Muhammad Sharif
A photograph of Sharif
Born
Mian Muhammad Sharif

18 November 1919
Jati Umra, Punjab Province, British India
Died19 October 2004(2004-10-19) (aged 84)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Resting placeRaiwind, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materDAV College, Lahore
OccupationBusinessman Industrialist
SpouseBegum Shamim Akhtar
ChildrenNawaz Sharif
Shahbaz Sharif
Abbas Sharif
RelativesSee Sharif family

Mian Muhammad Sharif (Punjabi, Urdu: میاں محمد شریف, 18 November 1919 – 19 October 2004) was a Pakistani businessman who is known as the co-founder of Ittefaq Group and founder of Sharif Group.[1] Two of his three sons, Nawaz and Shehbaz became Prime Ministers of Pakistan.

Early life and family

Sharif was born in 1919 to Mian Mohammad Baksh, into a trader Punjabi-speaking family of Kashmiri ancestry in Jati Umra. Their ancestors migrated from Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

In 1939, Sharif founded a small steel foundry after selling his farming land.[2]

He was married to Shamim Akhtar, with whom he had three sons. All his children became politicians, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif and Abbas Sharif.[3]

Death

In 2000, Sharif's family was exiled to Saudi Arabia by then Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf.[1] He died of a cardiac arrest in Jeddah, in 19 October 2004, at the age of 84.[4] Sharif was suffering from chronic heart disease and underwent angioplasty twice. In 1982, he had his first heart bypass.[4] His funeral took place in Masjid al-Haram on 30 October 2004.[5] He is buried in Raiwind, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff Report (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif: businessman, kingmaker and philanthropist". Daily Times. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mian Sharif dies in Jeddah". DAWN.COM. 30 October 2004.
  3. ↑ "Sharif Family". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 Jerar Naqvi, Lubna (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif passes away". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Sharif, Arshad & Mumtaz, Ashraf (30 October 2004). "Mian Sharif dies in Jeddah". The Dawn. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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