi Arabia.[5]
In the 2013 elections, Sharif's Muslim League formed a coalition governmentwith Sharif Prime Minister in Parliament.[6][7]
On the security front, in 2015 the military launched an offensive to remove extremist groups in northwestern Pakistan and another paramilitary offensive in 2017.[8][9] Sharif's third term is also underpinned by social centrism rather than the social conservatism which guided his prior two terms.[10][11] Sharif's third term has brought macroeconomic stability with the help of substantial loans from the IMF, and multibillion-dollar investment deals with China.[12] However, he has faced criticism over rising sovereign debt,[13] which has risen by 35%.[14]Sharif's family has come under judicial scrutiny over the Panama Papers.
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