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The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Shehbaz Sharif during his first term as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from April 2022 to August 2023 and his second term from March 2024 to present.

Summary of international trips

In his first and socond term in office, Shehbaz Sharif made 39 foreign trips to 15 countries since his Premiership began on 11 April 2022.

2022

Country	Area Visited	Dates (s)	Purpose (s)	Details	Ref
Saudi Arabia	Madina, Makkah, Jeddah	28–30 April	Official Visit	See also: Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations
UAE	Abu Dhabi	30 April	Official Visit	See also: Pakistan–United Arab Emirates relations
United Kingdom	London	11–15 May	Private visit	Met his brother, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is also the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), to discuss party and governance matters.
UAE	Abu Dhabi	15 May	Official visit	See also: Pakistan–United Arab Emirates relations Made a stopover trip in Abu Dhabi on his way back home from London to officially condole the death of UAE's president, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Turkey	Ankara	31 May – 2 June	Official visit	See also: Pakistan–Turkey relations Meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to renew bilateral relations. A Pak-Turk Business Council meeting was also organised for businessmen and traders.
Qatar	Doha	23–24 August	Official visit	See also: Pakistan–Qatar relations
Uzbekistan	Samarkand	15–16 September	Working visit	Sharif met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
United Kingdom	London	17–18 September	Working visit	See also: Pakistan–United Kingdom relations Sharif attended the funeral of Britain's late monarch Queen Elizabeth II and met British PM Liz Truss along with the King of United Kingdom Charles III.
United States  United Nations	New York City	19–24 September	Working visit	See also: Pakistan and the United Nations Sharif met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Austria's Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Kazakhstan	Astana	12–13 October	Working visit	Sharif attended Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit.
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	24–25 October	Official visit	Shehbaz attended the Future Investment Initiative summit.
China	Beijing	1–2 November	Official visit	See also: China-Pakistan relations Sharif met with China's President Xi Jinping, continues progress on CPEC.
Egypt	Sharm-el-Sheikh	7–8 November	Working visit	Sharif joined Egyptian President and Norwegian Prime Minister to co-host the COP27.	Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reached Egypt on an official visit to lead the Pakistan delegation at the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries being held in Cairo. Upon his arrival at the airport, PM Shehbaz was received Minister for Public Business Sector of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mohamed Shimi along with senior Egyptian and officials of the Pak­istan embassy in Cairo, according to the PM Office. The theme of the 11th Summit of D-8, being held from Dec 18 to 19 is “Investing in Youth and Supporting SMEs: Shaping Tomorrow’s Economy.” Read more: https://www.dawn.com/news/1879678/ DawnToday
United Kingdom	London	9–13 November	Private visit	Met his brother, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is also the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), to discuss party and governance matters.
Turkey	Ankara Istanbul	25–26 November	Official visit	See also: Pakistan–Turkey relations Meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to renew bilateral relations. A Pak-Turk Business Council meeting is also organised for businessmen and traders.

2023

Country	Area Visited	Dates (s)	Purpose (s)	Details	Ref
Switzerland	Geneva	8–10 January	Official visit	Sharif and António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations co-hosted 2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan.
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	12–13 January	Official visit	PM to meet UAE President with focus on advancing economic, trade and investment ties.
Turkey	Ankara Adiyaman	16–18 February	Official visit	See also: Pakistan–Turkey relations Met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visited Turkish earthquake-hit areas and victims.
Qatar	Doha	5-6 March	Official visit	See also: Pakistan–Qatar relations To join 5th International United Nations World Conference of Developing Countries hosted by Emir of Qatar. To have an opportunity to hold a meeting session with the Pakistani diaspora. To meet with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Amiri Diwan. Exchanged views on international issues of mutual interest, paving the way for economic collaboration as well as post-flood recovery efforts in Pakistan with the donations of Qatar.
United Kingdom	London	3-7 May	Working visit	See also: Pakistan–United Kingdom relationsSharif attended the coronation ceremony of the King of United Kingdom Charles III and also met British PM Rishi Sunak.
Iran	Mand-Pishin marketplace, Iranian side of Pakistan-Iran border	18 May	Official visit	See also: Iran–Pakistan relations Met with President Ebrahim Raisi and inaugurated Electricity Supply Project from Iran to Gawadar.
Turkey	Ankara, Istanbul	3–4 June	Official visit	See also: Pakistan–Turkey relations Attended the inauguration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meetings with Pak-Turk Business Council besides Pakistani Diaspora in Turkey.
Azerbaijan	Baku	14–15 June	Official Visit	See also: Pakistan–Azerbaijan relations Meetings with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Ali Asadov.
France	Paris	21–22 June	Working visit	See also: Pakistan–France relations Meetings with President Emmanuel Macron and other French officials. Attended the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact.
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	28 July	Official visit	PM to meet UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the condolence on death of his brother Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

