Nawaz Sharif
| Nawaz Sharif نواز شریف |
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| Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 |
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| President | Rafiq Tarar Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad |
| Preceded by | Malik Meraj Khalid (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf (Chief Executive) |
| In office 26 May 1993 – 18 July 1993 |
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| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Preceded by | Balakh Sher Mazari (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (Acting) |
| In office 6 November 1990 – 18 April 1993 |
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| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Balakh Sher Mazari (Acting) |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Shahid Hamid (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 19 October 1993 – 5 November 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 9 April 1985 – 13 August 1990 |
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| Governor | Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi Tikka Khan |
| Preceded by | Sadiq Hussain Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Haider Wyne |
| President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| In office 1993–2002 |
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| In office 2011 – Incumbent |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1949 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Before 1985) Pakistan Muslim League- Functional (1985–1988) Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (1988–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Islamic Democratic Alliance (1988–1990) |
| Spouse(s) | Begum Kalsoom Nawaz |
| Children | Maryam Nawaz Hassan Nawaz Hussain Nawaz |
| Alma mater | Government College University University of the Punjab |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Official website |
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, (Urdu: نواز شریف, pronounced [nəˈʋəz ʃaːriːf]; born 25 December 1949)[1] is a Pakistani politician and business tycoon who served as 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1990-July 1993 and February 1997-October 1999. He leads the political party, Pakistan Muslim League (N). He was Chief Minister of Punjab from 1985 to 1990. A businessman and lawyer by profession, he owns Ittefaq Group, a private steel mill enterprise.
He is a wealthy businessman and a conservative politician. His first term was shortened after the Pakistan Army pressured him to resign. In 1997, he was overwhelmingly elected for a second term by wide margins. During his second term, he notably ordered Pakistan's first nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests. He was ousted in an October 1999 military coup by Pervez Musharraf. He returned to Pakistan in late 2007 after eight years of forced exile. He successfully called for Musharraf's impeachment and the reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. He is an important force in Pakistani politics.
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- ↑ "Nawaz Sharif". Encyclopædia Britannica on-line. 1 June 2003. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/538837/Nawaz-Sharif. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
