Maryam Nawaz (Pakistani Politician) Biography

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Full Name	Maryam Nawaz Sharif
Political Journey	In 2011, Maryam Nawaz joined the PML(N) to assist her father. She obtained membership in the same year. In November 2013, she was appointed as the chairperson of Prime Minister’s Youth Programme. On 3 January 2023, she was appointed as the senior vice president of PML-N. On 26 February 2024, she was appointed as the 19th Chief Minister of Punjab. In 2019, she was appointed as vice president of PML-N. On 26 February 2024, she was elected and sworn in as the 19th Chief Minister of Punjab, becoming the first female Chief Minister in Pakistan's history.

Full Name

Maryam Nawaz Sharif

Political Journey

In 2011, Maryam Nawaz joined the PML(N) to assist her father. She obtained membership in the same year.
In November 2013, she was appointed as the chairperson of Prime Minister’s Youth Programme.
On 3 January 2023, she was appointed as the senior vice president of PML-N.
On 26 February 2024, she was appointed as the 19th Chief Minister of Punjab.
In 2019, she was appointed as vice president of PML-N.
On 26 February 2024, she was elected and sworn in as the 19th Chief Minister of Punjab, becoming the first female Chief Minister in Pakistan's history.

College	Convent of Jesus and Mary, King Edward Medical University, University of Punjab
Qualifications	M.A. (English Literature) Ph.D. in Political Science (Disputed)

Religion	Islam (Sunni)

Father	Nawaz Sharif (Politician)
Mother	Kulsoom Nawaz
Siblings	Hussain Nawaz, Hassan Nawaz, Asma Nawaz
Spouse	Muhammad Safdar Awan (Politician, Retired Army Officer)
Children	Muhammad Junaid Safdar Mehr-un-Nisa Munir, Mahnoor Safdar

Favourite Politician	Nawaz Sharif

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/maryamnawazofficial/

1. Maryam Nawaz has been the chairperson of the Sharif Trust since 1997.
2. Her Great-grandfather was the renowned wrestler, known as the Great Gama (birth name: Ghulam Muhammad).
3. In 2013, she became politically active and led election marketing campaigns for her father Nawaz Sharif during the general election.
4. Her husband is ten years older than her.
5. In 2017, she was recognized as one of the BBC’s 100 Women.
6. On February 26, 2024, she was sworn in as the 19th Chief Minister of Punjab, marking her as the first woman to hold this position in a Pakistani province.
7. In 2012, she collaborated with PML-N leaders to prepare the Punjab Women Empowerment Package and played a role in the implementation of the women-only Pink Bus scheme in Punjab.