2024

Country	Area Visited	Dates (s)	Purpose (s)	Details	Ref
Saudi Arabia	Madina, Makkah, Jeddah	6–8 April	Official Visit	See also: Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations Shehbaz met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and also performed Umrah.
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	27–29 April	Official Visit	Sharif visited Riyadh to attend the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy held from 28-29 April 2024. During his visit, Shehbaz met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Iran	Tehran	22 May	Official Visit	Shehbaz attended the memorial ceremony of the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and met Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	23 May	Working visit	Shehbaz met with the UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
China	Shenzhen, Beijing, Xi'an	4–8 June	Official Visit	See also: China–Pakistan relations Sharif met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Sharif also visited the historical Terracotta Army in Xi'an.
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	2–3 July	Official Visit	Sharif met Tajik Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda and President Emomali Rahmon while also visiting the Samanid Mausoleum.
Kazakhstan	Astana	3-4 July	Official Visit	Sharif met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and SCO Plus summit.
Iran	Tehran	28 July	Working visit	Attended the inauguration of new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
United States  United Nations	New York City	24–28 September	Working visit	See also: Pakistan and the United Nations Sharif met with American President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Austria's Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Saudi Arabia	Madina, Makkah, Jeddah	29–31 October	Official Visit	See also: Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations Shehbaz attended Future Investment Conference and also met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman .
Saudi Arabia	Madina, Makkah, Jeddah	12–14 November	Official Visit	See also: Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations Shehbaz attended Second Joint Arab Islamic Summit to discuss Palestine Issue and also met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman . PM Shehbaz also held meetings with OIC and Arab League Leaders on the sideline of the summit.
Azerbaijan	Baku	14–16 November	Official Visit	See also: Pakistan–Azerbaijan relations Shehbaz attended World Climate Conference. Also had Meetings with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Ali Asadov.
Saudi Arabia	Madina, Makkah, Jeddah	03–04 December	Official Visit	See also: Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations Shehbaz attended One Water Summit to discuss water crisis in developing countries due to climate issue and also met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman . PM Shehbaz also held meetings with different world Leaders on the sideline of the summit.
Egypt	Sharm-el-Sheikh	19–21 December	Working visit	Sharif reached Egypt on an official visit to lead the Pakistan delegation at the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries being held in Cairo. Shehbaz joined Egyptian President and Norwegian Prime Minister to co-host the Summit.

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v t e Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister of Pakistan (2022–2023, 2024–present) Leader of the Opposition (2018–2022) Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2018–2024) Chief Minister of Punjab (1997–99, 2008–18) Member of Parliament (1990–93, 2018–present)
Premiership	Shehbaz Sharif ministry First Second International trips
Chief Ministership	First cabinet Second cabinet Third cabinet 16th Punjab Parliament
Life and politics	Electoral history Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2018 Pakistani general election
Family	Tehmina Durrani (second wife) Hamza Shahbaz Sharif (son) Nawaz Sharif (brother) Abbas Sharif (brother) Mian Muhammad Sharif (father)
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Related	Ramzan Sugar Mills Ittefaq Group Sharif Group Raiwind Palace
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v t e First Shehbaz Sharif Cabinet (April 2022–August 2023)
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Federal Ministers	Khawaja Muhammad Asif Ahsan Iqbal Rana Sanaullah Khan Rana Tanveer Hussain Marriyum Aurangzeb Khawaja Saad Rafique Ishaq Dar Ayaz Sadiq Khurram Dastgir Khan Riaz Hussain Pirzada Murtaza Javed Abbasi Mian Javed Latif Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah Syed Naveed Qamar Sherry Rehman Abdul Qadir Patel Shazia Marri Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood Sajid Hussain Turi Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari Abid Hussain Bhayo Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Asad Mehmood Maulana Abdul Wasay Mufti Abdul Shakoor Muhammad Talha Mahmood Syed Aminul Haque Faisal Subzwari Muhammad Israr Tareen Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti Tariq Bashir Cheema Chaudhry Salik Hussain Agha Hassan Baloch
Minister of State	Hina Rabbani Khar Aisha Ghaus Pasha Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju Shahadat Awan Musadik Malik Muhammad Hashim Notezai Ehsanullah Reki
Advisors	Qamar Zaman Kaira Amir Muqam Aun Chaudhry Ahad Cheema
Special Assistants	Syed Fahd Husain Tariq Fatemi Attaullah Tarar Muhammed Sadiq Hafiz Abdul Kareem Shah Jahan Yousaf Shaza Fatima Khawaja Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry Sheikh Fayyaz Ud Din Romina Khurshid Alam Muhammad Owais Siddiqui Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan Zafaruddin Mahmood Sadiq Iftikhar Malik Ahmad Khan Rubina Irfan Malik Abdul Gafar Dogar Shaharyar Ali Khan Iftikhar Ahmed Khan Babar Mehr Irshad Ahmed Sial Raza Rabbani Khar Mahesh Kumar Malani Faisal Karim Kundi Sardar Salim Haider Khan Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi Syed Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha Nauman Ahmad Langrial Irfan Qadir Tariq Bajwa Tariq Mehmood Pasha

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