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The Sharif family [a] is a Pakistani political family of Punjabi–Kashmiri background. Playing a prominent role in Pakistani politics, especially in Punjab, since late-1980s, the family held the leadership of the Islamic Democratic Alliance; and has held the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-N for most of the party's existence.
The word derives from the Arabic root sh–r–f, which expresses meanings related to honor, nobility, and prominence. [1] It has no etymological connection with the English term sheriff, which comes from the Old English word scīrgerefa, meaning "shire-reeve", the local reeve (enforcement agent) of the king in the shire (county).
Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif is the wife of Nawaz Sharif and was the First Lady of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1990 till 1993 and from 1996 till 1998. Shahbaz Sharif, former chief minister of the Punjab and current Prime Minister of Pakistan. Begum Nusrat Shahbaz, first wife of Shahbaz Sharif. Tehmina Durrani, second wife of Shahbaz Sharif.
Pages in category "Sharif family" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mian Muhammad Azhar (Governor of Punjab, 1990-1993, Mayor of Lahore 1987-1991; Hammad Azhar (Previous Finance Minister of Pakistan); Mian Family of Baghbanpura. Justice Mian Shah Din, (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer.
Jati Umra is notable for being the ancestral village of Sharif family of Pakistan, also including the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif. [2] Pakistan's well-known businessman, Muhammad Sharif, the co-founder of Ittefaq Group and founder of Sharif Group, belonged to Jati Umra. He left India and moved to Pakistan in 1947.
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden host a poetry recital in the honour of Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif on 23 October 2013. Kulsoom became the first lady of Pakistan for the first time after her husband, Nawaz Sharif, became Prime Minister of Pakistan on 1 November 1990 when his party, Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, won 104 of 207 seats contested in the 1990 Pakistani general election. [13]
The personal residence of the Sharif family, Raiwind Palace, is located in Jati Umra, Raiwind, on the outskirts of Lahore. [329] He also has a residence in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia, known as the Sharif Villa, where he lived during his years in exile.