| Sharif family | |
|---|---|
| Political family | |
| Current region | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Place of origin | Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Members | Muhammad Sharif Nawaz Sharif Shehbaz Sharif Kalsoom Nawaz Tehmina Durrani Hamza Shahbaz Maryam Nawaz Abbas Sharif Hussain Nawaz Hassan Sharif Abid Sher Ali |
| Traditions | Sunni Islam |
| Estate(s) | Ittefaq Group Sharif Group |
The Sharif family (Punjabi, Urdu: شریف خاندان) is a Pakistani political family based in Lahore, Punjab. They belong to the Bhat Kashmiri caste which is a large community living in many districts of Punjab. They have had two members of the family that became prime ministers of Pakistan them being Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif respectively.
Muhammad Sharif, the father of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar District (now in Tarn Taran district, India, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947). He was a businessman who founded the Ittefaq Group and Sharif Group in 1939.[1] Muhammad's other son Shehbaz Sharif served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2022 to 2023.
- ^ Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
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