▁from ▁the ▁University ▁Law ▁College , ▁L ah ore . ▁As if ▁is ▁a ▁bank er ▁by ▁profession ▁and ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁different ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁three ▁daughters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁degree ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁by ▁the ▁Gene va ▁School ▁of ▁Diplom acy ▁and ▁International ▁Rel ations . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁As if ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁on ▁returning ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁after ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁Muslim ▁League ▁( N ) ▁( P ML - N ) ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁from ▁Const itu ency ▁NA - 1 1 0 ▁( S ial k ot ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Priv at ization ▁Commission ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁with ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁minister ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁government ▁of ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if . ▁His ▁ten ure ▁was ▁terminated ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9