Shehbaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif میاں محمد شہباز شریف | |
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| 17th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 6 June 2013 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Governor | Mohammad Sarwar |
| Preceded by | Najam Sethi |
| Majority | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) |
| In office 8 June 2008 – 26th March 2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Parvez Ashraf Mir Hazar Khan Khoso |
| Governor | Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood Latif Khosa Salmaan Taseer |
| Preceded by | Dost Muhammad Khosa |
| Succeeded by | Najam Sethi |
| Constituency | Bhakkar, Punjab Province |
| 3rd President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| In office 20 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Governor | Shahid Hamid Zulfiqar Ali Khosa |
| Preceded by | Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat |
| 1st Executive Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 27 July 2011 | |
| Vice President | Ghaus Ali Shah |
| In office 12 October 1999 – 30 September 2002 | |
| President | Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif September 23, 1951 Lahore, Punjab Province, West-Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) |
| Spouse(s) | Begum Nusrat Shahbaz (1973–1993) Aaliya Honey (1993-1994) Tehmina Durrani(2003 – present) |
| Children | Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Salman Shahbaz Sharif, Rabia Imran |
| Residence(s) | Chief Minister House, Lahore (official) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Website | shehbazsharif.pk |
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Mian Shahbaz Sharif (Punjabi, Urdu: مِیاں مُحَمَّد شَہباز شَرِیف, Miyāⁿ Muḥammad Šẹhbāz Šarīf, pronounced [miˈɑ̃ː mʊˈɦəm.məd̪ ʃɛhˈbɑːz ʃəˈriːf]; born September 23, 1951) is chief minister of Punjab Province of Pakistan. He is the brother of Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was the chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province Punjab from 2008 to 2013. Previously, he held this position from 1997 to 1999, when Pervez Musharraf toppled the government in "coup d'état". He, along with his entire family, was sent to exile to Saudi Arabia. The entire family returned to Pakistan in 2007.
Family
Mian Shahbaz Sharif is the second son of Mian Muhammad Sharif. He is a joint owner of Ittefaq Group. He played a vital rôle in the success of Ittefaq Group. In 1973, Shahbaz Sharif married his first wife, Nusrat Shahbaz (نصرت شہباز). In 1993, Shahbaz Sharif married his second wife, Aaliya Honey (عالیہ ہنی).[1] He divorced her while in exile in Saudi Arabia. Shahbaz Sharif's third marriage is with Tehmina Durrani, the author of My Feudal Lord.[2]
First term Chief Minister of Punjab
He was considered a strict and demanding administrator as the chief minister of Punjab. He received some criticism because he took charge of the office when his brother was the Prime Minister of Pakistan [citation needed] He was ousted along with his brother in the 1999 military coup, which brought Pervez Musharraf to power.[3]
Exile
Shahbaz Sharif lived in exile in London with his brother as a result of a deal he and his brother made with Pervez Musharraf, the exiled former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif after coming from Saudi Arabia. Although Sharif brothers initially denied the existence of any deal, but later admitted it.[4] The deal papers were made public in 2008. He once tried coming back to Pakistan following a High Court decision that he was free to come back whenever he wanted. On 11 May 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 PML (N) on 3 August 2002 while in exile in Saudi Arabia. He was re-elected President of PML(N) for a second term on 2 August 2006.
Return to Pakistan
In August 2007, Supreme Court of Pakistan gave its verdict which allowed Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan.
On 7 September 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 10 September 2007, to challenge President Pervez Musharraf's 8-year military rule.[5]
His brother Mian Shahbaz Sharif changed return plans at the last minute.[6][7]
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.
Second term as Chief Minister
On 8 June 2008, Shahbaz 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.[8] He won a vote of confidence on 9 June, receiving 266 votes.[9]
His second term as Chief Minister lasted until 25 February 2009, when a three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by Justice Moosa K. Leghari, declared him ineligible to contest elections, took away his seat in the Punjab Assembly, and thereby removed him from office.[10] On 31 March 2009, a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court overturned[11] an earlier decision of the apex court, in which Mian Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif were disqualified from holding public office. As a result, Shahbaz Sharif returned to office as Chief Minister.
