people / Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto

1953 - 2007

Birth place
Karachi, Pakistan
Death place
Rawalpindi, Pakistan

The first and only female Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988-90, 1993-96), the first woman elected to lead a Muslim State. Benazir Bhutto studied comparative government at Harvard, international law and diplomacy at Oxford. Six years in prison or under house arrest, described in her book Daughter of Destiny. Known for her physical courage 'I can't live with fear in my heart. If ordinary people have to face up to death, then politicians must be ready to face that situation first.' Assassinated.

Buried by stargirl on December 27, 2010

Benazir Bhutto

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