Shehbaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif | |
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| 17th & 21st Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 8 June 2008 – 25 February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Dost Muhammad Khosa |
| Succeeded by | Salman Taseer (Acting) |
| Constituency | Bhakar |
| In office 20 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Mian Afzal Hayat (caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 Lahore |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Spouse | Begum Nusrat Shahbaz Tehmina Durrani |
| Residence | Lahore |
Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif also known as Shahbaz Sharif (Urdu: میاں محمد شہاز شریف ) is a well known Pakistani politician and President of Pakistan Muslim League (N). He is the brother of Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan, from 1997 to 1999 and from 2008 to 2009.
Family
Mian Shahbaz Sharif’s first marriage with his cousin Nusrat Shahbaz (Urdu: نصرت شہباز) in 1973 with the approval of his father, the late Mian Muhammad Sharif. They have two sons, Hamza and Salman and three daughters. Shahbaz Sharif's second marriage was with Aaliya Honey (Urdu: عالیہ ہنی) in 1993-94. At that time he was living in London. They have one daughter, Khadija. According to some sources, many issues and legal requirements were not met in their divorce.[citation needed] Shahbaz Sharif's third marriage is with Tehmina Durrani. This is the third marriage for both of them.
Chief Minister of Punjab
He was considered a very strict administrator and chief minister of Punjab but he also received criticism as he had and took advantage of illegitimate power chief minister of Punjab because his brother was Prime Minister of Pakistan and made their party up a record majority of the parliment.[citation needed] He was ousted in the 1999 Military Coup, which brought Pervez Musharraf to power. He had been a famous chief minster all over the Punjab.
Chief Minister of Punjab 2nd Term
On June 8 2008, Sharif was elected as Chief Minister of Punjab, receiving 265 votes from the members of the 371-seat provincial assembly. He was the only candidate, and the Pakistan Muslim League-Q boycotted the vote. Speaking after his election, he called on Musharraf to resign.[1] He won a vote of confidence on June 9, receiving 266 votes.[2].
Shahbaz Shareef after becoming CM of Punjab had been welcomed by all local public and media which has been indicated by Lahore's ( Shahbaz Shareef home land ) only real estate magazine Property Standard in their Sep 08 issue.[3]
His second term as Chief Minister lasted until Wednesday, the 25th of February,2009, when a three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by Justice Moosa K. Leghari declared him uneligible to contest elections, took away his seat in the Punjab Assembly, and thereby, removed him from office[4].
A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court Tuesday granted stay order on an earlier decision of the apex court, in which Mian Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif were disqualified from holding public office. Now on 31th of March,2009A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court Tuesday granted stay order on an earlier decision of the apex court, in which Mian Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif were disqualified from holding public office. [5]
Exile
He lived in exile in London with his brother, the exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after coming from Saudi Arabia. He once tried coming back to Pakistan following a High Court decision that he was free to come back whenever he wanted. On May 11, 2004 his plane landed at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore but he was arrested and again deported to Saudi Arabia within a few hours.
President of Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Mian Shahbaz Sharif was elected President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on 3 August 2002 while on exile in Saudi Arabia. He was re-elected President of PML(N) for the second term on 2 August 2006.
He was once thought of as a strong future candidate for Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Return to Pakistan
In August 2007, Supreme Court of Pakistan gave its verdict which allowed Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif to return back to Pakistan.
On September 7, 2007, judge Shabbir Hussain Chatha ordered police to arrest Shahbaz Sharif, brother of Nawaz Sharif and produce him before the court, after the hearing in Lahore. The court ruled that "Shahbaz Sharif should be arrested (at) whichever airport he lands at." Nawaz Sharif too faces detention on the pair's planned return from exile to Pakistan on September 10, 2007, to challenge President Pervez Musharraf's 8-year military rule.[6]
His brother Shahbaz Sharif changed return plans at the last minute.[7][8]
Sharif was not allowed to participate in the 2008 elections because of allegations against him. His son Hamza Sharif was supposed to run from a NA seat in Lahore but due to the death of a candidate the elections were postponed.
See also
References
- ^ "Former Pak PM's brother elected provincial chief executive", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), June 8, 2008.
- ^ "CM Shahbaz Sharif gets Vote of Confidence", Pakistan Times, June 10, 2008.
- ^ http://propertystandard.com.pk/seventh-issue/pages/01.html
- ^ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/pakistan/2009/02/26/197738/Pakistan-faces.htm
- ^ http://www.apakistannews.com/shahbaz-sharif-cabinet-restrained-as-24th-feb-position-112520
- ^ Channel NewsAsia, Pakistan court orders arrest of Sharif's brother
- ^ ChannelNewsAsia.com, US says ex-Pakistani premier Sharif's deportation an "internal matter"
- ^ Newkeral.com, US denies hand in Sharif deportation
External links
- Official website
- Pml(N)Official website
- Interview with Shahid Masood on Geo TV (in Urdu) - 16 June 2007
- Shahbaz Sharif in News
- Shahbaz Sharif at London in Pictures
- Shahbaz takes oath as 21st Punjab chief minister today
- Shahbaz Sharif no more Punjab CM
- Shahbaz Sharif Cabinet Restrained as 24th Feb Position