<\/span><\/h2>\n\nMaryam is the daughter of Nawaz Sharif and late Kalsoom Nawaz. She is the niece of the three times Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif. She has one sister and two brothers. None of her siblings are yet part of Politics. In 1992, she married Captain Safdar at the age of 19. Her marriage turned out to be the biggest controversy. She has three children; Junaid, Mahnoor, and Mehr un Nisa. Junaid Safdar is a student in London while Mahnoor is a student of Fine Arts in Pakistan. One of her daughter is already married.<\/p>\n
<\/span> Education of Mariam<\/span><\/h2>\n\nMaryam got her early education from Covent of Jesus and Marry. She wanted to be a doctor, therefore she got enrolled in King Edwards Medical Collage. However, she could not continue her passion for medical due to a controversy over her admission. But her thirst for knowledge took her to Punjab University where she pursued a Masters’s degree in English literature. It was also said that she was doing a Ph.D. on post-911 radicalization in Pakistan. As she is a public figure, her degrees were questioned by Lahore High Court. In 2018, she submitted her documents to Election Commission and declared her Masters’s degree only..<\/p>\n
<\/span> Political career<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- While having an interview with the New York Times, Maryam stated that her campaign in the 2018 election for the seat of Prime Minister depends on the decision of the Party. Responding to the public opinion as Maryam the next leader of the party, she said it is wrongly attributed and the Party will be led by Nawaz Sharif only.\u00a0After she started her political career, the analyst called her the new face of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz. For the first time, she held the office of Prime Minister Youth program which she continued with zeal and commitment. She made herself responsible for the management, coordination, and implementation of the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Before this experience, she had successfully managed the 2013 election campaign of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz. Due to a vibrant campaign in the election, Pakistan Muslim League wiped out the election and formed the government in 2013. She continued to take more responsibilities of the party as well as assisted her father who had become the Prime Minister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span> Meetings at Higher Levels<\/span><\/h2>\nApart from involvement in political affairs at the national level, Maryam is capable of having meetings with international figures as well. Her meeting with Indian Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj is considered as the gesture of leadership qualities and leading the Party in the future. In a visit to Washington, she met with the US first lady, Michelle Obama. She was accompanied by her mother and two daughters during her visit to Washington. She showed the signs turning into an international figure who would emerge soon in the political circuit.<\/p>\n
<\/span> Resilience of M. Nawaz<\/span><\/h2>\nNawaz has boldly responded to the opposition who accused the Sharif government of corruption and incapability to run the government. They were also accused of rigging the 2013 election and winning the election by unfair means. Every time she would respond to the accusations and presented her statement with facts. Even though she held no public office, she was often on the target of opposition more than the ministers of the Government. To respond to the opposition at every platform, she activated a social media cell that would create the narrative of the government and connect the people to the government on social media. She was the one who introduced schemes that would attract the youth as the rival.<\/p>\n
<\/span> Disqualification of Nawaz Sharif<\/span><\/h2>\nAfter the Disqualification of Nawaz Sharif as a Prime Minster in 2017, the responsibility of navigating the party through the most serious situation came on the shoulders of Maryam Nawaz. She was also named in Panama Leaks along with her brothers and father. She was described as the owner of British Virgin Island-based firms, Nielson limited and Nescoll limited which she denied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/span> Maryam Nawaz Imprisonment<\/span><\/h2>\nIn 2018, Maryam was sentenced to 7 years prison and one year for non-cooperation with the NAB and two million pounds. She was also disqualified for contesting election for the next 10 years. She announced to come back to Pakistan and face the law as a responsible citizen. She was arrested in the airport along with her father at the airport and was taken into custody by NAB. Later Islamabad high court suspended the prison sentence and their release. It is said that she spent most of the time reading books in jail.<\/p>\n
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