List of international prime ministerial trips made by Shehbaz Sharif

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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

Map of international trips made by Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  Four visits
  Five visits

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.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visits by country
Number of visits Country
7 visit (1) Saudi Arabia
5 visit (1) United Arab Emirates
4 visit (2) United Kingdom, Turkey
3 visit (1) Qatar
2 visits (7) Iran, China, Kazakhstan, United States of America, Azerbaijan, Egypt
1 visits (4) Uzbekistan, Switzerland, France, Tajikistan

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
 [1][2][3]
 UAE Abu Dhabi 30 April Official Visit
See also: Pakistan–United Arab Emirates relations
 [4][5]
 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. [6]
 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. 		[7]
 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. 		[8][9]
 Qatar Doha 23–24 August Official visit
See also: Pakistan–Qatar relations
 [10]
 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. [11]
 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. 		[12]
 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.

[13][14]
 Kazakhstan Astana 12–13 October Working visit Sharif attended Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit. [15][16]
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 24–25 October Official visit Shehbaz attended the Future Investment Initiative summit. [17][18]
 China Beijing 1–2 November Official visit
See also: China-Pakistan relations

Sharif met with China's President Xi Jinping, continues progress on CPEC.

[19]
 Egypt Sharm-el-Sheikh 7–8 November Working visit Sharif joined Egyptian President and Norwegian Prime Minister to co-host the COP27. [20][21]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.”

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 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. [22][23]
 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. 		[24]

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. [25][26]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 12–13 January Official visit PM to meet UAE President with focus on advancing economic, trade and investment ties. [27][28]
 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. 		[29][30]
 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. 		[31]
 United Kingdom London 3-7 May Working visit
See also: Pakistan–United Kingdom relations
Sharif attended the coronation ceremony of the King of United Kingdom Charles III and also met British PM Rishi Sunak. 		[32][33]
 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. 		[34]
 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. 		[35]
 Azerbaijan Baku 14–15 June Official Visit
See also: Pakistan–Azerbaijan relations
Meetings with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Ali Asadov. 		[36]
 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. 		[37]
 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 [38]

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. 		[39][40][41][42]
 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. [43]
 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. [44]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 23 May Working visit Shehbaz met with the UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. [45]
 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. 		[46][47][48][49]
 Tajikistan Dushanbe 2–3 July Official Visit Sharif met Tajik Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda and President Emomali Rahmon while also visiting the Samanid Mausoleum. [50]
 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. [51]
 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 . 		[52][53][54][55]
 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. 		[56][57][58][59]
 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. 		[60]
 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. 		[61][62][63][64]
 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. [65]

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