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Bhutto family
| Bhutto family | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Current region | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Place of origin | Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Members | Shah Nawaz Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Nusrat Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Murtaza Bhutto Shahnawaz Bhutto Fatima Bhutto Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Jr |
| Connected members | Zardari family |
| Distinctions | Zamindars, Political prominence |
| Estate(s) | Garhi Khuda Bakhsh |
The Bhutto family (Sindhi: ڀُٽو) is a prominent political family and among the most powerful families of Pakistan, based in the province of Sindh. Bhuttos have played a prominent role in Pakistani politics and government. The family has held the leadership of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), since its inception in 1967. The Bhuttos are based in Sindh province. The Bhuttos have been settled in the area for over three centuries.[1]
Two members of the family, Zulfikar and Benazir Bhutto, have been the Prime Ministers of Pakistan, whereas Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir's widower served as the President of Pakistan, from 2008 to 2013.
History[edit]
The Bhutto's along with Bhatti's and other subclans are said to be a branch of the Bhati Rajputs.[2] They originally migrated to Sindh in the early 18th century from the neighboring region of Rajputana (now Rajasthan in India). 'Sehto' was the first member of the Bhutto family, who had to convert to Islam, during Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's reign, to escape the reimposition of jizya over non-Muslims. Following the conversion he took the title of Khan, becoming Sehto Khan.[3] In Sindh, Bhuttos under Sehto Khan first settled at Ratodero, a few miles north of Larkana.
Shah Nawaz Bhutto, a direct descendant of Sheto Khan, came to prominence during the British Raj as a dewan of the princely state of Junagadh in the Southwestern part of Gujarat in India. During the Partition of India in 1947, the Muslim Nawab of Junagarh wanted to accede his state to the newly created Pakistan but faced a rebellion by the Hindu majority population of Junagadh. The Indian government thwarted the accession to Pakistan, and the Bhuttos had to flee to Sindh in modern-day Pakistan. Shah Nawaz Bhutto moved to Larkana District in Sindh, where his land-ownership made him one of the wealthiest and most influential person in Sindh.[4]
Beginning the political dynasty, Shah Nawaz's third son Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979) founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in 1967 and served as the fourth President and later the ninth Prime Minister. He married an Iranian of Kurdish origin Nusrat Ispahani. His daughter, Benazir (1953-2007), also served as Prime Minister, while his two sons, Shahnawaz Bhutto and Mir Murtaza Bhutto were assassinated. Shahnawaz's daughter, Sassi Bhutto and Murtaza's children, Fatima Bhutto and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto jr. are settled abroad along with their aunt Sanam Bhutto ( Zulfikar Bhutto's second daughter). After Benazir's assassination on December 27th, 2007, her son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari became co-chairperson in 2007 along with her husband Asif Ali Zardari.
The Bhutto family acquired in more than a billion dollars illegally over the decades.[5]
Family tree[edit]
- Titles
According to other authors, the family migrated from Sarsa to Hissar.[6]
- Founding father Doda Khan of Pir Bakhsh Bhutto
- Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto, Ameer Bakhsh Bhutto, Illahi Bux Bhutto (Honorary Magistrate Larkana District)
- Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto, Rasul Bakhsh Bhutto
- Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto (Member Bombay Council)
- Sardar Wahid Baksh Bhutto (Member, Central Legislative Assembly and Bombay Council, Chief of tribe)
- Nawab Nabi Bakhsh Bhutto (Member, Central Legislative Assembly)
- Khan Bahadur Ahmad Khan Bhutto
Photos[edit]
- Begum Nusrat Bhutto with her children.jpg
Begum Nusrat Bhutto with her children
Asif Ali Zardari (husband of Benazir)
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Taseer, Salmaan (1980). Bhutto: a political biography (PDF). New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. p. 9.
- ↑ Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian. Cambridgr University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781107080317.
the various Hindu Rajput Bhati sub-clans, like Saran, Moodna, Seora as well as Muslim groups like Bhatti, Bhutto...and the trading community of Bhatiya, all link their origins to the Bhatis
- ↑ Stanley Wolpert (1993). Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan. ISBN 9780195076615.
- ↑ "Bhutto". www.bhutto.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- ↑ "How Pakistan's First Female Leader Allegedly Stole 1.5 Billion Dollars | the Big Steal - YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: a memoir, Chakar Ali Junejo, National Commission on History and Culture, 1996, p. 7
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