Hussain Nawaz Sharif (born 15 December 1971) is a Pakistani

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who is the son of the former

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Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime ...

. He was named in

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and is currently under investigation in

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. On 10 July 2017, JIT submitted the report revealing that Hussain Nawaz had failed to provide any documentation on Al-Azizia Steel Mill. He resides at the Sharif Villa in

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, Saudi Arabia, where his father lived during his time in exile.

Early life

He was born on 15 December 1971 in

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and

Kulsoom Nawaz Begum Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif ( Punjabi, ur, ; 29 March 1948– 11 September 2018) was a Pakistani politician who had been the first lady of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms; from 1990 to 1993, 1997 to 1999 and then from 2013 to 2017. S ...

. Hussain Nawaz Sharif has never been a political figure nor a public office holder. He left Pakistan in 1992 for Higher education. He graduated in Law from LSE and was also called to the bar from Lincoln’s Inn. He returned to Pakistan in 1996 and joined his family business. However, his grandfather transferred him to Sharif Trust, the former’s dream project. Hussain not only built the Sharif Educational Complex but also the Sharif Medical City. There are several institutes working under the umbrella of the Sharif Trust. He also started the Sharif Trust Educational Programme (STEP) for LLB degree under the University of London external Programme teaching. Many famous people, including anchor Muneeb Farooq and the controversial PM’s Advisor on Accountability Mirza Shehzad Akbar, got their LLB degrees through the Programme. Sharif Trust which was designated as an examination center by the University had to close STEP after the Sharif Family including Hussain Nawaz Sharif were illegally exiled from Pakistan in December 2000.

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