‘Happy Birthday Maryam Nawaz’: Twitter wishes Maryam

Fans wished PML – N Leader Maryam Nawaz on Twitter as she celebrated her birthday.

Former premier Nawaz Sharif’s daughter turned 47 and was born on October 28, 1973, in Lahore where she received her early education.

Happy Birthday to the leader of our generation, an inspiration for all of us. May Allah always bless you with peace, love, and happiness, wrote a social media user on the microblogging platform Twitter.

She already had a pre-birthday celebration alongside her husband Muhammad Safdar while she was on her flight travelling from Karachi to Lahore. She was returning from her speech at the power showdown of the Pakistan Democratic Movement in Karachi.

Pictures and videos of her cutting the cake as party members and people on the plane cheered for her went viral on social media.

Maryam also thanked her well-wishers on social media in a Twitter post: “My heartfelt  THANK YOU  for your beautiful and heart-touching wishes & prayers on my birthday. Your affection means a lot to me. God bless.” 

Other party leaders including Hina Butt also wished Maryam a happy birthday, she wrote: There are so many important things that I’ve learned from you but your “patience” must be appreciated. Happy Birthday!”

Maryam entered politics in 2013 as she was the key leader behind Nawaz Sharif’s campaign which led to him becoming the country’s prime minister. She was appointed as the Chairperson of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme however she resigned in 2014 after her appointment was challenged in the Lahore High Court. She is the political heir to her father and has been at the forefront of the party’s affairs ever since Nawaz Sharif left the country to seek medical treatment in London, United Kingdom.