Death
In 2000, Sharif's family was exiled to Saudi Arabia by Pervez Musharraf. He died of a Cardiac arrest in Jeddah, in October 2004, at the age of 84. He left three sons and a daughter behind. His funeral were offered in Masjid al-Haram on 30 October 2004. Sharif was suffering from chronic heart disease and went angioplasty twice. In 1982, he had his first heart bypass. He was buried in his hometown Raiwind, Lahore. Retired Ambassador of Pakistan to Riyadh Administration Abdul Aziz Mirza offered condolences to his family.
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