Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif

Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif

He was born in Lahore, Pakistan on December 25, 1949

His  family came from the village of Jati Umra (Amritsar)

He attended St. Anthony's School Lahore. However, he along with his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif later on attended Pakistan Railway High School, Moghalpura, Lahore. Both passed Matric from this school in 1964 and 1965 respectively. Nawaz Sharif got admission in the Government College of Lahore. He obtained his B.A. degree after appearing in the supplementary examination. He attained his Bachelor of Law degree from the Punjab University Law College, which is also in Lahore.

He is a joint owner of Ittefaq Group. Ittefaq Group is one of the largest business conglomerates in Pakistan.

He became Prime Minister on 1 November 1990 and succeeded Benazir Bhutto

He was elected Prime Minister in 1997 to serve a non-consecutive second term

On 12 October 1999, Sharif was removed by  Pakistan Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf

He  was Prime Minister of Pakistan twice. He served two non-consecutive terms (November 1990-July 1993 and February 1997-October 1999). He leads the political party, Pakistan Muslim League (N) He was Chief Minister of Punjab from 1985 to 1990. 

He owns Ittefaq Group, a private steel mill enterprise.

In his tenure Pakistan carried out its successful nuclear tests on 28 May 1998.