Mian Muhammad Sharif Founder of the Ittefaq Group of Industries
Biography of Mian Muhammad Sharif
Early Life
Mian Muhammad Sharif founder of the Ittefaq Group of Industries was born in Amritsar, British India in 1920. He belonged to a family of upper middle class. In his carrier he became a businessman and a well-known industrialist. After the independence of Pakistan on 14th August 1947, he migrated from hometown of Amritsar district to newly born state Pakistan. His parents and forefathers were from Anantang, Kashmir. The background of his family is basically from the area of valley of Kashmir.
Founder of Ittefaq Group
He was one of the seven brothers. He with his other six brothers founded a foundry in 1939. That foundry developed into a business empire of steel mills after several years. That business empire became the Ittefaq Group of Industries.
During the era of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, his business faced severe loss because of the nationalization in 1972. He developed good relations with the General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq who was a military General. In 1980 that military general came into power by using his power and given back the Ittefaq Group to the Sharif family again. After taking back his company he developed his business so much and almost 30 other businesses were evolved from that small foundry then.
Ittefaq Group
Ittefaq Group of Industries is a group of companies in Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The main industry of this group is a steel mill which is centered in Pakistan’s province of Punjab. It was founded by Muhammad Sharif as a foundry initially.
Involvement in Politics
He was involved in the field of politics not directly but indirectly through his two sons who were actively involved in politics. His two sons named Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif were well-known politicians. Mr. Nawaz Sharif became the Prime Minister of Pakistan while Mr. Shahbaz Sharif was the chief minister of Punjab province.
Apart from his family he had also good relations with General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq who given back his industry after nationalization. He also referenced one of his close friends named Muhammad Rafiue Tarrar to his son Nawaz Sharif who was a Prime Minister that time, to chose Rafiq as the president of Pakistan.
As a Welfare Worker
He did so many works of welfare in his life. The main project of welfare initiated by him was the development of Sharif Medical City, which he founded in the city of Raiwind, Pakistan. He helped so many poor people by giving charity to them. He also founded another steel mill in Saudi Arabia with the name of Azizia Steel Mills.
Death
He died in the month of October in year 2004. The cause of his death was a Cardiac arrest from which he suffered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He left Pakistan because of the case of hijacking on his son Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. He died at the age of 84 years. He was very lucky because his funerals took place in Masjid al- Haram and after that his body was taken back to his native town Raiwind, Lahore and buried there. He left a daughter and three sons behind him after death.
I love this man and this family because of hardworking and honesty for him self pakistan and also for all pakistani .i am thankfull to mian sahab mian nawaz and shahbaz shareef sahab.
yes mr nawaz is a great leader for pakistan
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MIAN MUHAMMAD SHARIF AND HIS SIX BROTHERS WORKED VERY HARD TO BUILD THEIR STEEL BUSINESS. MR SHARIF WAS A VERY DISCIPLINED PERSON.THEY WERE DOING VERY HONESTLY BEFORE NAWAZ SHARIF BECAME A MINISTER IN PUNJAB IN GEN.ZIA’S PERIOD. BUT WHEN NAWAZ SHARIF BECAME CHIEF MINISTER OF PUNJAB, HE DID NOT RESPECT BAINAZIR AS PRIME MINISTER. SHE TOOK A REVENGE FROM NAWAZ SHRIF BY STOPPING A STEEL SCRAP SHIP OF ITTEFAQ MILLS FOR OVER TWO YEARS TO UNLOAD THE SCRAP FOR ITTEFAQ STEEL MILLS CAUSING GREAT LOSS AND STEEL PRICE IN THE MARKET STARTED INCREASING FROM RS.3000 PER TONE TO RS.6000 AND WENT ON TO REACH OVER RS 22000 A TONE.THE OTHER SIX BROTHERS GOT ANNOYED AND THEN MR SHARIF DISTRIBUTED THE WHOLE BUSINESS EMPIRE AMONG THE SEVEN BROTHERS. THE WHOLE JOINT FAMILY GOT DISMEMBERED.WHEN NAWAZ SHARIF BECAME PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN FIRST TIME HE WAS VERY AMBITIOUS TO ACCELERATE ALL ROUND INDUSTRIAL AND ALL KINDS OF PROGRESS IN PAKISTAN.HE WAS TO GO TO JAPAN TO SIGN MANY PROJECTS WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BUT HE MADE A BLUNDER BY CANCELLING THIS CHANCE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE OVER A VERY MINOR CAUSE. BUT LATER IN SECOND AND NOW IN HIS THIRD TERM HE HAS PRACTICALLY MADE USA HIS EARTHLY god made their two well known agents fatimi his foreign advisor and sartaj aziz foreign office care taker. he has twice on ptv and in the parliament presented himself and his family for any any kind of investigations of his and his family’s wealth but for the last six months delaying these investigations. all he has to tell when he bought those properties belonging to his family – mariam nawaz being his dendent – and his sons and from where and how the payments were made. but he is keeping quiet about and delaying. if he is honest he must not take a minute to tell the truth to the nation.