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Sharif family
| Sharif family | |
|---|---|
| Political family | |
| Current region | Jati Umra, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Place of origin | |
| Seat | Raiwind Palace, Lahore |
| Titles | Mian, Sharif |
| Members | Muhammad Sharif Nawaz Sharif Shehbaz Sharif Kulsoom Nawaz Tehmina Durrani Hamza Shahbaz Maryam Nawaz Abbas Sharif Hussain Nawaz Hassan Sharif |
| Traditions | Sunni Islam |
| Estate(s) | Ittefaq Group Sharif Group |
| Website | sharifgroupn |
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. Originating in East Punjab and the Kashmir Valley, the family has been settled in Lahore, the capital of Punjab, since the partition of India.
Muhammad Sharif, the father of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar District (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] Sharif's other son Shehbaz Sharif currently serving as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2024.
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- ^ Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
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