Hamza was born on 6 September 1974 to Shehbaz Sharif. He is a businessman by profession and is known as 'Poultry King of Punjab'. He ran the family business when his family was in exile. He allegedly has three wives, one of whom is Ayesha Ahad Malik. Ayesha claimed she married Hamza in 2010. Hamza denied his marriage with Ayesha. He married Rabia Hamza in 2012. In 2018, he declared his two wives' details in his nomination papers, Mehrunissah Hamza and Rabia Hamza.
Political career
Hamza participated in politics from early age and was imprisoned in Adiala Jail during his college life in 1994 along with other Pakistan Muslim League leaders. He began his political career in October 1999 when Pervez Musharraf sent his father Shahbaz Sharif and uncle Nawaz Sharif into exile following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état. Hamza was allowed to remain in Pakistan to look after family businesses. In 2011, it was reported that the PML-N was considering promoting Hamza as the general-secretary of the Punjab chapter. He ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-142 in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 111 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Salman Rafique. He was elected unopposed to the NationalAssembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency NA-119 in by-elections held in June 2008. Hamza was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-119 in 2013 Pakistani general election. In 2016, Dawn called Hamza as informal deputy prime minister of Pakistan and deputy chief minister of Punjab. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-124 in 2018 Pakistani general election. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-146. Following his successful election, he abandoned his national assembly seat in favor of the provincial assembly seat. On 13 August 2018, PML-N nominated him for the office of Chief Minister of Punjab. On 19 August 2018, he received 159 votes and lost the office to Sardar Usman Buzdar who secured 186 votes. On 25 August 2018, PML-N nominated Hamza for the office of the opposition leader in Punjab Assembly. On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly. He is also serving as the Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz from May 2019 of which his father Mian Shahbaz Sharif is the President.
Assets
In 2014, Dawn reported that Hamza Shahbaz Sharif is wealthier than his father, Shahbaz Sharif, with net assets of Rs 250.46m. A report noted Hamza's assets increased from Rs 583,191 declared in 2008 to Rs 211,080,295 in 2011. As of 2018, Hamza's declared asset worth was Rs 411 million. He was arrested on 11 June 2019 by the National Accountability Bureau over "corruption" charges.
