Nawaz Sharif - 10 things to know with detail
- 1. Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan three times, from 1990 to 1993, 1997 to 1999, and 2013 to 2017.
- 2. He was born on December 25, 1949, in Lahore, Pakistan, into a wealthy industrialist family.
- 3. Nawaz Sharif began his political career in the early 1980s when he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), a center-right political party.
- 4. He first became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1990 after leading the PML to victory in the general elections.
- 5. Nawaz Sharif's second term as Prime Minister was cut short in 1999 when he was overthrown in a military coup led by General Pervez Musharraf.
- 6. After being exiled to Saudi Arabia for a few years, Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan in 2007 and became involved in politics again.
- 7. In 2013, Nawaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister for the third time after leading the PML to victory in the general elections.
- 8. His third term as Prime Minister was marked by economic growth and infrastructure development in Pakistan.
- 9. In 2017, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from holding public office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan due to corruption charges stemming from the Panama Papers scandal.
- 10. Despite facing legal challenges and being in and out of prison, Nawaz Sharif remains a prominent figure in Pakistani politics and continues to be a polarizing figure in the country.