Shehbaz Sharif: The Man Who is Likely to Become Next Pakistan PM
Islamabad, Apr 9: Leader of Opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif is the front-runner to replace Pakistan Imran Khan if he loses the no-trust vote on Saturday at the National Assembly.
Sharif has been instrumental in toppling the Imran Khan's government which has 155 members in the 342-member National Assembly and needs at least 172 lawmakers on its side to remain in the government.
Who
is
Shehbaz
Sharif?
Born
in
a
Punjabi-speaking
Kashmiri
family
in
Lahore,
Punjab,
Shehbaz
Sharif
family
emigrated
from
Anantnag
in
Kashmir
for
business,
and
eventually
settled
in
the
village
of
Jati
Umra
in
Amritsar
district,
Punjab
at
the
beginning
of
the
twentieth
century.
He has two brothers, Abbas Sharif and Nawaz Sharif, who is a three-time elected Prime Minister of Pakistan. His sister-in-law, Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif, was the First Lady of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms.
Shehbaz is a businessman by profession and jointly owns Ittefaq Group, a multimillion-dollar steel conglomerate. In 2013, it was noted that Shehbaz is wealthier than his elder brother Nawaz with Rs 336.9 million.
The political heavyweight is the brother of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Shariff.
Journey
in
Politics
Shahbaz
had
served
as
the
Chief
Minister
of
Punjab,
thrice.
Known
as
a
tough
administrator,
he
is
a
workaholic.
On
the
flip
side,
his
multiple
marriages
and
properties
in
London
and
Dubai
had
presented
him
negative
light.
Shehbaz began his political career after getting elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-122 (Lahore-VII) as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (JI) in 1988 general election.
He has his own share of controversies. The Sabzazar case, extrajudicial killing case, and money-launder case have put his political career at stake, but he successfully overcame all the troubles.
Highlights of his Political Career:
Shehbaz started off his political career after getting elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-122 (Lahore-VII) as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (JI) in 1988 general election.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-124 (Lahore-IX) as a candidate of IJI in 1990 general election. In the same election, he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-96 (Lahore-V) as a candidate of IJI.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-125 (Lahore-X) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 1993 general elections.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-125 (Lahore-X) as a candidate of PML-N in 1997 general election
He was re-elected as the President of PML-N for a second term in August 2006 and returned to Pakistan along with Nawaz Sharif in November 2007.
First tenure as CM - (1997-1999)
Second tenure as CM - 2008 (58 days) and 2009-2013
Third tenure as CM - 2013-2018