Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, have jointly secured the top position in the latest edition of the list of the world's 500 most influential Muslims.

They share the top ranking with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The annual rankings have been compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, a research institute based in Amman, Jordan.