Back مريم نواز شريف Arabic Məryəm Nəvaz Şərif AZ মরিয়ম নওয়াজ Bengali/Bangla Maryam Nawaz Catalan Maryam Nawaz Sharif German Maryam Nawaz Spanish مریم نواز FA Maryam Nawaz Sharif French Maryam Nawaz HA मरयम नवाज़ HI
Maryam Nawaz | |
|---|---|
| مریم نواز | |
 Maryam in 2019 | |
| 20th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 26 February 2024 | |
| Governor | Baligh Ur Rehman Sardar Saleem Haider Khan |
| Preceded by | Mohsin Naqvi (caretaker) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | PP-159 Lahore-XV |
| Majority | 2,106 (3.45%) |
| Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Chairwoman of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme | |
| In office 22 November 2013 – 13 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Leila Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maryam Nawaz Sharif 28 October 1973 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PMLN (2007-present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Nawaz Sharif (father) Kalsoom Nawaz (mother) |
| Relatives | Sharif family |
| Alma mater | University of Punjab |
Maryam Nawaz Sharif (Urdu: مریم نواز شریف; born 28 October 1973), is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 20th chief minister of Punjab, since 26 February 2024. She is the first woman to hold the position of chief minister in Pakistan.
Born to former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif in 1973, Maryam began her political career in 2012 when she took charge of the election campaign for the 2013 Pakistani general election. Following the election, she was appointed as the chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme in 2013. In 2014, she resigned from the position after her appointment was challenged in the Lahore High Court.
After her election to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the 2024 Pakistani general election, Maryam was appointed chief minister of Punjab.