Junaid Safdar, son of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, is set to be engaged in Lahore to the granddaughter of one of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif’s first cousins.
Three family sources informed Geo News that Junaid’s marriage has been finalized with the daughter of 48-year-old Usman Javed, who is the son of Javed Shafi – a first cousin of Nawaz Sharif.
Sources revealed that the families—including Nawaz, Maryam, and Javed Shafi—convened on Wednesday at the former’s Model Town residence, where all formalities were concluded. “The match has been settled, and the engagement will follow shortly. The families will jointly decide the dates for the Nikkah and engagement ceremonies,” one source shared.
This will mark Junaid Safdar’s second marriage. He was previously married to Ayesha Saif, daughter of Qatar-based businessman Saifur Rehman Khan. The couple tied the knot in London in 2021 at The Lanesborough in Knightsbridge while Nawaz Sharif was in exile. They amicably divorced in October 2023.
Junaid returned to Pakistan from London in the same month to support his mother in her political duties.
A Cambridge graduate, Junaid holds two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from esteemed UK universities. He completed a Master’s in International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2020, followed by another Master’s in Global Governance and Ethics from University College London (UCL).
Earlier, he earned a first-class honors degree in Politics from Durham University and subsequently graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2022.
Junaid is also an avid polo enthusiast and has secured numerous victories representing British universities.
