Shamim Akhtar

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Shamim Akhtar Abbasi
Personal details
Born(1926-03-09)9 March 1926
Haripur, Punjab, Pakistan
DiedNovember 22, 2020(2020-11-22) (aged 94)
NationalityPakistani
Spouse(s)Mian Muhammad Sharif

Shamim Akhtar (Urdu: شمیم اختر‎; 9 March 1926— 22 November 2020) or commonly referred to as Shamim Bibi. She was the mother of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.

Early life and education[edit]

She was born on 9 March 1925 in Lahore.[1] She completed matriculation level education.[1]

Marriage and family[edit]

She was the wife of Mian Muhammad Sharif and the mother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,[2] current Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former Member National Assembly Abbas Sharif.

Death[edit]

Shamim Akhtar moved to London in the early days of February 2020, and had been living with her son Nawaz Sharif since. As a patient of Alzheimer's, she had been in critical condition for over a week and was unable to regain her health. She had been ill for several months and her condition worsened. Subsequently, in the early hours of 22 November 2020, at age 94 Shamim Bibi passed away in London. The Sharif family arranged for her body to be moved to Pakistan for the burial.[2]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gabol, Javed Hussain | Imran (2020-11-22). "Shamim Bibi, mother of Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif, passes away in London". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-05-20.


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