Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan’s new prime minister for 2nd term
The junior Sharif is expected to take the oath of office on Monday.
![Shehbaz, the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif [Photo: Reuters Archive] Shehbaz, the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif [Photo: Reuters Archive]](https://cdn-i.pr.trt.com.tr/trtworld/w664/h374/q70/16283190_0-298-5500-3098.jpeg)
Shehbaz, the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif [Photo: Reuters Archive]
Pakistan's parliament on Sunday elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s 24th prime minister for a second term, three weeks after the February 8 national vote.
Shehbaz, the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and president of his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) grabbed 201 votes in the lower house or the National Assembly, 32 higher than the number required for a simple majority.
He defeated his rival Omer Ayub Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan, who secured 92 votes.
A candidate requires 169 votes in a 336-member house to clinch the coveted post by a simple majority.