Kulsoom Nawaz
Begum Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif (Urdu: بیگم كلثوم نواز شريف) (29 March 1948 – 11 September 2018) was a Pakistani politician. She was the First Lady of Pakistan three times; from 1990 to 1993, 1997 to 1999 and then from 2013 to 2017.
Kulsoom Nawaz | |
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| First Lady of Pakistan | |
| In office 5 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nusrat Pervaiz Asharaf |
| Succeeded by | Samina Shahid Abbasi |
| In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
| Succeeded by | Sehba Musharraf |
| In office 6 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
| Succeeded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
| Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| In office 12 October 1999 – 10 October 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Shahbaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kulsoom Butt 29 March 1948 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 11 September 2018 (aged 70) London, England |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relations | See Sharif family |
| Children | Maryam, Asma, Hassan and Hussain |
| Alma mater | Islamia College Lahore Forman Christian University |
Kulsoom served as the President of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) from 1999 to 2002.[1]
Nawaz was diagnosed with lymphoma in August 2017 and since has been in treatment in London.[2] In June 2018 Nawaz suffered a cardiac arrest and since has been placed on ventilator.[3] On 11 September 2018, she died in London at the age of 70.[4]
References
- "Kulsoom Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif: The Possible Successors of Nawaz Sharif". News18. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "My mother's diagnosed with lymphoma, tweets Maryam Nawaz | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- "Hussain Nawaz denies Kulsoom Nawaz's death". The Nation. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- "Begum Kulsoom Nawaz passes away". Geo Tv.
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