Mian Muhammad
Nawaz Sharif was born into a wealth steel industrialist family on 25
December 1949. His father, Muhammad Sharif, was an upper middle-class
businessman and industrialist who had migrated from Amritsar district to
Pakistan during the 1947 Indian partition. His family is of
Kashmiri-Punjabi origin. His father followed the teachings of Islam.
His family owns Ittefaq Group, a multimillion dollar steel conglomerate.
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.
He went to Saint
Anthony High School. He graduated from the Government College University,
Lahore with an art and business degree and then received a law degree from the
University of Punjab. He is married to Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.
