Abstract
The paper deals with Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s Chief Ministership of the Punjab Province, which lasted from April 09, 1985 to August 06, 1990. The focus of the paper is on the steps taken by Nawaz Sharif’s government for the promotion of education in the province. Education was declared as a strategic area by his government, the Nawaz Government therefore gave special attention to the primary education in the rural areas by establishing and upgrading Primary, Middle, High, Model, Masjid (Mosque) Schools and Colleges. Meanwhile more than forty thousand teachers were appointed to promote education in the province. Due to these efforts literacy ratio was increased considerably. The speeches delivered by Mian Nawaz Sharif in the Punjab Assembly, funds allocation, programmes, plans, schemes, the Assembly proceedings and debates are the main sources utilized for this paper. Moreover relevant newspapers and books have also been utilized.