Some of the major projects initiated by Shahbaz Sharif during his second tern include
- Lahore Metro Bus System A 32 km Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system from Kahna to Shahadra,
- Danish Schools is a free education project to provide top class education to the less fortunate in Pakistan
- Ashiana Housing Schemes[12] Affordable Housing for low income families with modern facilities in Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala & other cities of Punjab.
- e-Youth Initiative[13] to provide free laptops to 100 thousand brilliant students studying at public sector colleges & universities and high achievers of the Boards of Punjab in Matriculation Examinations
- Foresic Science Laboratory at Lahore[14] Establishing of Punjab Forensic Science Agency and a state of the art forensic lab
- Punjab Youth Internship Program[15] A program to equip 50,000 unemployed youth with productive skills in Punjab. A monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 will be paid to the interns.
- Plan9 - Tech Incubator[16] A program designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services
- Lahore Waste Management Company[17] An Integrated Solid Waste Management project with collaboration of Turkish contractors for the city of Lahore to serve as a model for other areas in Punjab.
- The Punjab Model of Proactive Governance[18] A system to proactively seek feedback from consumers of government services using call centers, text messages and phone calls. The project has been supported and funded by the World Bank.[19]
Shahbaz Sharif is well respected internationally including China, Germany and Turkey. Their government functionaries are impressed by his governance of the Punjab province.[20] He is acknowledged even by his opponents as an outstanding administrator for his role in making Punjab a model of good governance.[21]
Fight against Dengue
In 2011 there was a Dengue fever outbreak in Punjab. The total number of reported patients was 17,352, with loss of 252 lives in district Lahore only. The Punjab government under chief minister Shahbaz Sharif took radical and drastic measures[22] to bring this menace completely under control. In 2012 only 182 confirmed cases were reported in district Lahore with zero mortality. The achievement was recognized and appreciated by Sri Lankan and other foreign experts.[23]
Third term as Chief Minister
On 6 June 2013, Shahbaz Sharif was elected Chief Minister of Punjab for a third term with more than two-thirds majority. He secured 300 votes while his opponent Mian Mahmoodur Rashid of PTI got 34 votes.[24]
See also
References
- ^ Omer Farooq Khan (10 April 2010). "Muslim law and Pakistan". Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Shahbaz confirms marriage to Tehmina". Daily Times. 24 February 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Shahzad, Syed Saleem (26 January 2008). "Sharif picked to tame Pakistan's militancy". Asia Times. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Pakistan court orders arrest of Sharif's brother. Channelnewsasia.com (27 March 2013). Retrieved on 28 April 2013.
- ^ US says ex-Pakistani premier Sharif's deportation an "internal matter". Channelnewsasia.com (27 March 2013). Retrieved on 28 April 2013.
- ^ Kumar, Arun (11 September 2007) US denies hand in Sharif deportation. Muslim World News
- ^ "Former Pak PM's brother elected provincial chief executive". People's Daily Online. Xinhua. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "CM Shahbaz Sharif gets Vote of Confidence", Pakistan Times, 10 June 2008.
- ^ Pakistan faces instability as Sharif disqualified. The China Post (2009-02-26). Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
- ^ Court clears the way for Nawaz Sharif to return to power The Telegraph (2009-03-31)
- ^ PML(N) Achievements
- ^ Youth Development Programme
- ^ Punjab Forensic Science Agency
- ^ Punjab Youth Internship Program
- ^ Plan9 Tech Incubator
- ^ Lahore Waste Management Company
- ^ [2], Punjab Model for Proactive Governance: New anti-corruption drive makes waves, The Express Tribune (2012-02-19).
- ^ [3], Pakistan: Enhancing Service Delivery in Districts across Punjab.
- ^ Nawaz, Shahbaz most popular leaders Pakistan Observer
- ^ Shahbaz Deserves Better The Nation (2012-11-03)
- ^ [4], Combating Dengue
- ^ Dengue under control: Health department The News International (2012-10-18)
- ^ [5], Shahbaz Sworn in as CM Punjab for Third Time, Dawn.com
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