Suleman Shahbaz

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suleman Shahbaz

• Suleman Shahbaz is a Pakistani businessman who is known for being the younger son of Shehbaz Sharif, the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan.

• In 2016, Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, questioned Suleman’s role in meetings of Nawaz Sharif. He also accused Suleman of being a reason for the controversial China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In an interview, Suleman replied to Imran Khan and said,
  

  Imran Khan is not even worth to head a party, he has lost his mind. Why would I make CPEC controversial? Why he does not bring his children to study in Pakistan. TV channels are running his 3 years old footage when he went for Umrah with PM Nawaz Sharif and that he is in the country presently.”

• In 2019, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) placed Suleman Shahbaz’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL). ^[4]The Express Tribune

• In 2019, Suleman decided to stay in London after PML (N) President Shahbaz Sharif returned to Pakistan after ten years of exile.

• In 2019, in an interview, when he was asked about the Rs. 99 million cheque that he had signed in 2009 and given to Manzoor Ahmed and Qasim Qayyum, he said,
  

  I don’t know Qasim Qayyum I didn’t even meet him in my life. I don’t recognize this man. I haven’t met Manzoor and Qasim, it is the government’s claim and I completely deny this, it’s a joke.”

• In 2022, Suleman sent a bouquet to Jahangir Tareen in Oxford, United Kingdom. Jahangir was not on good terms with the Pakistan Muslim League (N) because, in 2016, PML-N filed a plea to disqualify Tareen from his National Assembly seat for submitting false statements with the Election Commission of Pakistan.

• Some media houses spell Suleman’s name as Salman Shahbaz.