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Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was born in Lahore on December 25, 1949.

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Graduated from Government College Lahore 

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Degree in Law from Punjab University

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 Joined the Punjab Cabinet as Finance Minister in 1981

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He was able to raise allocation of funds for the development of rural areas to 70 percent of the Annual Development Program in the Province. He also held the portfolio of Sports and was able to reorganize sports activities in the Province

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In the general elections of 1985, Nawaz Sharif won with an overwhelming majority, both in the National and Provincial Assemblies.

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On April 9, 1985, he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab.

 

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On May 31, 1988, he was appointed caretaker Chief Minister.

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 Nawaz Sharif was again elected as Chief Minister after the 1988 general elections. A massive uplift of Murree and Kahuta was undertaken during his term as Chief Minister of Punjab.

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On November 6, 1990, Nawaz Sharif was sworn-in as Prime Minister of the country, after his alliance, I. J. I. won the October 1990 elections. However, Nawaz Sharif could not complete his term of five years, and was dismissed by the President in April 1993. He was reinstated by the superior Judiciary, but had to resign along with the President in July 1993.

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On October 12, 1999, the civilian Government headed by Nawaz Sharif was overthrown by a military coup.

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During his tenure as the Prime Minister, efforts were made to strengthen the industries with help of private sector.

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Projects like Ghazi Brotha and Gawadar Miniport were initiated.

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Land was distributed among landless peasants in Sindh.

 
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Relations with the Central Asian Muslim Republics were strengthened and E. C. O. was given a boost.

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In an attempt to end the Afghan crisis, the "Islamabad Accord" was reached between various Afghan factions. His most important contribution was economic progress despite American sanctions on Pakistan through the Pressler Amendment.

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Pakistan Muslim League again won the elections held in February 1997, and Mian Nawaz Sharif was re-elected as Prime Minister with an overwhelming majority.

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Taking advantage of his absolute majority in the National Assembly, he added a landmark in the constitutional history of Pakistan by repealing the controversial Eighth Amendment. This Thirteenth Constitutional Amendment stripped the President of his powers, under Article 52(b) of the Eighth Amendment, to dismiss the Prime Minister and dissolve the National Assembly.

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 He added another milestone to the Constitution when his Parliament adopted the anti-defection Fourteenth Amendment Bill. His development venture of the Lahore-Islamabad motorway has also been appreciated by the people of Pakistan

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After military takeover, the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif (his brother and former Chief Minister of Punjab) and five other officials were booked on charges of hijacking, kidnapping and attempted murder in the "Plane Conspiracy" case. The prosecution's case was based on a police report filed by an Army Colonel.  The case was tried by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, which sentenced him to life imprisonment. In their appeal to the High Court, Mr. Sharif's lawyers maintained that no charge of corruption was proved against the former Prime Minister, and that it was the Prime Minster's constitutional right to remove the Army Chief.

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The Military Government  of Pakistan exiled him to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he lived with his close family for 7 years and then moved to United Kingdom. Once, he was deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia as he tried to go back to Pakistan.

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He returned to Pakistan just before the 2008 General Election. Although he was not allowed to take part in the election himself but his party managed to get enough seats to get him second position in the country and an over whelming majority in the biggest province of Punjanb.

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His fight for democracy, Social Justice and human cause  continues and people of Pakistan see him as the future Prime Minister of their Country

 

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