Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari
بھٹو زرداری
Philanthropist
Personal details
Born 25 January 1990
Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party
Relations Zardari family
Bhutto family
Residence Karachi, Pakistan
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Alma mater Edinburgh University
Religion Islam[1]
Website www.ppp.org.pk

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari is the daughter of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto and the former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. She was born on 25 January 1990, being the first child born to a sitting female Prime Minister.[2][3] She is the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who led Pakistan during the 1970s. Bakhtawar has two siblings, elder brother Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and younger sister, Asifa Bhutto Zardari.[2]

Education

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari did her graduation from the University of Edinburgh with MA (Hons) in English Literature. Owing to her enthusiasm towards education, she plays an active role in the SZABIST founded by her mother in 1995 that is recognized for its rapid growth providing education of global standard in Pakistan.[4][5]

An Education Enthusiast

The literature Grad from Edinburgh University, Zardari has acquired great deal of experience working in the board of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, that she applies to enhance the over-all performance of the education sector. SZABIST with its branches in four big cities of Pakistan and one branch in Dubai is recognized for its rapid growth providing an education which is more global in approach. Advocating the need for acquiring education with latest technological means, she has played an important role in establishing the Stem Cell Research Laboratory at the Karachi Campus that is one landmark achievement of the respective academic institute.[6]

Putting education at the foremost place, Zardari has visited several educational institutes, particularly in Sindh (Pakistan), to elicit more advanced techniques to prepare the students to compete with modern day challenges and tough competition.[6]


A Philanthropist

“I want to stand up and be counted; to make an effort to help my country”.[7]

Zardari’s mission is to help the countrymen to ease their sufferings by all possible means. In a bid to lend a helping hand to the survivors of natural calamities, she founded an NGO ‘Save the Flood and Disaster Victims Organization’ which started operating during the dreadful earthquakes that hit Pakistan in 2010 in order to rescue the hundreds of thousands of affected people.[8][9]

From her compassion and commitment to well being of the society, emanates the support to the philanthropist initiatives in the areas of health and education. She engages with the workforce of different organizations, like Dar-ul-Sukun (an organization aimed at helping the mentally and physically challenged children and adults) and Markaz-e-Umeed (an institute working for the welfare of special children), and has been taking part in their programs to improve the lives of the underprivileged. Her efforts also include the collaboration with several other charity institutions to provide rehabilitation goods to those in need.[9]

Making it a global cause, Zardari has participated in international activities touching on healthcare issues. In this regard, she recently participated in a United Nations healthcare conference organized by the Arab States Regional Office of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Dubai police where she vowed to bring such welfare programs to Pakistan as well.[9][7]

Family Tree

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari's Family Tree

The picture in this section depicts Zardari's family tree.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Bilawal Zardari Bhutto for resurrection of Quaid’s Pakistan". pakmission-uk.gov.pk. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Bhutto, Benazir (10 April 2007). "Mother courage". The Guardian (London). Archived from the original on 28 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Good luck charm". The Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina). 1 February 1990. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  4. 1 2 Pakistan Peoples Party Official Website http://www.ppp.org.pk/about/
  5. ↑ "Will Bakhtawar be the next Benazir?". The Express Tribune – International New York Times (Pakistan). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. 1 2 Bio Section. Retrieved from http://www.szabist.edu.pk/szabist-board.asp 1 April 2016
  7. 1 2 Official Twitter of Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari https://twitter.com/BakhtawarBZ
  8. ↑ The Express Tribune Bakhtawar arrives to help flood victims http://tribune.com.pk/story/37557/bakhtawar-arrives-to-help-flood-victims/
  9. 1 2 3 Save the Flood and Disaster Victims Organization http://floodanddisastervictims.org/
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