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Maryam Nawaz Sharif

PML-N
DOB 28 Oct 1973
Age 52 years
profession Politician
Maryam Nawaz Sharif biography

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, has served as the senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) since 2019. Maryam is a prominent figure in Pakistani politics and is considered a potential future leader of the country.

Maryam was born on October 28, 1973, in Lahore, Pakistan. She is the youngest of three children born to Nawaz Sharif and Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. Maryam received her early education at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Lahore and later attended the Beaconhouse School System in Lahore.

She became a close advisor to her father, who was serving as Prime Minister for the second time. She played a key role in her father's re-election campaign in 2008 and was appointed Chairperson of the Punjab Tourism Development Corporation.

Sharif's political career took off in 2013 when she was elected President of the PML-N. She led the party to victory in the 2013 general elections.

In 2017, Sharif was disqualified from holding public office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the Panama Papers scandal. The court ruled that Sharif had been involved in corruption and money laundering. However, Sharif has denied any wrongdoing and maintains that she is innocent.

Despite her disqualification, She remains a popular figure in Pakistani politics. She is seen as a strong and charismatic leader who is capable of taking on the country's challenges. She is also considered to be a potential future Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif is married to Muhammad Safdar Awan, a businessman and politician. The couple has three children.

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MARYAM NAWAZ SHARIF NEWS

Pak Punjab CM calls for climate diplomacy over stubble burning

October 10, 2024 4:19 am

Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government on October 15-16.

Amid 'political chaos' in Pakistan, Maryam says even she doesn't know how long she will remain CM

September 25, 2024 7:15 pm

Since the last two years political instability has been on the rise in Pakistan with the country's most popular party - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) - is in loggerheads with the military establishment.

Express View on Maryam Nawaz’s olive branch to India: Punjabiyat diplomacy

April 19, 2024 11:41 pm

The speech at Kartarpur Sahib is significant. India must proceed with cautious optimism

Punjabiyat: How Punjab can be bridge for national reconciliation between India and Pakistan

April 21, 2024 1:01 pm

The shared Punjabi identity has been invoked on several occasions by politicians on both sides of the border to advocate closer bilateral ties, most recently by Maryam Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Pakistan’ Punjab province in a speech at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.

Who is Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, nominated for Pakistan's Punjab CM post?

February 14, 2024 12:08 pm

As an advisor to her father, Maryam Nawaz had also played a crucial role in his re-election campaign in 2008.

Pakistan Election Result 2024 Highlights: Ex premier Imran Khan's party nominates Omar Ayub as PM candidate

February 16, 2024 8:43 am

Pakistan Election Results 2024 Highlights: Two people were killed and 14 others injured in an armed fight between PPP and Balochistan Awami Party supporters amid the recounting of votes at a booth in Balochistan's Hub city.

Imran Khan's wife serves notice to PML-N's Maryam Nawaz over 'defamatory' accusations

May 05, 2023 2:26 pm

Bushra Bibi served the notice to Maryam Nawaz after she accused Bushra of taking bribes for facilitating the transfer of a piece of land to a property tycoon during Imran Khan's tenure as Pakistan PM.

Maryam Nawaz reunites with father Nawaz Sharif in London after three years on no-fly list

October 08, 2022 9:01 am

Maryam, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president, who arrived in London on Thursday, was received by her brother Hassan Nawaz Sharif and son Junaid Safdar at the Heathrow Airport.

Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz and husband acquitted in corruption case

September 29, 2022 7:48 pm

The Prime Minister later in his reaction to the verdict said the “edifice of lies, slander and character assassination” had come crumbling down.

Go to India if you like it so much: Maryam to Pak PM Imran Khan

April 09, 2022 2:36 pm

The remarks of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam, who is the daughter of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, came after Khan called India a "nation with a great sense of honour".

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