Shehbaz Sharif

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Punjabi: میاں محمد شہباز شریف, pronounced [ʃɛhˈbaːz ʃəˈriːf]; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan, in office from April 2022 to August 2023. He is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously in his political career, he served as the Chief Minister of Punjab three times, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of Punjab.

Shehbaz Sharif
شہباز شریف
Shehbaz in 2022
23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office
11 April 2022  13 August 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Preceded byImran Khan
Succeeded byAnwar ul Haq Kakar (Caretaker)
Leader of the Opposition
In office
20 August 2018  10 April 2022
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Preceded byKhursid Ahmed Shah
Succeeded byRaja Riaz Ahmad Khan
Member of the National Assembly
In office
13 August 2018  10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-132 (Lahore-X)
13th, 15th Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
7 June 2013  7 June 2018
GovernorMohammad Sarwar
Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana
Preceded byNajam Sethi (caretaker)
Succeeded byHasan Askari Rizvi (caretaker)
In office
30 March 2009  26 March 2013
GovernorMakhdoom Ahmed Mehmood
Latif Khosa
Salmaan Taseer
Preceded byGovernor's rule
Succeeded byNajam Sethi (caretaker)
In office
8 June 2008  25 February 2009
GovernorSalman Taseer
Rana Muhammad Iqbal
Latif Khosa
Syed Ahmed Mahmud
Preceded byDost Muhammad Khosa
Succeeded byGovernor's rule
In office
20 February 1997  12 October 1999
GovernorShahid Hamid
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
Preceded byMian Muhammad Afzal Hayat (caretaker)
Succeeded byChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (2002)
President of Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Assumed office
13 March 2018
Preceded byNawaz Sharif
In office
2009–2011
Preceded byNisar Ali Khan
Succeeded byNawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born (1951-09-23) 23 September 1951
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Spouses
Begum Nusrat
(m. 1973)
    Aaliya Honey
    (m. 1993; div. 1994)
      (m. 2003)
      Children4, including Hamza Shahbaz
      Parents
      RelativesNawaz Sharif (brother)
      See Sharif family
      EducationGovernment College University, Lahore (BA)
      Signature

      Shehbaz was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1988 and to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1990. He was again elected to the Punjab Assembly in 1993 and named Leader of the Opposition. He was elected as chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province, Punjab, for the first time on 20 February 1997. After the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, Shehbaz along with his family spent years of self-exile in Saudi Arabia, returning to Pakistan in 2007. Shehbaz was appointed Chief Minister for a second term after the PML-N's victory in Punjab province in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He was elected as Chief Minister of Punjab for the third time in the 2013 general election and served his term until his party's defeat in the 2018 general election. During his tenure as chief minister, Shehbaz enjoyed a reputation as a highly competent and diligent administrator. He initiated ambitious infrastructure projects in Punjab and was noted for his efficient governance. Shehbaz was nominated as the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-N after his brother, Nawaz Sharif, was disqualified from holding office in the wake of the Panama Papers case. He was nominated as the Leader of the Opposition after the 2018 election.

      In December 2019, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) froze 23 properties belonging to Shehbaz and his son, Hamza Sharif, accusing them of money laundering. On 28 September 2020, the NAB arrested Shehbaz at Lahore High Court and indicted him on charges of money laundering. He was incarcerated pending trial. On 14 April 2021, Lahore High Court released him on bail in money laundering reference. On 12 October 2022, Shehbaz and his son were acquitted on all charges of corruption and money laundering by the Special Court Central in Lahore. Amid the 2022 Pakistani political crises, he was elected by the National Assembly as Prime Minister on 11 April 2022 after the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. On 12 August 2023, the parliament was set to expire due to the completion of the 5-year tenure. In order to gain more time for elections and other political gains, Sharif and the PDM alliance agreed to dissolve the parliament on 9 August 2023, which was approved by the president of Pakistan.

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