Sharif family

The Sharif family (Urdu: شريف خاندان‎) is a prominent political family of Pakistan, based in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Along with the Bhuttos, the family have dominated for much of Pakistan's political history since 1983. The family is of Kashmiri-Punjabi origin, settled in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and uses the title of Mian. Muhammad Sharif, the father of Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. He was a businessman who founded the Ittefaq Group in 1939 in Lahore.

Sharif family

The Sharif family (Urdu: شريف خاندان‎) is a prominent political family of Pakistan, based in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Along with the Bhuttos, the family have dominated for much of Pakistan's political history since 1983. The family is of Kashmiri-Punjabi origin, settled in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and uses the title of Mian. Muhammad Sharif, the father of Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. He was a businessman who founded the Ittefaq Group in 1939 in Lahore.