Legally: Maryam Safdar (Show more) Born: October 28, 1973, Lahore, Pakistan (Show more) Maryam Nawaz Sharif (born October 28, 1973, Lahore, Pakistan) is the first woman chief minister of Punjab (2024– ), Pakistan’s most populous province, and the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Her rise to prominence coincided with that of the rival party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as her father’s Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) party sought to use her sharp acuity and her image as a young woman to engage the young and disaffected voters that the PTI was courting. At the time of Sharif’s birth in 1973, her father’s family had recently lost its main avenue of wealth: the House ...(100 of 1308 words) Access the full article Help support true facts by becoming a member. Subscribe today!