<P> Following a contempt of court case , the Supreme Court permanently disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani . Originally , the PPP nomination was Makhdoom Shahbuddin , but he was forced to withdraw after the ANF issued non-bailable arrest warrants against him . Raja Pervaiz Ashraf became the Prime Minister and remained in office until 2013 . The general election held in 2013 saw the PML ( N ) almost achieve a supermajority . Following this , Nawaz Sharif was elected as Prime Minister , returning to the post for the third time after a fourteen - year absence , in a democratic transition . In 2017 , Sharif was forced to step down as the prime minister following corruption charges against him . </P>
<P> Following a contempt of court case , the Supreme Court permanently disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani . Originally , the PPP nomination was Makhdoom Shahbuddin , but he was forced to withdraw after the ANF issued non-bailable arrest warrants against him . Raja Pervaiz Ashraf became the Prime Minister and remained in office until 2013 . The general election held in 2013 saw the PML ( N ) almost achieve a supermajority . Following this , Nawaz Sharif was elected as Prime Minister , returning to the post for the third time after a fourteen - year absence , in a democratic transition . In 2017 , Sharif was forced to step down as the prime minister following corruption charges against him . </P>
who is the only leader to be elected pm of pakistan three times
who is the only leader to be elected pm of pakistan three times
Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif