Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is the son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and current Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari. After his mother's assassination Bilawal was named the chair of the The Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
Political Legacy
Shortly after his mother's assassination, Bilawal not only added his mother's surname to his own, but became the new chairman of the Pakistani People's Party. Bilawal is currently finishing his studies at Oxford University. His father is the president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari.
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Full name
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
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Born
September 21, 1988]
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Political party
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Chairman of the PPP
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Assumed office
December 30, 2007
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Attends Oxford University in Cambridge, EnglandBBC News: Bilawal Bhutto
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Security costs are about 1 million pounds per yearRediff.com: Bilawal Bhutto
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Born "Bilawal Zardari," but changed name to "Bilawal Bhutto Zardari" after his mother's assassinationBBC News: Bilawal Bhutto
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Son of assassinated former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir BhuttoBBC News: Bilawal Bhutto
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Grandson of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the first popularly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Siblings
Bakhtawar Bhutto, Aseefa Bhutto
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His sister Bakhtawar was elected as leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party's women's wing in June 2009
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His father, Asif Ali Zardari, was elected president of Pakistan in September 2008
