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Take a look at the life of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.
birthday: December 25, 1949
Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan
Birth name: Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
father: Muhammad Sharif
mother: Shamim Akhtar
marriage: Kulsoom Sharif (until her death on 11 September 2018)
Children: two sons and two daughters
education: Government College Lahore.Punjab University Law College, Law Degree, Lahore, Pakistan
Elected prime minister three times and Pakistan’s longest-serving prime minister, he has never completed his term.
1977- Opened Ittefaq Industries, a family business working in the steel, sugar and textile industries.
1981 – Appointed Minister of Finance of Pakistan.
1985 – Become Prime Minister of Punjab.
October 1990 – Elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
November 6, 1990 – Appointed prime minister.
April 18, 1993 – Sharif’s government is dismissed by President Ghulam Ishak Khan after accusations of corruption and mismanagement. Sharif’s family-run business grew significantly during his tenure, raising allegations of corruption.
May 26, 1993 – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that Sharif’s dismissal was unconstitutional and the charges against him were false, and ordered Sharif’s reinstatement. Sharif and Khan later resign.
From February 3, 1997 re-elected prime minister.
February 17, 1997 – Appointed prime minister.
From October 12, 1999 General Pervez Musharraf overthrew Sharif in a bloodless coup.
January 2000 – Sharif will be tried for hijacking/terrorism and conspiracy to murder.
From April 6, 2000 Convicted of plane hijacking/terrorism and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was charged with hijacking because he tried to prevent Musharraf from landing at a Pakistani airport when the plane was low on fuel. Sharif knew of Musharraf’s coup intentions.
From July 22, 2000 Convicted of corruption and sentenced to an additional 14 years in prison while already serving a life sentence. Failure to declare assets and pay taxes led to the conviction.
From December 2000 Released from prison in a deal brokered by the Saudi royal family.
December 2000 – August 2007 – in exile in Saudi Arabia.
From October 29, 2004 His father dies and Sharif seeks a brief return to Pakistan to attend a funeral after serving only four times in ten years of exile in Saudi Arabia. Request denied.
From August 23, 2007 Pakistan’s Supreme Court lifts exile imposed on Sharif. He served only seven of his ten years in exile.
From September 10, 2007 He tries to return to Pakistan, but is deported hours after arriving.
November 25, 2007 – Sharif has returned to Pakistan from exile in Saudi Arabia and is flying to the city of Lahore.
February 18, 2008 – In parliamentary elections, Sharif’s party Pakistan Muslim League-N won 67 seats, second only to the PPP, the party of the late Benazir Bhutto.
February 20, 2008 – PPP and Pakistan Muslim League-N announced to form a coalition government.
From August 25, 2008 At a press conference, Sharif announced that his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N, would split from the coalition government it formed with the PPP following disagreements over the reinstatement of judges dismissed by Musharraf.
From May 26, 2009 Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that Sharif is eligible to run for election and hold public office. In February 2009, a court ruled that Sharif was ineligible for the post because he had a conviction. Due to his term limit, he is not yet eligible to run for prime minister.
From July 17, 2009 Pakistan’s Supreme Court has cleared Sharif of hijacking charges, paving the way for him to legally run for public office.
From April 19, 2010 Voluntarily signed by President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan 18th Amendment violated the constitution and greatly reduced his powers. Among the sweeping changes are measures to remove the prime minister’s two-term limit, allowing Sharif to contest his third term.
From June 5, 2013 Elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
From August 30, 2014 Sharif announced in a statement that he would not resign. Despite violent demonstrations, he vowed to continue his work. Protesters accused him of rigging last year’s elections that allowed his party to come to power.
From December 16, 2014 Sharif lifted a moratorium on the death penalty in 2008 after the Taliban attacked a school that killed 145 people, most of them children.he also announces “The distinction between the good Taliban and the bad Taliban will not continue at any level.”
From November 1, 2016 The Supreme Court has announced that a commission will investigate Sharif’s finances, based on leaked documents showing that Sharif’s children owned a paper company in the British Virgin Islands. These documents were released as part of the Panama Papers. A pile of confidential financial forms related to a Panamanian law firm.
From November 30, 2016 In violation of diplomatic protocol, Sharif’s office released a statement citing a recent conversation with US president-elect Donald Trump.
From April 20, 2017 The jury will order a new inquiry into Mr Sharif’s financial situation and ask the prime minister and his family to testify.
From July 28, 2017 Sharif resigned shortly after Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that he had been unfaithful to parliament and the judicial system and was no longer fit for public office.
From July 6, 2018 Sharif was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined £8 million ($10.5 million) in connection with corruption charges related to his family’s purchase of property in London. Her daughter Mariam, who is considered her legal heir, will be sentenced to seven years in prison and her £2 million ($2.6 million) fine. Her husband, Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan, will be sentenced to one year. They are prohibited from getting involved in politics for his ten years.
From July 13, 2018 Sharif and his daughter Mariam were arrested and detained in Islamabad after returning from the UK to serve prison sentences. Ahead of the landing, Sharif told his supporters his return was “a sacrifice for future generations of the country and its political stability”.
From September 19, 2018 Islamabad High Court suspends corruption verdict against Sharif and daughter Mariam. The two were each ordered to post bail of $5,000. Sharif was released after serving less than three months of his 10-year prison sentence.
From December 24, 2018 Sharif was found guilty of new corruption charges related to the purchase of the Al-Azizia Steel Works, where prosecutors claimed the Sharif family misappropriated government funds to purchase the factory. An accountability court in Islamabad sentenced him to seven years in prison and he was fined $25 million. Sharif is immediately arrested and detained by court officials.
From October 2019 Sharif is released on bail due to health problems.
From November 19, 2019 Sharif flies to London for treatment.
December 2020 – The Islamabad High Court declared Sharif a criminal for his continued absence from court.
From April 11, 2022 Sharif’s younger brother, Shebaz Sharif, became prime minister.