Pakistan Muslim League (N)

www.pmln.org.pk

History

The Pakistan Muslim League was founded in 1962, as a successor to the previously disbanded Muslim League, and gained the (Nawaz) or (N) in 1993 for its leader, Nawaz Sharif.

Factions of the PML-N broke away in 2001 forming Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q). PML-F is the only other known political party besides these two with the PML name that remains active.

Although some party leaders were sent to exile and others to jail, in the 2002 Pakistani general election, the party won 9.4% of the popular vote and 14 out of 272 elected members.

In the 2008 election, the party dominated the PML-Q and dominated the Punjab Assembly, earning a total of 91 seats in the National Assembly, just below the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which won 121 seats; the parties agreed on forming a coalition government.

[edit] Presidency

The President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) is Shahbaz Sharif and the political leader/Quaid of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif, is the main leader, former Prime Minister and the founder of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).