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This is a Pakistani name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hamza.
Hamza Shahbaz
حمزہ شہباز
Chief Minister of Punjab
Gando
In office
30 April 2022 – 26 July 2022
GovernorOmer Sarfraz Cheema
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
Preceded byUsman Buzdar
Succeeded byChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Vice President of PML-N Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2018
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
18 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-146 Lahore-III
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
June 2013 – May 2018
ConstituencyNA-119 (Lahore -II)
In office
June 2008 – May 2013
ConstituencyNA-119 (Lahore -II)
Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
20 October 2022 – 14 January 2023
Preceded bySibtain Khan
In office
6 September 2018 – 30 April 2022
Preceded byMehmood-ur-Rasheed
Succeeded bySibtain Khan
Personal details
Born (1973-09-06) 6 September 1973 (age 51)[1]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPMLN (2018-present)
Spouse(s)Mehrunissah Hamza
Rabia Hamza
​
(m. 2012)​
Parent
RelativesSee Sharif family

Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz (Urdu, Punjabi: میاں حمزہ شہباز; born 6 September 1973) is a Pakistani politician and the eldest son of former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from September 2018 to April 2022, and resumed this role on 20 October 2022 and continued until the dissolution of the assembly. He briefly held the position of Chief Minister of Punjab from 30 April 2022 to 2 May 2022. His tenure as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab spanned from August 2018 to January 2023. Prior to this, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2008 to May 2018.

Early and personal life

Hamza was born on 6 September 1973[3][1] to Shehbaz Sharif.[2] His mother, Begum Nusrat, is Shehbaz Sharif's cousin and his first wife,[4] whom he married in 1973. Hamza has a younger sister, Rabia Imran, and a younger brother, Suleman Shahbaz, the former CEO of Sharif Group.

Following his undergraduate education at the Government College, Lahore he obtained his LLB (Honours) from the London School of Economics.[5]

He is a businessman by profession and is known as 'Poultry King of Punjab'.[6] He ran the family business when his family was in exile.[6]

He has allegedly had three wives, one of whom is Ayesha Ahad Malik.[7] Ayesha married Hamza in 2010 but Hamza denied this marriage.[8][9] He married Rabia Hamza in 2012.[10]

In 2018, he declared his two wives' details in his nomination papers, Mehrunissah Hamza and Rabia Hamza.[11]

Political career

Hamza participated in politics from early age and was imprisoned in Adiala Jail during his college life in 1994 along with other Pakistan Muslim League leaders.[12] He began his political career in October 1999 when Pervez Musharraf sent his father Shahbaz Sharif and uncle Nawaz Sharif into exile following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état.[13] Hamza was allowed to remain in Pakistan to look after family businesses.[14] In 2011, it was reported that the PML-N was considering promoting Hamza as the general-secretary of the Punjab chapter.[2]

He ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-142 (Lahore-VI) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 111 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Salman Rafique.[15]

He was elected unopposed to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-119 (Lahore-II) in by-elections held in June 2008.[16][13][17]

Hamza was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-119 (Lahore-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[18][17][19] In 2016, Dawn called Hamza the informal deputy prime minister of Pakistan and deputy chief minister of Punjab.[20][21]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-124 (Lahore-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[22] In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-146 (Lahore-III).[23] Following his successful election, he abandoned his national assembly seat in favor of the provincial assembly seat.[23] On 13 August 2018, PML-N nominated him for the office of Chief Minister of Punjab.[24] On 19 August 2018, he received 159 votes and lost the office to Sardar Usman Buzdar who secured 186 votes.[25]

On 25 August 2018, PML-N nominated Hamza for the office of the opposition leader in Punjab Assembly.[26] On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly.[27] Hamza Shehbaz ran for Chief Minister of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and was elected on 16 April 2022 after getting 197 votes against his opponent Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.[28]

He is also serving as the Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) since May 2019 of which his father Mian Shahbaz Sharif is the President.

Chief Ministership

Under father Shehbaz Sharif's rule, the Hamza Shahbaz Chief Ministry was formed on 30 April 2022, after Hamza was nominated as a candidate for Chief Minister of Punjab by opposition parties after the resignation of Usman Buzdar.[29][30] He took oath as the legally invalid 19th Chief Minister of Punjab on 30 April 2022.[31] He had the majority of 11 seats in the ruling alliance that was formed of three political parties and 4 independent candidates. However, in light of the orders given by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Hamza Shehbaz was to be considered as never having been Chief Minister and his election to be invalid as well as all his orders given during his invalid tenure. He was succeeded by Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the officially proclaimed 19th Chief Minister of Punjab, due to gaining a majority of votes in the election in the Provincial Assembly for electing the Chief Minister, and the successive Supreme Court ruling.

