Hakim Ali Zardari
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Hakim Ali Zardari was an industrialist and a landlord from Sindh
, Pakistan
. He belonged to a Baloch family settled in Sindh. He was the father of current Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari
, and father in law of late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
. Hakim Ali Zardari was married to Dr. Zareen Ara Zardari and to Bilquis Sultana Zardari.
Well known as Rais Hakim Ali Khan, he was a landlord by birth and the head of the Zardari tribe. He had been involved in Pakistani politics since the 1960s and had served as a federal minister twice. Originally a member of the Pakistan People's Party, he later joined the National Democratic Party
. He rejoined the Pakistan People's Party in the 1980s and was active in the early 1990s in politics.
Hakim Ali Zardari's four children, Asif Ali Zardari
, Fouzia Zardari, Azra Peechoho
and Faryal Talpur
, are all involved in the politics of Pakistan
.
He was father of the current president. Asif Ali Zardari.
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He belonged to a Baloch family settled in Sindh. He was the father of current Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party . He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister....
, and father in law of late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
. Hakim Ali Zardari was married to Dr. Zareen Ara Zardari and to Bilquis Sultana Zardari.
Well known as Rais Hakim Ali Khan, he was a landlord by birth and the head of the Zardari tribe. He had been involved in Pakistani politics since the 1960s and had served as a federal minister twice. Originally a member of the Pakistan People's Party, he later joined the National Democratic Party
National Awami Party (Wali)
The National Awami Party was formed after a split between Maulana Bhashani and Khan Wali Khan ostensibly over Bhashani's siding with China and Professor Muzaffar Ahmed along with Khan Abdul Wali Khan sided with U.S.S.R in the Sino-Soviet split...
. He rejoined the Pakistan People's Party in the 1980s and was active in the early 1990s in politics.
Hakim Ali Zardari's four children, Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party . He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister....
, Fouzia Zardari, Azra Peechoho
Azra Peechoho
Azra Fazal TeeT, also spelled Pechucho is a politician and physician in Sindh, Pakistan. She is the sister of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and sister-in-law of Benazir Bhutto. She is a member of Pakistan Peoples Party....
and Faryal Talpur
Faryal Talpur
-Political career:Talpur participated in the Pakistani presidential election, 2007 from the platform of Pakistan Peoples Party and is a Member of Pakistan's National Assembly...
, are all involved in the politics of Pakistan
Politics of Pakistan
Politics of Pakistan have taken place in the framework of a federal republic, where the system of government has at times been parliamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential. In the current parliamentary system, the President of Pakistan is the largely ceremonial head of state, the Prime...
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Death
Hakim Ali Zardari was admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in March following multiple organ failure. He died in the hospital on May 24, 2011 at age 81.He was father of the current president. Asif Ali Zardari.