Jati Umra (Amritsar)
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| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Amritsar |
Jati Umra is a small village located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Amritsar city in the Amritsar district of the Indian state of Punjab.[1]
History
Jati Umra is notable for being the ancestral village of Sharif family of Pakistan. Head of the Sharif family, Muhammad Sharif, who later become a well-known businessman, and founded Ittefaq Group and Sharif Group, belonged to Jati Umra. He left India and moved to Lahore, Pakistan in 1947.[2][3][4] Two of his three sons, Nawaz and Shehbaz later became the Prime Ministers of Pakistan.[2] In December 2013, the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif, during his visit to India, went to the grave of his great-grandfather Mian Mohammad Baksh at the village[5] and offered a holy sheet.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Sharif strikes an emotional chord at ancestral village in Tarn Taran". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- 1 2 Rana, Yudhvir (16 December 2013). "Pakistani Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif visits ancestral home at Jatti Umra". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Jatti Umra loses its last link with Sharifs". The Tribune. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Shahbaz Sharif visits Jati Umra India". video.dunyanews.tv. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ IANS (12 December 2013). "Shahbaz Sharif to visit ancestral village in Punjab". Business Standard India. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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