Having already been prime minister more times than any other Pakistani politician, but never for a full term, Nawaz Sharif hopes to break his unlucky streak the fourth time around.

Nawaz and Shehbaz were born in 1949 and 1950, respectively, and have been prominent faces in politics since the 1980s.

Nawaz, who joined the family business House of Ittefaq (Ittefaq Group) — an industrial conglomerate with interests in sugar, steel, and textiles after completing his studies — began his political career as Punjab’s finance minister during General Ziaul Haq’s regime.

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