Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (Urdu: بلاول بھٹو زرداری; Sindhi: بلاول ڀٽو زرداري; born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs, in office from 27 April 2022 to 10 August 2023. He became the chairman of Pakistan People's Party in 2007, following his mother's assassination. Bilawal belongs to the Bhutto family, a prominent political family of Pakistan and is the son of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, and the grandson of former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Bilawal had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 13 August 2018 till 10 August 2023. He re-elected as Member National Assembly of Pakistan in 2024 Pakistani general election from newly formed constituency NA-194 Larkana-I taken oath February 2024.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari | |
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| بلاول بھٹو زرداری | |
Bilawal in 2022 | |
| Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 27 April 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shahbaz Sharif |
| Deputy | Hina Rabbani Khar (as Minister of State) |
| Preceded by | Shah Mahmood Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Jalil Abbas Jilani |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-194 Larkana-I |
| Majority | 135,112 votes |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-200 Larkana |
| Majority | 34,226 (22.46%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bilawal Bhutto Zardari 21 September 1988 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Parent(s) | Benazir Bhutto Asif Ali Zardari |
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| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |