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Nawaz Sharif

1949 - Today

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Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then from 1997 to 1999 and later from 2013 to 2017. He is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Pakistan, having served a total of more than 9 years across three tenures. Each term has ended in his ousting. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024, was elected from Lahore after 5 years by defeating Yasmeen Rashid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nawaz Sharif is the 466th most popular politician (up from 9,250th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Pakistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nawaz Sharif ranks 466 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicolas Sarkozy, Henry VII of England, Pertinax, Alfred the Great, Willy Brandt, and Toghon Temür. After him are Volodymyr Zelensky, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Vitellius, Frederick William II of Prussia, Macbeth, King of Scotland, and John Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Nawaz Sharif ranks 9. Before him are Benjamin Netanyahu, Caitlyn Jenner, Niki Lauda, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Haruki Murakami, and Roger Taylor. After him are António Guterres, Meryl Streep, Anna Wintour, Pedro Almodóvar, Ashraf Ghani, and Richard Gere.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif ranks 8 out of 217. Before him are Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876), Guru Nanak (1469), Manmohan Singh (1932), Pāṇini (-500), Muhammad Iqbal (1877), and Porus (-400). After him are Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Chanakya (-375), I. K. Gujral (1919), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948), Pran (1920), and Bacha Khan (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif ranks 5. Before him are Akbar (1542), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876), Manmohan Singh (1932), and Porus (-400). After him are Shehbaz Sharif (1951), I. K. Gujral (1919), Shah Jahan (1592), Arif Alvi (1949), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), and Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952).

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