Bhutto family
 Mausoleum of Zulfikar Ali and Benazir Bhutto at Garhi Khuda Baksh
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| Ethnicity | Sindhi Rajput[1][2] |
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| Current region | Larkana, Sindh |
| Place of origin | Pakistan/British India |
| Members | Shah Nawaz Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Nusrat Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Fatima Bhutto Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
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| Distinctions | Political prominence Family tragedies |
| Estate | Bilawal House I Garhi Khuda Bakhsh |
The Bhutto family (Sindhi: ڀُٽو) is Pakistani family who are prominent in Pakistani politics and government. An ethnically Sindhi Rajput clan[2][1] based in Sindh province, the Bhuttos have been settled in the area for over two centuries, having migrated to Sindh from Jaisalmer in India under Setho Khan Bhutto in the seventeenth century.[3] Shah Nawaz Bhutto, a direct descendant, came to prominence during the British Raj as a dewan of the princely state of Junagadh. During the Partition of India, Shah Nawaz's accession to Pakistan was thwarted by the Indian Army, and the Bhuttos fled to Sindh.
Beginning the political dynasty, Shah Nawaz's third son Zulfikar Ali Bhutto founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in 1967 and would serve as President and Prime Minister. His daughter, Benazir, also served as Prime Minister, while Benazir's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, later served as president. The Bhuttos continue to dominate the leadership of the PPP: Benazir's son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is current co-chairperson.
The family has been the centre of many premature deaths, drawing comparisons to the Kennedy curse: Zulfikar was convicted and executed in 1979; Shahnawaz died in mysterious circumstances in France in 1983; Murtaza was killed in a police encounter during his sister's government in 1996; and Benazir was herself assassinated in 2007.
Family tree
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Titles
According to other authors, the family migrated from Sarsa in Hissar.[4]
- Founding father Doda Khan of Pir Bakhsh Bhutto
- Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto, Ameer Bakhsh Bhutto, Illahi Bux Bhutto (Honorary Magistrate Larkana District)
- Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto, Rasul Bakhsh Bhutto
- Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto (Member Bombay Council)
- Sardar Wahid Baksh Bhutto (Member, Central Legislative Assembly and Bombay Council, Chief of tribe)
- Nawab Nabi Bakhsh Bhutto (Member, Central Legislative Assembly)
- Khan Bahadur Ahmad Khan Bhutto
See also
References
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