Bhutto, Benazir b. June 21, 1953 d. December 27, 2007 Prime Minister of Pakistan, she was the first woman elected to lead a post-colonial Muslim country. Born the oldest child of former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, her mother was Begum Nusrat Bhutto, a Pakistani of Iranian-Kurdish decent; she was raised in the Shia Muslim faith of her parents. Benazir was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and attended the Rawalpindi Presentation Convent and the Jesus and Mary Convent at Murree. From 1969 to 1973, she attended Radcliffe College at...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Cause of death: Assassinated Village Cemetery, Garhi Khuda Baksh, Sindh, Pakistan
Bhutto, Zulifikar Ali b. January 5, 1928 d. April 4, 1979 Pakistani political leader. Served as President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977. In 1977, he was ousted in a military coup by General Muhammed Zia-Ul- Haq and was arrested. He was hanged on April 4, 1979 for alledgedly ordering the murder of a political opponent in 1974. His daughter Benazir Bhutto, served as Prime Minister from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996. (Bio by: Erik Lander) Village Cemetery, Garhi Khuda Baksh, Sindh, Pakistan
Ul-Haq, Mohammed Zia b. August 12, 1924 d. August 17, 1988 Pakistan President. A noted military personality Ul-Haq served as a general and a major general in the cabinet of Zulifikar Ali Bhutto, who served as Pakistan's Prime Minister and President. In 1977 though Ul-Haq ousted Bhutto during a military coup, naming himself as President of Pakistan. In 1979 Ul-Haq had Bhutto hanged. Ul-Haq served as President of Pakistan from 1977 until his death on August 17, 1988. Ul-Haq was assassinated along with United States Ambasassador to Pakistan, Arnold Raphel...[Read More] (Bio by: K) General Mohammed Zia Ul-Haq Mausoleum, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Plot: Right beside the King Faisal Mosque
Wasti, Tahira b. June 14, 1944 d. March 11, 2012 Actress. An aristocratic beauty, she shall be remembered for her long career on Pakistani television that frequently saw her cast in royal or upper-crust roles. Born at Sargodha in what was then British India, she originally intended to be a writer and published her first short story at 16. Tahira joined the Pakistan Television Corporation in 1968 and soon became familiar via her numerous appearances in commercials; she had her initial major success with the 1971 "Jaib Qatra" and went on to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Gizri Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
b. June 21, 1953 d. December 27, 2007
