Hamza Shahbaz

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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Pakistani name|Hamza|Shahbaz}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hamza Shahbaz Sharif
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Hamza Shahbaz (cropped).png
| caption =
| office = [[Leader of the Opposition (Punjab)|Leader of the Opposition Punjab]]
| term_start = 6 September 2018
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Mehmood-ur-Rasheed]]
| office1 = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Vice President Pakistan Muslim League (N)]], Punjab
| term_start1 = May 2019
| term_end1 =
| president1 = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| office2 = [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab|Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
| term_start2 = 18 August 2018
| term_end2 =
| constituency2 = PP-146 (Lahore-III)
| office3 = [[National Assembly of Pakistan|Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start3 = June 2013
| term_end3 = May 2018
| constituency3 = [[Constituency NA-119|NA-119 (Lahore -II)]]
| term_start4 = June 2008
| term_end4 = May 2013
| constituency4 = [[Constituency NA-119|NA-119 (Lahore -II)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|9|6|df=y}}<ref name="pildat/dob" />
| birth_place =
| spouse = Mehrunissah Hamza <br /> {{marriage|Rabia Hamza|2012}}
<br /> {{marriage|Ayesha Ahad|2010}}
| father = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]<ref name="dawn/24july2011" />
| relatives = See [[Sharif family]]
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| alma_mater =
| nationality = Pakistani
}}

'''Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|میاں محمد حمزہ شہباز شریف}}}}; born 6 September 1974) is a [[Pakistani]] politician and the current Leader of the Opposition in the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], in office since 6 September 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from June 2008 to May 2018.

==Early and personal life==
Hamza was born on 6 September 1974<ref>{{cite news|title=If elections are held on time…|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658|access-date=4 December 2017|work=thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143518/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658|archive-date=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=119|access-date=9 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419143038/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=119|archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> to [[Shehbaz Sharif]].<ref name="dawn/24july2011" /> He is a businessman by profession and is known as 'Poultry King of Punjab'.<ref name="thenews/14july2014" /> He ran the family business when his family was in exile.<ref name="thenews/14july2014" />

He allegedly has three wives, one of whom is Ayesha Ahad Malik.<ref name="dawn/3jan2014" /> Ayesha claimed she married Hamza in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hamza Shahbaz's alleged wife thrust into limelight in PTI, PML-N harassment row|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1349769/hamza-shahbazs-alleged-wife-thrust-into-limelight-in-pti-pml-n-harassment-row|access-date=5 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=5 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805192345/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349769/hamza-shahbazs-alleged-wife-thrust-into-limelight-in-pti-pml-n-harassment-row|archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> Hamza denied his marriage with Ayesha.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=Ayesha says she was tortured by police|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/665387|access-date=5 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=10 October 2011|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805221953/https://www.dawn.com/news/665387|archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> He married Rabia Hamza in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamza Shahbaz’s wedding in US, honeymoon in Scotland |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/05/25/hamza-shahbaz%E2%80%99s-wedding-in-us-honeymoon-in-scotland/ |access-date=9 August 2018 |work=Pakistan Today |date=25 May 2012}}</ref>

In 2018, he declared his two wives' details in his nomination papers, Mehrunissah Hamza and Rabia Hamza.<ref name="dawn/21june2018" />

==Political career==
Hamza participated in politics from early age and was imprisoned in [[Adiala Jail]] during his college life in 1994 along with other Pakistan Muslim League leaders.<ref>{{cite news |title=Decades of famous faces at Adiala |url=https://nation.com.pk/24-Jul-2018/decades-of-famous-faces-at-adiala |access-date=9 August 2018 |work=The Nation |date=24 July 2018}}</ref> He began his political career in October 1999 when [[Pervez Musharraf]] sent his father Shahbaz Sharif and uncle Nawaz Sharif into exile following the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état]].<ref name="tribune/11may2013">{{cite news|title=Baton passed: Hamza Shahbaz: Stepping out of the shadows - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/547234/baton-passed-the-next-generation-stepping-out-of-the-shadows/|access-date=24 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=11 May 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807052342/http://tribune.com.pk/story/547234/baton-passed-the-next-generation-stepping-out-of-the-shadows/|archive-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> Hamza was allowed to remain in Pakistan to look after family businesses.<ref name="dawn/7dec2012">{{cite news|title=Maryam, Hamza vie for limelight|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/769657|access-date=24 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=7 December 2012|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022143/http://www.dawn.com/news/769657|archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> In 2011, it was reported that the PML-N was considering promoting Hamza as the general-secretary of the Punjab chapter.<ref name="dawn/24july2011">{{cite news|title=PML-N may give Hamza a key slot|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/646682/pml-n-may-give-hamza-a-key-slot|access-date=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 July 2011|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035745/https://www.dawn.com/news/646682/pml-n-may-give-hamza-a-key-slot|archive-date=4 March 2017}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-142 (Lahore-VI) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]], but was unsuccessful. He received 111 votes and lost the seat to [[Khawaja Salman Rafique]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=18 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archive-date=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was elected unopposed to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from [[Constituency NA-119|Constituency NA-119 (Lahore-II)]] in by-elections held in June 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hamza Shahbaz takes oath as MNA|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/936692|access-date=18 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 June 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218142850/https://www.dawn.com/news/936692|archive-date=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="tribune/11may2013" /><ref name="tribune/12may2013" />

