Hamza Shahbaz Sharif MNA |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 1 June 2013 |
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Constituency | NA-119 (Lahore -II) |
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Born | 6 September 1974 |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Parents | Shehbaz Sharif (father) |
Relatives | See Sharif family |
Net worth | est. ₨340 million (US$3.2 million) (2016) |
Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif (Urdu: محمد حمزہ شہباز شریف; born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician who is the current member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).
Sharif was born on 6 September 1974 to Shehbaz Sharif. He allegedly has two wives, one of whom is Ayesha Ahad Malik. Ayesha claims she married Sharif in 2010. Sharif has denied of his marriage with Ayesha. Sharif is a businessman by profession and is known as Poultry king of Punjab. He had run the family business when his family was in exile.
Sharif began his political career in October 1999 when Pervez Musharraf sent his father Shahbaz Sharif and uncle Nawaz Sharif into exile following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état. Sharif was allowed to remain in Pakistan to look after family businesses. In 2011, it was reported that the PML-N is considering promoting Sharif as the general-secretary of the Punjab chapter.
Sharif was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in by-elections held in June 2008 following the 2008 elections from NA-119 (Lahore -II). Sharif was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the second time in the 2013 elections from NA-119. In 2016, Dawn called Sharif as informal deputy prime minister of Pakistan and deputy chief minister of Punjab.
In 2014, Dawn reported that Hamza Shahbaz Sharif is wealthier than his father, Shahbaz Sharif, with net assets of Rs 250.46m. A report noted Sharif’s assets increased from Rs 583,191 declared in 2008 to Rs 211,080,295 in 2011.