When was Benazir born?

June 21, 1953
Benazir Bhutto/Date of birth

How many times did Benazir Bhutto became the prime minister of Pakistan?

Between 1988–99, the office was held by Benazir Bhutto of the PPP and Nawaz Sharif of PML(N), each holding the office for two non-consecutive terms between 1988 and 1999: Bhutto during 1988–90 and 1993–96; and Sharif during 1990–93 and 1997–99.

When Benazir Bhutto got married?

December 18, 1987 (Asif Ali Zardari)
Benazir Bhutto/Wedding dates

How many siblings did Benazir Bhutto have?

Murtaza Bhutto
Shahnawaz BhuttoSanam Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto/Siblings

What was Benazir Bhuttos first language as a child?

Benazir’s first language was English; as a child she spoke Urdu less frequently, and barely spoke the local Sindhi language. Benazir initially attended the Lady Jennings Nursery School in Karachi. She was then sent to the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Karachi and from there to the Jesus and Mary Convent,…

Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1957?

When the elderly Shah Nawaz died in 1957, Zulfikar inherited the family’s land holdings, making him extremely wealthy. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, her father, was the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the founding chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party.

What did Zulfikar Bhutto say about Zia’s coup?

Both Zulfikar and Benazir believed that Zia’s coup had been assisted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Zulfikar claimed that in a 1976 meeting, U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger had told him that the U.S. would make “a horrible example” of him if he did not terminate Pakistan’s efforts to build a nuclear bomb.

Who was the son of Shah Nawaz Bhutto?

Zulfikar was the son of Shah Nawaz Bhutto, a prominent politician who had served as Prime Minister of the Junagadh State. The Bhuttos were aristocratic, wealthy landlords from Sindh. They were Sunni Muslims, although Nusrat had been born into a Shia Muslim family before converting to Sunnism on her marriage.