Who is Shehbaz Sharif, the front-runner for Pakistan's new PM after Imran Khan's removal

Shahbaz Sharif is the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the current leader of opposition in the National Assembly.

New Delhi: Shahbaz Sharif, who is the front-runner for prime ministership in Pakistan after Imran Khan’s removal, is a senior Pakistani politician. He is the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)

Sharif, who served as the opposition of leader in the Pakistan National Assembly from 2020-22, is the younger brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. He is likely to become the prime minister on Monday in the assembly sitting.

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Born in an industrial family in Lahore, Shahbaz Sharif is a graduate of the Government College University. He initially joined his family`s steel business and became the president of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industries in 1985.

Shahbaz Sharif’s political career began in the 1980s under the dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq when elder brother Nawaz Sharif was inducted into the Punjab Provincial Cabinet as Finance Minister.