Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari | |
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Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 30 December 2007 | |
Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-200 (Larkana-I) |
Majority | 34,226 (22.46%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bilawal Zardari[1] (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Parents | Asif Ali Zardari Benazir Bhutto |
Relatives | Zardari family Bhutto family |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Net worth | ₨1.54 billion (US$15 million)[2] |
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari (Urdu: بلاول بھٹو زرداری; born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician and the current Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He is member of National Assembly of Pakistan since 13 August 2018.[3]
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Political career
2.1 2018 elections
3 References
Early life and education
Bilawal Zardari was born in Karachi on 21 September 1988 to Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari.[4] He is of partial Kurdish descent on his maternal side and Iraqi descent on his paternal side.[5]
He spent his early life in Pakistan and Dubai. He left Pakistan with his mother in 1997 and went to London when Bhutto family was in exile.[6]
He received his BA (Hons.) in modern history and politics from Christ Church College of the University of Oxford in 2012[7][8]
Political career
On 30 December 2007, at 19 years of age, Zardari was appointed chairman of the PPP and his father Asif Ali Zardari, announced his son's name change from Bilawal Zardari to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.[9]
2018 elections
Zardari led the party in the 2018 elections where he lost two of the three seats that he contested and one of these was historically an extremely safe seat for the PPP, where Zardari finished third, in a result described as rejection of Zardari.[10][11] However, almost all parties, excluding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, alleged large-scale vote rigging and administrative malpractices in the elections.[12][13][14] PPP won a total of 43 seats, an increase of 9 seats from 2013 elections and it remained the largest party in Sindh.[15][16]
References
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^ "328 MNAs sworn in to 15th National Assembly". Dawn. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Profile: Bilawal Zardari". BBC News. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ "President grieved: Hakim Ali Zardari passes away – The Express Tribune". 25 May 2011.
^ "Benazir Bhutto to stay in exile".
^ Bilawal awarded BA Honours degree at Oxford Zee News
^ Harrell, Eben (4 January 2008). "Protecting Bhutto's Son at Oxford". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ "Bilawal Bhutto Zardari: Heir to a political dynasty". BBC News. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Lyari rejects Bilawal". The Tribune. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Bilawal Bhutto Zardari manages to win only one of three NA seats". Geo News. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Ex-cricketer Khan leads Pakistan elections in early counting". BBC News. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ Gannon, Kathy (26 July 2018). "Unofficial Results in Pakistan's Election Show Lead For Imran Khan, But Opponents Allege Fraud". TIME Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ Shah, Saeed (25 July 2018). "Ex-Cricket Star Imran Khan Headed for Pakistan Election Victory". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ "PPP to retain its NA seats in Sindh". Business Recorder. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Imran Khan's PTI leads as ECP declares results of 267 of 270 NA seats". Geo News. Retrieved 27 July 2018.