1. Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the chief minister of Punjab from April 2022 to July 2022.
16 Facts About Hamza Shahbaz
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Hamza Shahbaz is the grandson of businessman Muhammad Shariff and his wife Begum Shamim Akhtar.
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Hamza Shahbaz's paternal uncle, Nawaz Sharif, is a three-time elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, and his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, is the current Chief Minister of Punjab.
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Hamza Shahbaz's other uncle, Abbas Sharif, was a politician, and his step-mother is author Tehmina Durrani.
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Hamza Shahbaz managed the family business during their period of exile.
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On May 24,2022, Hamza Shahbaz appointed Attaullah Tarar as his spokesperson, marking his entry into political prominence within the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
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Hamza Shahbaz was allowed to remain in Pakistan to oversee family businesses.
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Hamza Shahbaz initiated his political career as an independent candidate, choosing not to align with his family's party.
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Hamza Shahbaz received a total of 111 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Salman Rafique, who was representing the Pakistan Muslim League.
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Hamza Shahbaz ran unopposed from Constituency NA-119 and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan.
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Hamza Shahbaz successfully retained his seat in the National Assembly from the same constituency during the 2013 Pakistani general election.
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Hamza Shahbaz later contested for the role of Chief Minister of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
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Hamza Shahbaz, who has been serving as the Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz since May 2019 under his father Shehbaz Sharif's leadership, won his fourth term in the National Assembly from Constituency NA-118 in the 2024 Pakistani general election.
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Hamza Shahbaz held the majority with 11 seats in the ruling alliance, which was composed of three political parties and four independent candidates.
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Hamza Shahbaz was taken into custody on 11 June 2019, by the National Accountability Bureau due to allegations of corruption.
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In January 2022, Hamza Shahbaz secured pre-arrest bail in relation to the money laundering and sugar scams.