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Nawaz Sharif
Serving three separate terms as Pakistan’s prime minister.
Economic policy · Nuclear tests
- Born
- 25 December 1949
- Birthplace
- Lahore, Pakistan
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Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician from an industrial family whose career has repeatedly crossed civilian government, military intervention and court proceedings.
Early life
Business family
His father founded the Ittefaq industrial group.
Lahore education
Studied at Government College and the University of the Punjab.
Career
- 1985
Punjab leader
Became the province’s chief minister.
- 1990
First premiership
Began the first of three terms as prime minister.
- 1999
Military coup
Was removed from office by Pervez Musharraf.
- 2013
Third term
Returned after his party’s election victory.
Selected work
Economic policy
Pursued privatisation and infrastructure investment.
Nuclear tests
His government authorised Pakistan’s nuclear tests.
China partnership
Advanced the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor during his third term.
Beyond work
Political family
His brother Shehbaz and daughter Maryam also became leading politicians.
Exile and return
Spent years in Saudi Arabia after the 1999 coup before returning to Pakistan.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Identity and date cross-check ↗Photo: Z A Balti. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
