Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif(Urdu/Punjabi: میاں محمد نواز شریف, born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessmagnet in steel industry[2] and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2013 until being disqualified from office by the Supreme Court of Pakistanin regards to the offshore investment case in 2017. Prior to that, Sharif was elected as Prime Minister, forming first administrationfrom 1990–93 and second in 1997 until being removed in 1999 by a military takeover of the government. Furthermore, he also served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1985 to 1990 and is noted as being Pakistan's longest electedly served prime minister since since its independence in 1947.[3]
Born into the wealthy upper-middle class industralist family in Lahore, he is the son of Ittefaq and Sharif Group founder, Muhammad Sharif, and the elder-brother Shehbaz, the current Chief Minister of Punjab. According to the estimates of the Election Commission, Sharif is the wealthiest in the country who made his wealth made in the lucrative business of steel construction and as a net worth of ₨. 1.6 billion. Sharif studied business at Government College and later law at the University of Punjab before entering politics in the later 1970s. In 1981, Sharif was appointed by President Zia as the Minister of Finance for the province of Punjab. Backed by a loose coalition of conservatives, he was elected as the Chief Minister of Punjab in 1985 and re-elected after the end of martial law in 1988. In 1990, Sharif led a conservative alliance to victory and became Prime Minister. Later it was alleged that the election was rigged in favour of Sharif by the Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI, channeling millions of rupees into his election campaign.[4]
Sharif's first administration came to an end when then President Ghulam dismissed Sharif on corruption charges. Sharif successfully challenged the dismissal in the Supreme Court,[5] but both men were ultimately persuaded to step down in 1993 by army chiefWaheed.[5] Sharif's second term also saw tussles with the judiciary and the military. Sharif also forcibly relieved General Karamatfrom command and replaced him with Musharraf in 1998.[6] However, the Kargil Warled to a deterioration of his relations with Musharraf. When he attempted to relieve Musharraf from his command on 12 October 1999, the military instead ousted Sharif's government and exiled him to Saudi Arabia.[6]
In the 2013 elections, Sharif's Muslim Leagueformed a coalition government with Sharif Prime Minister in Parliament.[7][8]
On the security front, in 2015 the military launched an offensive to remove extremist groups in northwestern Pakistan and another paramilitary offensive in 2017.[9][10] Sharif's third term is also underpinned by social centrism rather than the social conservatismwhich guided his prior two terms.[11][12]Sharif's third term has brought macroeconomic stability with the help of substantial loans from the IMF, and multibillion-dollar investment deals with China.[13] However, he has faced criticism over rising sovereign debt,[14] which has risen by 35%.[15] Sharif's family has come under judicial scrutiny over the Panama Papers.[16][17][18][19][20] After disqualifying Sharif from holding public office in the Panama Papers case in 2017, the Supreme Court ruled the disqualification would be for life in 2018.[21][22]
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