Maryam Nawaz
Maryam Nawaz | |
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| مریم نواز | |
Sharif in 2019 | |
| 19th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 26 February 2024 | |
| Governor | Baligh Ur Rehman Sardar Saleem Haider Khan |
| Preceded by | Mohsin Naqvi |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Murad Raas |
| Constituency | PP-159 Lahore-XV |
| Majority | 2,106 (3.45%) |
| Vice President of the PML(N) | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme | |
| In office 22 November 2013 – 13 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Leila Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maryam Nawaz Sharif 28 October 1973 |
| Party | PML(N) (since 2007) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Nawaz Sharif (father) Kalsoom Nawaz (mother) |
| Relatives | Sharif family |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
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Maryam Nawaz Sharif (born 28 October 1973) is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 19th chief minister of Punjab since 26 February 2024. She is the first woman to hold the position of chief minister in Pakistan.
Born to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, Punjab in 1973, she began her political career in 2012 when she took charge of the PMLN's election campaign for the 2013 Pakistani general election. Following the election, she was appointed the chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme in 2013. In 2014, she resigned from the position after her appointment was challenged in the Lahore High Court. After her election to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the 2024 Pakistani general election, Maryam was appointed chief minister of Punjab.
She is a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, elected from Lahore since February 2024.