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He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pakistan, having served a total of more than 9 years across three tenures. Each term has ended in his ousting. Born into the upper-middle-class Sharif family in Lahore, Nawaz is the son of Muhammad Sharif, the founder of Ittefaq and Sharif groups.
Jun 15, 2024 · Nawaz Sharif (born December 25, 1949, Lahore, Pakistan) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as prime minister in 1990–93, 1997–99, and 2013–17. He was disqualified from holding public office in 2017 over allegations of corruption and was later convicted in absentia.
Oct 26, 2023 · F our years ago Nawaz Sharif’s political career appeared to be over. The three-time former prime minister had once again been ousted from power, jailed on corruption charges, disqualified for...
Oct 20, 2023 · Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has flown home from self-imposed exile ahead of general elections. Few, if any, could have scripted the dramatic turnaround for someone who has...
Oct 24, 2023 · A Pakistani court has granted bail to three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in two corruption cases. Sharif was convicted in the two cases after his removal as prime minister in 2017.
Oct 21, 2023 · Nawaz Sharif, the fugitive former prime minister of Pakistan, has returned to the South Asian nation after nearly four years in self-exile, stirring up the country’s already fraught...
Oct 24, 2023 · A Pakistani court has extended protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in graft cases while another withdrew its arrest warrant against him following his return home after four years of self-imposed exile in London.
Oct 21, 2023 · Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned home on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to win the support of voters in parliamentary elections due in January.
May 29, 2024 · LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former premier Nawaz Sharif was reelected president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party on Tuesday. He last held the position in 2017, when he was forced out of office amid corruption allegations.
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