Sharif family
Political family
Current regionLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Place of origin
FounderMuhammad Sharif
MembersMuhammad Sharif
Nawaz Sharif
Shehbaz Sharif
Kalsoom Nawaz
Tehmina Durrani
Hamza Shahbaz
Maryam Nawaz
Abbas Sharif
Hussain Nawaz
Hassan Sharif
TraditionsSunni Islam
Estate(s)Ittefaq Group
Sharif Group

The Sharif family (Punjabi: شریف خانداں, [ʃərif xaːnd̪ãː]) is a Pakistani political family based in Lahore, Punjab. They are of Kashmiri–Punjabi descent with their origins in Anantnag, Kashmir and Jati Umra, Punjab. They have had two members of the family become prime ministers of Pakistan, them being Nawaz Sharif and the incumbent Shehbaz Sharif respectively. While, four members of the family have held the office of the chief minister of Punjab, including Nawaz, Shehbaz, Hamza Shehbaz and the incumbent Maryam Nawaz, respectively.

Muhammad Sharif, the father of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar District, East Punjab (now in Tarn Taran district, India) after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. He was a businessman who founded the Ittefaq Group and Sharif Group in 1939.[1] Muhammad's other son Shehbaz Sharif served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2022 to 2023.

Family members

First Generation

Second Generation

Third Generation

Other relatives

Wealth

The Sharif family owns Ittefaq Group 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.[16]

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References

  1. ^ Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Sharifs seek NAB cases quashed". Dawn. Herald. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Kulsoom vows to return in a few days". The News International. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Sharif Family". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Nawaz Sharif's brother passes away". The Express Tribune. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  6. ^ Asghar, Mohammad (7 July 2017). "PM's son Hussain Nawaz flies off to Qatari capital".
  7. ^ "IP project in jeopardy: US threatens curbs if Pakistan pursues Iran deal, says PM". The Express Tribune. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  8. ^ Taseer, Sherbano (30 March 2012). "The Rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". Newsweek Pakistan. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  9. ^ Taseer, Sherbano. "The rebirth of Maryam Nawaz Sharif". The Nation. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Here is what the Panamagate JIT report says about financial assets of Kulsoom Nawaz and Asma Nawaz". ARY News. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  11. ^ Asad, Malik (21 October 2012). "Bakery tortures of employee: CM's son-in-law sent on judicial remand". Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  12. ^ Asad, Malik (8 September 2012). "Court orders newspaper ad for Hamza appearance". Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  13. ^ Bilal, Rana (28 October 2019). "Suleman Shahbaz declared proclaimed offender in money laundering case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Redc Lums". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Kalsoom Nawaz' brother passes away". 21 January 2016.
  16. ^ 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.

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