Hamza was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-119 (Lahore-II) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nawaz League supporters celebrate victory|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1010904|access-date=24 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202021914/http://www.dawn.com/news/1010904|archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/12may2013">{{cite news|title=Hamza Sharif bags NA-119 Lahore seat - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/547927/hamza-sharif-bags-na-119-lahore-seat/|access-date=24 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=12 May 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020842/http://tribune.com.pk/story/547927/hamza-sharif-bags-na-119-lahore-seat/|archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1026929|access-date=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201624/https://www.dawn.com/news/1026929|archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'' called Hamza as informal deputy prime minister of Pakistan and deputy chief minister of Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N's exhilirating in-house duels|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1230470|access-date=24 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=3 January 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127152622/http://www.dawn.com/news/1230470|archive-date=27 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hamza fills in for Shahbaz|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1045496|access-date=24 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=26 September 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022324/http://www.dawn.com/news/1045496|archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-124 (Lahore-II)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PMLN’s Hamza Shehbaz wins NA-124 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/pmlns-hamza-shehbaz-wins-na-124-election/ |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press of Pakistan |date=27 July 2018}}</ref> In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-146 (Lahore-III).<ref name="nation/12aug2018">{{cite news |title=Hamza vacates NA-124 Lahore seat |url=https://nation.com.pk/12-Aug-2018/hamza-vacates-na-124-lahore-seat |access-date=14 August 2018 |work=The Nation |date=12 August 2018}}</ref> Following his successful election, he abandoned his national assembly seat in favor of the provincial assembly seat.<ref name="nation/12aug2018" /> On 13 August 2018, PML-N nominated him for the office of Chief Minister of Punjab.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tahir |first1=Zulqernain |title=Hamza PML-N choice for CM, opposition leader slots |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1426910/hamza-pml-n-choice-for-cm-opposition-leader-slots |access-date=14 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=14 August 2018}}</ref> On 19 August 2018, he received 159 votes and lost the office to [[Sardar Usman Buzdar]] who secured 186 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab Assembly elects Buzdar as chief minister |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427988/punjab-assembly-elects-buzdar-as-chief-minister |access-date=19 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=19 August 2018}}</ref>

On 25 August 2018, PML-N nominated Hamza for the office of the opposition leader in Punjab Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamza opposition leader in PA |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/358989-hamza-opposition-leader-in-pa |access-date=6 September 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref> On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malik |first1=Arif |title=Hamza Shahbaz appointed opposition leader in Punjab Assembly |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1431301 |access-date=6 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=6 September 2018}}</ref>

He is also serving as the Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) from May 2019 of which his father Mian Shahbaz Sharif is the President.

== Assets ==
In 2014, Dawn reported that Hamza Shahbaz Sharif is wealthier than his father, [[Shahbaz Sharif]], with net assets of Rs 250.46m.<ref name="dawn/3jan2014">{{cite news|title=The mystery of Raiwind palace ownership|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1078082|access-date=24 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=3 January 2014|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120045645/http://www.dawn.com/news/1078082|archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> A report noted Hamza's assets increased from Rs 583,191 declared in 2008 to Rs 211,080,295 in 2011.<ref name="thenews/14july2014">{{cite news|title=Hamza Sharif now Poultry King of Punjab - thenews.com.pk|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-42813-Hamza-Sharif-now-Poultry-King-of-Punjab|access-date=24 January 2017|publisher=The News|date=14 July 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222731/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-42813-Hamza-Sharif-now-Poultry-King-of-Punjab|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

As of 2018, Hamza's declared asset worth was Rs 411 million.<ref name="dawn/21june2018">{{cite news |title=Hamza's net assets worth over Rs 411 million, Shahbaz owns 675 kanals land |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1415229 |access-date=9 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=21 June 2018}}</ref>

He was arrested on 11 June 2019 by the [[National Accountability Bureau]] over corruption charges.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1487686 |title=NAB arrests Hamza in corruption probe |last=Sheikh |first=Wajih Ahmad |date=2019-06-12 |access-date=2019-06-17 |language=en}}</ref>

On 24 February 2021, he was released on bail by Lahore High Court over corruption charges.

== References ==
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{{Sharif family}}

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