The Sharif family ( ur, شریف خاندان) is a

political family A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple sibli ...

from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, based in the city of

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. They belong to the

Bhat Bhat (also spelled as Bhatt or Butt) is a surname in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened rendition of Bhatta. Etymology The word "Bhat" ( sa, भट, ) means "teacher" in Sanskrit. While the original shortened rendition of "Bh ...

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tribe, which is a large community living in many districts of Punjab. The family uses the title of '' Mian''.

Muhammad Sharif Mian Muhammad Sharif ( Punjabi, ur, ;18 November 1919 – 19 October 2004) was a Pakistani businessman who is known as the co-founder of Ittefaq Group and founder of Sharif Group. Two of his three sons, Nawaz and Shehbaz became Prime Mini ...

, the father of former

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...

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 ...

, migrated from Jati Umra,

Amritsar District Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous distr ...

(now in

Tarn Taran district Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the Majha region of Punjab, India. The main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib, Bhikhiwind, Khadur Sahib and Patti. The City of Tarn Taran is a holy place for Sikhs. Tarn Taran district was formed in 2 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, after the

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of Pakistan in 1947). He was a businessman who founded the

Ittefaq Group The Ittefaq Group (English ''The Unity Group'') was a Pakistani integrated steel producer with minor operations in Punjab. It was sold to Al-Rehmat Group of Companies in 2004. History It was founded by seven brothers in 1972 as a small foundry. ...

and

Sharif Group The Sharif Group of Companies is a Pakistani agricultural conglomerate company based in Lahore, Pakistan. It was established in 1974 by Pakistani businessman Mian Muhammad Sharif. The Sharif Group assets are valued at US $300 million approximatel ...

in 1939. Muhammad's other son

Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...

is the current

Family members

;First Generation *

, father of Nawaz Sharif **Begum Shamim Akhtar, wife of Muhammad Sharif and mother of Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and Abbas Sharif. She died on 22 November 2020. ;Second Generation *

, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan **

Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif 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 ...

, was the wife of Nawaz Sharif, and was the First Lady of Pakistan in three non-consecutive terms from 1990 until 1993, from 1996 until 1998 and from 2013 to 2018. She died in London in 2018. She had had cancer. *

, Former Chief Minister of Punjab, current

. **Begum Nusrat Shahbaz, first wife of Shahbaz Sharif **

Tehmina Durrani Tehmina Durrani ( ur, ; born 18 February 1953) is a Pakistani author, artist, activist on women's and children's rights, and the current First Lady of Pakistan being married to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Her first book, "My Feudal Lord" ...

, second wife of Shahbaz Sharif *

Abbas Sharif Mian Abbas Sharif (4 January 1953 – 11 January 2013) was a Pakistani politician and Tablighi Jamaat missionary who was the Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1993 to 1997. He was the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz ...

, a Pakistani businessman and brother of Nawaz Sharif and Shabaz Sharif. He died on 11 January 2013, after slipping and falling on an electric heater, which electrocuted him and caused a heart attack. **Sabiha Abbas, wife of Abbas Sharif. ;Third Generation *

Hassan 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 ...

, son of Nawaz Sharif. *

Hussain Nawaz Sharif Hussain Nawaz Sharif (born 15 December 1971) is a Pakistani businessman who is the son of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. He was named in Panama Papers and is currently under investigation in Panama Papers case. On 10 July ...

, son of Nawaz Sharif. * Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif.

Maryam Nawaz Maryam Nawaz Sharif ( Punjabi and ; born 28 October 1973), also known as Maryam Safdar, is a Pakistani politician and the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. She was initially involved in the family's philanthropic orga ...

is the daughter of Nawaz Sharif, and is active in politics in Pakistan. She is married to

Muhammad Safdar Awan Muhammad Safdar Awan (Hindko and ; born 19 January 1964) is a Pakistani politician and retired Pakistan Army officer who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2008 to May 2018. He is married to the PMLN supremo Nawa ...

, a former member of Pakistan's national assembly, and captain in the Pakistani army.. She ran elections campaigns for

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...

, and the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. In July 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, along with a £2 million fine on corruption charges in the Avenfield reference case. On 19 September 2018, the Islamabad High Court suspended her sentence. *Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif. *Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif. *

Hamza Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician, who is current Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, in office since 20 October, 2022, He served in this position from ...

, son of Shahbaz Sharif,

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in the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

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of the

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*Suleman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, former CEO of

Other relatives

* Safdar Awan, husband of Maryam Nawaz Sharif. *

The Great Gama Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), commonly known as ''Rustam-e-Hind'' (Hindi-Urdu for ''Rostam of Hindostan'') and by the ring name The Great Gama, was a pehlwani wrestler and strongman in British India. In the early ...

, grandfather of Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif. *

Ishaq Dar Muhammad Ishaq Dar ( ur, ; born ) is Pakistani accountant and member of the Senate serving as the 42nd Finance Minister of Pakistan since September 28, 2022. Dar was declared a Proclaimed Offender in 2017 and 2022, respectively. After his ...

, father-in-law of Asma Nawaz Sharif. *

Mohsin Latif Mian Mohsin Latif is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 2008 and 2015. Early life He was born in Lahore to Mian Abdul Latif, brother of Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif. He graduated from Forman Chri ...

, nephew of Kalsoom Nawaz

Wealth

The Sharif family owns

and

. 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.

Photos

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Hamza Shahbaz Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician, who is current Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, in office since 20 October, 2022, He served in this position from ...

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Family members

Other relatives

Wealth

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See also

References

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