Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
's must rank among the most remarkable.
Sharif was 29 when his family-owned industrial empire, nationalised by ousted leader Z.A. Bhutto, was returned to them by military ruler Gen Zia ul Haq