Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

@Leaders, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Zulfikar Ali Bhutto served as both the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan Execution Pakistani Oxford University University Of California, Berkeley Leaders Presidents Prime Ministers Capricorn Celebrities Founder of Pakistan People’s Party, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a prominent politician, who brought about numerous reforms and changes in the governance of Pakistan, thereby taking it from a presidentially-led country to a parliamentary-led one. It was under his democratic premiership that the country witnessed the declaration of Pakistan's third 1973 constitution. Furthermore, Bhutto led Pakistan’s nuclear weapon programme, despite several shortcomings in the form of limited financial resources and strong western oppositions and is thus regarded as the Father of Nuclear Weapons Program in Pakistan. It was his strong personality clubbed with his aggressive nature and immense determination that made him the country’s greatest civilian leader, with him dominating almost the entire decade of the 70s. Born in a political environment, he rose to prominence as a leader soon enough. He served two important positions for the country, that of the 4th President from 1971 until 1973 and 9th Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977. Till date, he remains one of most controversial leaders of the country. In the following lines, we have provided detailed information about the childhood, life, profile and political pursuits of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Read on.

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Birthday: January 5, 1928 Died on: April 4, 1979 Nationality: Pakistani Famous: Oxford University, University Of California, Berkeley, Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers Spouses: Nusrat Bhutto (m. 1951) Siblings: Imdad Ali Bhutto, Mumtaz Bhutto, Sikandar Ali Bhutto Childrens: Benazir, Murtaza, Sanam, Shahnawaz Information Detail Birthday January 5, 1928 Died on April 4, 1979 Nationality Pakistani Famous Oxford University, University Of California, Berkeley, Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers Spouses Nusrat Bhutto (m. 1951) Siblings Imdad Ali Bhutto, Mumtaz Bhutto, Sikandar Ali Bhutto Childrens Benazir, Murtaza, Sanam, Shahnawaz Universities Oxford University,University Of California, Berkeley Christ Church Oxford University of California Berkeley University of Southern California Cathedral and John Connon School University of Oxford Notable Alumnis Oxford University University Of California Berkeley Founder / Co-Founder Pakistan People's Party Pakistan's atomic bomb programme Cause of death Execution Birth Place Larkana Political Ideology Pakistan People's Party Religion Islam Gender Male Father Shah Nawaz Bhutto Mother Khursheed Begum Bhutto Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Larkana Died at Age 51

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He married twice in his lifetime. The first was in the year 1943 to Shireen Amir Begum. However, he left her to remarry Begum Nusrat Ispahani on September 8, 1951. The couple was blessed with four children. Unsplash Personal Life

The trial of a murder case in which he was charged guilty lasted for several months. The Supreme Court issued a verdict in which he was labelled guilty. Despite petitions and international clemency claims, he was hanged at Central Jail, Rawalpindi, on April 4, 1979. He was buried at Garhi Khuda Baksh in a village cemetery. Unsplash Personal Life

He has been voted as Pakistan’s one of the few greatest leader, after Mohammad Jinnah, founder of Pakistan and Imran Khan cricketer-turned-politician. His supporters’ bestowed upon him the title Quaid-e-Awam (Leader of the people). Unsplash Personal Life

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born to Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto and Khursheed Begum nee Lakhi Bai, in Larkana, Sindh in present day Pakistan. His father was the prime minister of the erstwhile Junagadh estate. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied at Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay (present day Mumbai). Growing in a prominent political family, politics ran in the blood of this young lad. As such, while at school, he became a student activist and made valuable contribution in the social movement and nationalistic league. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He enrolled himself at the University of Southern California in 1947 to study political science. Two years later, he was transferred to the University of California, Berkeley from where he attained his graduation degree. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1950, he moved to United Kingdom to study law at Christ Church. By 1953, he had attained an LLB degree followed by an LLM degree in Law and M. Sc in Political Science. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His first vocation was that of a lecturer at the Sindh Muslim College. After the death of his father, he took over the management of his family's estate and business interests. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1957, he became the youngest member of Pakistan's delegation to the United Nations. Following year, he led Pakistan delegation to the inaugural United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. Unsplash Political Career

His political career met with a breakthrough when he was appointed as a cabinet minister in the Ministry of Water and Power in 1958 by Field Marshal Ayub Khan. Unsplash Political Career

In 1960, he was given the charge of the Ministry of Commerce, Communications and Industry. Unsplash Political Career

In 1963, he was appointed Foreign Minister of the country. In this capacity, he worked to build close ties with China and sought to achieve greater independence from the western influence. It was his aggressive approach and style that earned him national prominence and popularity. Unsplash Political Career

He was highly. critical of the Tashkent agreement between Pakistan President Ayub Khan and Indian Prime Minister Lal Bhahadur Shastri in the aftermath of 1965 Indo-Pak war. Under the agreement, both the nations agreed to exchange prisoners of war and withdraw respective forces to pre-war boundaries. In protest against the agreement, Bhutto resigned from the cabinet in June 1966. Unsplash Political Career

He was the founder of Pakistan People’s Party. He served as the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and 1973 to 1977 respectively. Unsplash Trivia

He is known as the Father of the Pakistan's Nuclear weapons program. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 5, 1928
Died on	April 4, 1979
Nationality	Pakistani
Famous	Oxford University, University Of California, Berkeley, Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers
Spouses	Nusrat Bhutto (m. 1951)
Siblings	Imdad Ali Bhutto, Mumtaz Bhutto, Sikandar Ali Bhutto
Childrens	Benazir, Murtaza, Sanam, Shahnawaz
Universities	Oxford University,University Of California, Berkeley Christ Church Oxford University of California Berkeley University of Southern California Cathedral and John Connon School University of Oxford
Notable Alumnis	Oxford University University Of California Berkeley
Founder / Co-Founder	Pakistan People's Party Pakistan's atomic bomb programme
Cause of death	Execution
Birth Place	Larkana
Political Ideology	Pakistan People's Party
Religion	Islam
Gender	Male
Father	Shah Nawaz Bhutto
Mother	Khursheed Begum Bhutto
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Larkana
Died at Age	51

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Pakistani

Jan 5, 1928

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