| Sharif family | |
|---|---|
| Political family | |
| Current region | Jati Umra, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Place of origin | Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Seat | Raiwind Palace |
| Titles | Mian, Sharif |
| Members | Muhammad Sharif Nawaz Sharif Shehbaz Sharif Kulsoom Nawaz Tehmina Durrani Hamza Shahbaz Maryam Nawaz Abbas Sharif Hussain Nawaz Hassan Sharif |
| Traditions | Sunni Islam |
| Estate(s) | Ittefaq Group Sharif Group |
| Website | sharifgroupn |
The Sharif family (Urdu and Punjabi: شریف خاندان) is the most prominent political family in Pakistan and is based in Lahore. The Sharif Family are Punjabi-speaking Kashmiris with their origin in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir and settled in Punjab in the late 20th century.
Muhammad Sharif, the father of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, migrated from Jati Umra, Amritsar District (now in Tarn Taran district, India, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947). He was a businessman who founded the Ittefaq Group and Sharif Group in 1939.[1] Sharif's other son Shehbaz Sharif currently serving as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2024.
- ^ Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.