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Nawaz Sharif

Person of interest · Politician

Nawaz Sharif is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Muhammad Nawaz Sharif · Navaz Şerif · Navoz Sharif · Naváz Šaríf · Navāzs Šarīfs · 17 more...				[sources]
Other name	Mian Mohammed Nawaz Sharif · Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif · Mian Nawaz Sharif · Mian Sahib · Muhammad Nawaz Sharif · 41 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	NS · Sharif · نوازشریف · 納瓦茲·夏立夫 · 纳瓦兹·谢里夫 · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1949-12-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Lahore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Pakistan				[sources]
Country	Pakistan				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Pakistan				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Nawaz				[sources]
Last name	Sharif				[sources]
Patronymic	Mian Muhammad Sharif				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q134068				[sources]
Position	Chief Minister of Punjab (1985-1990) · Federal Minister for Defence (Pakistan) (1990-1991) · Federal Minister for Defence (Pakistan) (1997-1999) · Federal Minister for Defence (Pakistan) (2013-2013) · Federal Minister for Finance (1993-1998) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Government College University · Punjab University Law College				[sources]
Religion	Islam · Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-04	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

former Pakistani three time Prime Minister, businessman and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-17

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Muhammad Sharif Politician	father	-	-
Abbas Sharif Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Minister for Defence (Pakistan)	2013-06-07	2013-11-26

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shehbaz Sharif Politician	sibling	-	-
Maryam Nawaz Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,084

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,792

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Wikidata350,123

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,336

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