Download - Daughter of Destiny by Benazir Bhutto
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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