He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pakistan, having served a total of more than 9 years across three tenures. Each term has ended in his ousting. Born into the upper-middle-class Sharif family in Lahore, Nawaz is the son of Muhammad Sharif, the founder of Ittefaq and Sharif groups.

A Pakistani court has extended protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in graft cases while another withdrew its arrest warrant against him following his return home after four years of self-imposed exile in London.

Mar 25, 2025 · Nawaz Sharif (born December 25, 1949, Lahore, Pakistan) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as prime minister in 1990–93, 1997–99, and 2013–17. He was disqualified from holding public office in 2017 over allegations of corruption and was later convicted in absentia.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will seek a fourth term in office, his party says, noting he will be its consensus candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections and the office of the prime minister.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case on Wednesday, removing a major obstacle for him to run in parliamentary elections in February. The Islamabad High Court’s decision comes weeks after it restored Sharif’s right to appeal a 2018 conviction in a case relating to the purchase of ...

Oct 21, 2023 · Nawaz Sharif, the fugitive former prime minister of Pakistan, has returned to the South Asian nation after nearly four years in self-exile, stirring up the country’s already fraught political...

Oct 20, 2023 · Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has flown home from self-imposed exile ahead of general elections. Few, if any, could have scripted the dramatic turnaround for someone who...

Oct 21, 2023 · Nawaz Sharif, a three-time prime minister, made a noisy return to Pakistan on Saturday after years of self-imposed exile, seizing an opening in the country’s turbulent politics and economic...

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Jan 9, 2024 · Islamabad, Pakistan — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appears poised to compete in the country’s February 8 legislative elections that could see him return to power, after the...