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Nwaz Shrif
Early life and education
Nawaz Sharif was born in the upper-middle class Sharif family in Lahore, Punjab on 25 December 1949.[1][13] The Sharif family are Punjabis of Kashmiri origin.[13] His father,Muhammad Sharif, was an upper middle-class businessman and industrialist who's family had emigrated from Anantnag in Kashmir for business, eventually settling in the village of Jati Umra in Amritsar district, Punjab in the beginning of the twentieth century. His mother's family originated from Pulwama.[14] Following the partition of India in 1947, his parents migrated from Amritsar to Lahore.[13]His father followed the teachings of the Ahl al-Hadith.[15] His family owns Ittefaq Group, a multimillion dollar steel conglomerate[16] andSharif Group, a conglomerate company with holdings in agriculture, transport and sugar mills. He is married to Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.[17] His brother Shahbaz Sharif is the incumbent Chief Minister of Punjab province while his nephew Hamza Shahbaz Sharif is a member of the National Assembly. His daughter Maryam Nawaz is also in politics and a leader of his party. One of his daughters is married to Ali Dar, who is a son of Ishaq Dar, the current finance minister of Pakistan.[14] The personal residence of the Sharif family,Raiwind Palace, is located in Jati Umra, Raiwind on the outskirts of Lahore.[18]
He went to Saint Anthony High School. He graduated from the Government College University, Lahore with an art and business degreeand then received a law degree from the Punjab University Law College.[19][20]
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