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

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

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with his brother Shehbaz Sharif, and daughter Maryam Nawaz. (Photo: X/@pmln-org)

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif, who was widely expected to be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, on Wednesday nominated his brother Shehbaz Sharif for the post. He also nominated his daughter and party’s senior vice president Maryam Nawaz for the post of Punjab Chief Minister. This will be Maryam’s first stint as the Chief Minister.

This comes after PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif won the NA-130 seat by a huge margin in the recently held Pakistan general elections, securing over 172,000 votes against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidate Dr Yasmin Rashid who got over 113,000.

Nawaz and three of his family members managed to score victories in their stronghold Lahore. Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Nawaz won from NA-119, securing over 83,000 votes against PTI-backed candidate Farooq Shahzad.

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پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے قائد جناب محمد نوازشریف نے وزیراعظم اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان کے عہدے کےلئے جناب محمد شہبازشریف کو نامزد کر دیا ہے جبکہ وزیراعلی پنجاب کے عہدے کےلئے محترمہ مریم نوازشریف کو نامزد کیا ہے۔ جناب محمد نوازشریف نے پاکستان کے عوام اور سیاسی تعاون فراہم کرنے والی…

— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) February 13, 2024

Who is Maryam Nawaz?

Born on October 28, 1973, in Lahore, Pakistan, Maryam Nawaz is the youngest of the three children born to Nawaz Sharif and Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. A prominent figure in Pakistan politics, Maryam received her education from Convent of Jesus and Mary in Lahore and attended the Beaconhouse School System later.

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Nawaz’s daughter is married to Muhammad Safdar Awan, a businessman and a politician in the country, and the couple has three children.

جیسے بھی ہو گیا جو ظلم تھا سہہ لیا جبر تھا سہہ لیا لیکن اپنی قوم کے ساتھ اپنی مٹی کے ساتھ اپنے وطن کے ساتھ پاکستان کے ساتھ غدداری نہیں کی. pic.twitter.com/44NCRJechW

— Team MNS (@TeamMNSharif) February 7, 2024

Maryam led the PML-N to victory in the 2013 Pakistan elections upon being elected as the president of the party. As an advisor to her father, she had also played a crucial role in his re-election campaign in 2008. She was, then, appointed as the Chairperson of the Punjab Tourism Development Corporation.

Maryam was disqualified from holding public office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in light of the Panama Papers scandal in 2017. The court had ruled that she had been involved in corruption and money laundering, however, she denied any wrongdoing and maintained that she was innocent.

She is viewed as a strong and charismatic leader in Pakistan who is capable of taking on the challenges faced by the country.

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