Hamza Shahbaz public rally

Wealth and assets

A report noted that Hamza's assets increased from Rs 583,191 declared in 2008 to Rs 211,080,295 in 2011.[6]

In 2014, Dawn reported that Hamza Shahbaz Sharif was wealthier than his father, Shahbaz Sharif, with net assets of Rs 250,46 million.[7]

As of 2018, Hamza's declared asset worth was Rs 411 million.[11]

Controversies

Hamza was arrested on 11 June 2019 by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over corruption charges.[32] The arrest was made based on alleged money laundering and holding assets beyond means.[33]

In another scandal the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) revealed 28 unnamed accounts through which reportedly money laundering of Rs. 16.3 billion was made implicating seventeen thousand credit transactions. The FIA claimed that eleven low-paid employees of the Sharif group were used to execute these transactions.[34] Hamza Shahbaz and father Shehbaz Sharif were to be indicted on February 10, 2022.[35][36] However, the indictment was delayed on 18 February 2022 by the Special Central Court of Lahore.[37]

In the sugar scandal case, the FIA alleged that money laundering of Rs. 25 billion was done using employees of Ramzan (RSML) and AI-Arabia Sugar Mills (ASML) using fake accounts.[38] However, Hamza Shabaz denied these claims and termed it as business transaction.[39]

Hamza Shehbaz got pre-arrest bail in money laundering and sugar scams in January 2022,[40] and was subsequently granted bail on 24 February 2022 by the Lahore High Court over an asset beyond known means case.[41]

On 12 May 2022, NAB decided against prosecuting Hamza Shehbaz, along with father Shehbaz Sharif. This was one month after Shehbaz Sharif came to power as the Prime Minister after a no-confidence motion against former Prime Minister Imran Khan.[42]

References

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  4. ^ Lyon, Stephen (2019). Political Kinship in Pakistan: Descent, Marriage, and Government Stability. Lexington Books. p. 100.
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  6. ^ a b c "Hamza Sharif now Poultry King of Punjab - thenews.com.pk". The News. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ a b "The mystery of Raiwind palace ownership". DAWN.COM. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Hamza Shahbaz's alleged wife thrust into limelight in PTI, PML-N harassment row". DAWN.COM. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  9. ^ Newspaper, the (10 October 2011). "Ayesha says she was tortured by police". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Hamza Shahbaz's wedding in US, honeymoon in Scotland". Pakistan Today. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Hamza's net assets worth over Rs 411 million, Shahbaz owns 675 kanals land". DAWN.COM. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Decades of famous faces at Adiala". The Nation. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Baton passed: Hamza Shahbaz: Stepping out of the shadows - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Maryam, Hamza vie for limelight". DAWN.COM. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  15. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Hamza Shahbaz takes oath as MNA". DAWN.COM. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  17. ^ a b "Hamza Sharif bags NA-119 Lahore seat - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Nawaz League supporters celebrate victory". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  20. ^ "PML-N's exhilirating in-house duels". DAWN.COM. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Hamza fills in for Shahbaz". DAWN.COM. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  22. ^ "PMLN's Hamza Shehbaz wins NA-124 election". Associated Press of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Hamza vacates NA-124 Lahore seat". The Nation. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  24. ^ Tahir, Zulqernain (14 August 2018). "Hamza PML-N choice for CM, opposition leader slots". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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  27. ^ Malik, Arif (6 September 2018). "Hamza Shahbaz appointed opposition leader in Punjab Assembly". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  28. ^ "Hamza Shehbaz elected Punjab CM after garnering 197 votes in a session marred by melees, chaos". dawn.com.
  29. ^ "SC voids Hamza election, Elahi is new CM". 27 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Hamza finally sworn in as Punjab CM". The Express Tribune. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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  32. ^ Sheikh, Wajih Ahmad (12 June 2019). "NAB arrests Hamza in corruption probe". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  33. ^ "Hamza Shahbaz arrested by NAB as plea for bail extension withdrawn". 11 June 2019.
  34. ^ "FIA charges against Shehbaz, Hamza in Rs16bn graft case". 13 December 2021.
  35. ^ "Money laundering case: Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz to be indicted on 18th". 11 February 2022.
  36. ^ "Special court to indict Shehbaz, Hamza on Feb 18 in Rs16bn money laundering case". 10 February 2022.
  37. ^ "Court defers indictment, extends interim bail of Shehbaz and Hamza". 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  38. ^ "Shahbaz, sons booked in Rs25 bn money laundering cases". 16 November 2020.
  39. ^ "Malik Maqsood's account contained business money: Hamza Shahbaz". 24 March 2022.
  40. ^ "Shehbaz, Hamza get pre-arrest bail in money laundering, sugar scams". 28 January 2022.
  41. ^ "Hamza gets bail after nearly two years". 25 February 2022.
  42. ^ Bilal, Rana (12 May 2022). "FIA decides against prosecuting PM Shehbaz, Hamza in money laundering case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Punjab
2022 		Succeeded by
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