Politics and Welfare Projects
Sharif was very close to General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and was known as a respecrted political personality. He was involved in politics through his sons, Nawaz Sharif who was Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and Shahbaz Sharif, who was chief minister of Punjab province of Pakistan. He insisted on many policies that were followed by his sons. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, who was a good friend of Muhammad Sharif, was appointed as the President of Pakistan by Nawaz Sharif on recommendation of his father.
He developed a welfare project, Sharif Medical City, in Raiwind, Pakistan. He was not only a good kingmaker and businessman but also a well known philanthropist, and helped the poor by making charity. Azizia Steel Mills was also established by him in Saudi Arabia.
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