Kulsoom Nawaz | |
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.jpg) Nawaz at the White House in 2013 | |
| First Lady of Pakistan | |
| In role 5 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nusrat Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Succeeded by | Samina Shahid Abbasi |
| In role 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
| Succeeded by | Sehba Musharraf |
| In role 6 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
| Succeeded by | Asif Ali Zardari (First Gentleman) |
| President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| In office 12 October 1999 – 10 October 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Javed Hashmi |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Waheed Alam Khan |
| Constituency | NA-130 Lahore-XIV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kulsoom Rehana Butt 29 March 1948 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Died | 11 September 2018 (aged 70) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 4, including Maryam |
| Relatives | Sharif family |
| Alma mater | Islamia College Lahore Forman Christian University |
Begum Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif (Punjabi, Urdu: كلثوم نواز ; née Butt; 29 March 1948 – 11 September 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was the first lady of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms; from 1990 to 1993, 1997 to 1999 and then from 2013 to 2017. She was the President of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from 1999 to 2002.