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Benazir Bhutto

Name Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto

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Nick  Name Pinky
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 21 June 1953
Birth Place Karachi, Pakistan
Death 27 December, 2007
Buried in Larkana, Sind, next to her father in the family mausoleum
Nationality Pakistani
Height 5' 7˝"
Religion Sunni Islam
Mother tongue Urdu
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
Family Father : Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Former Prime Minister)
Mother : Begum Nusrat Bhutto (former Member of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan)
Brothers : Shah Nawaz and Mir Murtaza
Husband : Asif Ali Zardari
Children : Bilawal, Bakhtwar and Aseefa
Education  Schools : Lady Jennings Nursery School, Convent of Jesus and Mary and Rawalpindi Presentation Convent.
College : Degree in Political Science from Harvard University's Radcliffe College, US 
             Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University, UK
             Post graduate Diploma in International Law from Oxford University, UK
Marriage Date 18 December, 1987
Attire  A headscarf and traditional tunic and trousers
Ambition To join the Pakistani Foreign Service but was asked to join politics by her father 
Sworn enemies * Baitullah Mehsud, the most prominent militant commander in the lawless region of South Waziristan, is allied to al-Qaeda and the Taleban.
* Haji Omar, a Taleban commander in Waziristan.
* Hamza Bin Laden 
Her views *Kashmir - supports the right of self determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir
*India -
Is emerging as an economic powerhouse and is a force to reckon with on the world stage.
Her Agenda would seek reconciliation, peace, ending militancy, eradicating poverty, building institutions of civil rule and democracy, spreading education and providing hope to the people of Pakistan for a better future.
Favourite dessert Ben & Jerry’s caramel fudge ice-cream, chocolate cake and meringues
Political timeline * 1976 - Entered politics as her father's political advisor 

* 1977 - Placed under house arrest 

* 1979 - Became the leader of PPP but was imprisoned just before her father's death and spent the term in solitary confinement.

* 1984 - Left the country and went to UK for medical treatment. There along with her 2 brothers founded an underground organization to resist the military dictatorship in Pakistan.

* 1985 - Returned to Pakistan briefly for her younger brother's burial.

* 1986 - Came back to Pakistan and attended mammoth rallies. Was elected as co-chairwomen of the PPP along with her mother and later as the leader of the party succeeding her mother.

* 1988 - Contested the elections and became the prime minister of Pakistan and also hosted the 
fourth S. A. A. R. C. Summit 

* 1990 - President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Bhutto's government, citing corruption and a failure to control ethnic violence.

* 1993 - Re-elected as Prime Minster in 1993.

* 1996 - President Farooq Leghari dismissed Bhutto's second administration amid accusations of nepotism and undermining the justice system.

* 1997 - Lost the elections and went into exile to Dubai along with her children. Her husband was imprisoned.

* 1999 - A court found her guilty of corruption while she was out of the country. The conviction was later quashed, but she remained in exile.

* 2004 - After having several talks with President Pervez Musharraf she secured the release of her husband and frozen funds.

* 2007 - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf signed a corruption amnesty covering other cases against her, opening the way for her return and a possible power-sharing agreement.

* Arrived back October 18. Escaped an assassination attempt.
Facts
* Is the first female prime minister of a Muslim country.

* In January 1977, she was the first Asian woman to be elected the President of the Oxford Union Debating Society.

* Her paternal grandfather was Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto, came to Larkana Sindh before partition from his native town of Bhatto Kalan, Haryana.

* The first modern head of state to give birth while in office.

* Loves to bear big watches.

* In her Harvard days she used to drive around in a yellow sports car.

* Loves to wear jewellery.

* Considers herself as a defender of women’s rights not feminist.

* Has a collection of self-help books in her library like Women Who Love Too Much, Self Help for Your Nerves, Secrets about Men that Every Woman Should Know and The Art of Being a Lady.

* The name Benazir means “without comparison”.
Family tragedies * Father - April 4, 1979,Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged for the murder of Nawab Mohammad Ahmad Khan.

* Shahnawaz (brother) - was found dead in his French Riviera apartment in 1985.

* Murtaza (brother) - Won elections from exile in 1993 and became a provincial legislator, and was shot dead under mysterious circumstances in 1996. There is a rumour that her husband Zardari was involved in it.
Husband * His marriage to Benazir was an arranged one.

* Was nicknamed as Mr.10 percent

* Was accused of  amassing a fortune of more than $100 million in bank deposits and luxury properties abroad, much of it bought with payoffs from foreign companies doing business in Pakistan.

* Is suffering from hypertension and diabetes. He also survived a heart attack

* Very confident about himself and readily takes a supporting role to his wife.
Awards

* Bruno Kreisky Award of Merit in human Rights, 1988. 

* Honorary Phi Beta Kappa Award (1989), presented by Radcliffe College. 

* Highest Moroccan Award "Grand Cordon de Wissam Alaoui" 

* Highest French Award "Grand-croix de la Legion Honneur" (1989) 

* The Noel Foundation Award, 1990 (UNIFEM). 

* The Gakushuin Honorary Award, Tokyo (1996) 

* Award by the Turkish Independent Industries and Businessmen Association (MUSAID) on account of providing assistance to the people of Bosnia.

* Golden medal Dragon of Bosnia awarded by President of Bosnia (1996) 

* Key to the city of Los Angeles, presented by the Mayor of Los Angeles (1995) 

* Presidential Medal, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Science (1995) 

* Medal by University of California at Los Angeles (1995) 

* Honorary Doctorate of Law, L.L.D Harvard University (1989) 

* Honorary Doctorate of Law (Honoris Causa), University of Sindh (1994) 

* Honorary Doctorate from Mendanao State University, Philippines (1995) 

* Honorary Doctorate of Law (Honoris Causa), Peshawar University (1995) 

* Honorary Doctorate of Economics, Gakushuin University, Tokyo (1996) 

* Honorary Fellowship by Lady Margaret Hall, University Oxford, (1989) 

* Honorary Fellowship by St. Catherine College, University of Oxford, (1989) 

* Honorary Professor of the Kyrghyz State National University (1995) Kyrghyzstan. 

* Honorary Professor of Yassavi Kazakh Turkish University, Kazakh-Turkish International Language University, Kazakhstan, 1995. 

* Honorable Member of OHYUKAI, Alumni Association of Gakushuin, conferred by OHYUKAI Tokyo (1996). 

* Awarded the 2000 Millennium Medal of Honor by American Biographical Institute, Inc. in November 1998.                                                                                                                                          * Awarded American Academy Award of Achievement in London, October 28, 2000
* Was included in list of The Fifty Most Beautiful People by "People Magazine".

Her Books * Foreign Policy in Perspective (1978)
* Daughter of Destiny (1989)
Corruption Charges * Her government was dismissed both the times for alleged corruption.
* She and her husband were accused of stealing millions of dollars from state coffers.
* About 18 corruption and criminal cases were filed against her husband and he spent 8 years in jail.
* She is also appealing against a conviction in the Swiss courts for money-laundering.
About Herself "I had faith in myself. I had always felt that I could become Prime Minister if I wanted."
Cause of death On 27 December 2007, she was assasinated while entering a vehicle upon leaving a political rally for the Pakistan People's Party in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Quote "I find that whenever I am in power, or my father was in power, somehow good things happen. The economy picks up, we have good rains, water comes, people have crops. I think the reason this happens is that we want to give love and we receive love."

Courtesy: Web Resources
Compiled by: PS and Gayathri

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