Some views on Nawaz Sharif

Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/8/1997; 620 words ; ...respect, Nawaz Sharif, who began his...term as Pakistan's prime minister on February 17th...letter to the Indian prime minister, Deve Gowda, Mr Sharif has proposed a...point to. Shehbaz Sharif, the prime ministeNewspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/4/1997; Kenneth J. Cooper ; 700+ words ; Nawaz Sharif, who was forced out as Pakistan's prime minister in 1993 by allegations...foreign currency. Sharif's likely return to the prime minister's office could also...government. While Sharif was prime minister, a steel mill owned... Pakistani Court Authorizes Return of Musharraf Rival; Exiled Former Prime Minister Predicts That President Is on His Way Out
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/24/2007; Griff Witte - Washington Post Foreign Service ; 700+ words ; ...the way for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to return to the...when the former prime minister arrives. Even so, Sharif may be arrested...to the streets. Sharif, who served two terms as prime minister in the 1990s, is... Read more Read more r's brother, has... Read more Pakistani Prime Minister Bests Rivals in Feud; President Resigns, Chief Justice Demoted as Army Sides With Sharif in Political Conflict
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/3/1997; Kenneth J. Cooper ; 700+ words ; ...army, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif prevailed today...existence, sided with Sharif today by making...dismissed the prime minister. Coming almost...two members of Sharif's cabinet said the prime minister's goal was to... Read more Nawaz Sharif, Mian Muhammad
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Nawaz Sharif, Mian Muhammad (b. 25 Dec. 1949). Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1990–93, 1997–9 Born in Lahore, he graduated from government... Read more Nawaz Sharif , 1949-, Pakistani politician; grad. Government College, Lahore; Punjab Univ. Law College. Born into a prominent Lahore business family, he was by 1980 director of one of Pakistan's largest industrial conglomerates. In 1981 Sharif was appointed finance minister of the Punjab by the Zia government, and in 1985 he was elected chief minister of the province. An opponent of Benazir Bhutto 's government, Sharif led the right-wing opposition, was elected to parliament in 1990, and became prime minister of a coalition government later that year. His administration initiated economic privatization and deregulation and the elevation of Islamic law. Sharif was ousted in 1993, but he again became prime minister when his Pakistan Muslim League party swept the 1997 elections. Sharif subsequently moved to reduce the power of Pakistan's president. In 1999 he was forced out by Pervez Musharraf 's coup. Accused by the new government of treason, hijacking, and corruption, Sharif was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison. His sentence was commuted, however, and in 2000 he was fined and exiled to Saudi Arabia for 10 years. In Aug., 2007, Pakistan's supreme court ruled that Sharif could return and, after an unsuccessful attempt to return in September, he did so in November. Subsequently, however, he was barred from running for parliament.