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Muhammad Sharif
Born
Mian Muhammad Sharif

18 November 1919
Died19 October 2004(2004-10-19) (aged 84)
Resting placeRaiwind, Lahore
NationalityPakistani
Alma materDAV College, Lahore
OccupationBusinessman Industrialist
SpouseBegum Shamim Akhtar
ChildrenNawaz Sharif
Shahbaz Sharif
Abbas Sharif
RelativesSee Sharif family

Mian Muhammad Sharif (Punjabi, Template:Lang-ur ;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 Butt trader family in Jati Umra (Amritsar) to ancestors who migrated from Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir.[1] He was one among seven brothers. According to credible sources, he did his schooling in eastern Punjab,[citation needed] then he moved to Lahore for his college education, he studied in DAV College, Lahore. In 1936, the family relocated to Lahore for better economic opportunities. Sharif used to work as a laborer in a steel factory in Lahore, owned by a Hindu businessman. He later attributed most of his success and learnings to the caring and generosity of said businessman.

In 1939, Sharif founded a small steel foundry with borrowed money.[2] His business was among the largest businesses in Punjab, only after BECO Engineering.[citation needed] Shehbaz Sharif also admitted that they were not the richest family and his father was a poor farmer from India, and he started their family business from the scratch.[3]

He was married to Shamim Akhtar, with whom he had three sons. All his children became politicians, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif and Abbas Sharif.[4] He developed a welfare project, Sharif Medical City, in Raiwind, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore.

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.[5] Sharif was suffering from chronic heart disease and underwent angioplasty twice. In 1982, he had his first heart bypass.[5] His funeral took place in Masjid al-Haram on 30 October 2004.[6] He is buried in Raiwind, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore.

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Shahbaz Sharif Speech in Punjab Assembly - Explaining again that his Father... - video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Sharif Family". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b Jerar Naqvi, Lubna (31 October 2004). "Mian Sharif passes away". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  6. ^ Sharif, Arshad & Mumtaz, Ashraf (30 October 2004). "Mian Sharif dies in Jeddah". The Dawn. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

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