Done by: Shamsa Al Bloushi

11-S-C

Daughter of Destiny

by Benazir Bhutto

Outline:

About Benazir BhuttoWhat I learned from Benazir BhuttoMessage

About Benazir Bhutto

1. Family:

Father: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)

Founder of the Pakistan People's Party

Prime Minister of Pakistan (1973 until 1977)

Overthrown by “General Zia ul-Huq”

Charged with murder of Kasuri, an

opponent politician, and hanged to death.

An important figure in Benazir’s life

Mother: Begum Nusrat Bhutto (1929-2011)Chairwoman of the Pakistan People’s Party

(PPP) from 1979 to 1982

Siblings:Murtaza Bhutto ( 1954 – 1996)

Sanam Bhutto (1957)

Shahnawaz Bhutto (1958 – 1985)

Husband: Asif Ali Zardari

President of Pakistan (2007-2013)

Children:

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari

Asifa Bhutto Zardari

2. EducationHarvard University (1968- 1973)

Bachelor of Arts degree

Comparative politics

The University of Oxford (1973–1977)Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)

International Law

Diplomacy

In 1976 she was elected president of the Oxford Union

3. Career

In 1982 Benazir Bhutto was elected as Peoples Party's

Chairwoman.

She was ellected to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan

twice:

1988 to 1990

1993 to 1996

She was removed from her position due to corruption

charges against her and her husband.

Exile to the UAE.

4. Achievements

1988, First woman to serve as prime minister in an

Islamic country

Age 35, she was one of the youngest chief

executives in the world

Initiated an anti-corruption campaign

Brought electricity to the countryside areas

Appointed women Judges

4. Achievements cont.

1994, announced the opening of Pakistan's

first all-female police station

Built schools all over the country

Lifted the ban on Pakistani women taking

part in sporting events

5. Awards

United Nations Prize in the Field of Human

Rights (2008)

Tipperary Peace award (2007)

Posthumous award (2010)

World Tolerance Award (2005)

Death Assassinated in a bombing on 27 December

April 4, 1979

 Father’s death and how it affected her

Decision to become a politician

“At that moment I pledged to myself that I would

not rest until democracy returned to Pakistan”

The Year of Detention 1977-1984

The critical moments in Benazir Bhutto’s life

as the daughter of a political leader under

martial law.

Taking on the Dictator, 1984-1988

Story in England

Death of her brother Shahnawaz in Paris

A big comeback to Pakistan for elections

Marriage with Asif at the age of 34

Pregnancy

August 1988

Death of Zia in a plane crash

Birth of her first child “Bilawal” (1988)

Culture through the book

Dispute in the village:

"You will not get the girl, but a cow and 20,000 rupees in

compensation"

Simla Agreement 1972

"If there is an agreement, we'll say a boy has been born. If

there is no agreement, we'll say a girl has been born."

Naming Bilawal:

“In Pakistan the right to call a child by the father's name

goes to the son in the family”

Why Benazir chose to write this book?

“I wanted to set down the record of the brutal Martial Law regime of General Zia ul-Haq”

What I learned from Benazir Bhutto

Faith in God

Strong will

Patience

Supporting family

Dream to achieve

Give you the power to carry on in life and reach your goal

Message

Struggle for good deeds always comes with good results.

Thank you for your patience