Kulsoom Nawaz
Begum Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif (Urdu: بیگم كلثوم نواز شريف) (29 March 1948 – 11 September 2018) was a Pakistani politician. She was the First Lady of Pakistan three times; from 1990 to 1993, 1997 to 1999 and then from 2013 to 2017.
Kulsoom Nawaz | |
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First Lady of Pakistan | |
In office 5 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
Preceded by | Nusrat Pervaiz Asharaf |
Succeeded by | Samina Shahid Abbasi |
In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
Succeeded by | Sehba Musharraf |
In office 6 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 | |
Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
Succeeded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
In office 12 October 1999 – 10 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
Succeeded by | Shahbaz Sharif |
Personal details | |
Born | Kulsoom Butt 29 March 1948 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Died | 11 September 2018 London, England | (aged 70)
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Spouse(s) | Nawaz Sharif (m. 1971) |
Relations | See Sharif family |
Children | Maryam, Asma, Hassan and Hussain |
Alma mater | Islamia College Lahore Forman Christian University |
Kulsoom served as the President of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) from 1999 to 2002.[1]
Nawaz was diagnosed with lymphoma in August 2017 and died in September 2018 at the age of 70.
Kulsoom Nawaz Media
References
- ↑ "Kulsoom Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif: The Possible Successors of Nawaz Sharif". News18. 29 July 2017. http://www.news18.com/news/world/kulsoom-nawaz-and-shehbaz-sharif-the-possible-successors-of-nawaz-sharif-1476771.html. Retrieved 17 September 2017.