Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

1928-79
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Chairman & Founder 
Pakistan Peoples Party

                                     PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto                                Date of Birth: January 5, 1928

Father's Name: Sir Shahnawaz Khan Bhutto   Place of Birth: Larkana District

Mother's  Name: Lady Khursheed Begum       Mother Tongue: Sindhi 

MARRIAGE: 

Married at Karachi to Ms Nusrat Ispahani September  8, 1951.

CHILDREN:  

•   Benazir Bhutto -   1953 - 2007
•   Murtaza Bhutto -  1954 - 1996  
•   Sanam Bhutto -    1957
•   Shahnawaz Bhutto -   1958 - 1985 
  
  
  
  
  EDUCATION: 
  
  

  	Cathedral School, Bombay - 1937 - 1947
  	Joined University of Southern California - 1947
  	Transferred to Berkely Campus of USC - 1949
  	First Asian to be elected to Berkely Student Council
  	Graduated  with Honours in Political Science - 1950
  	Admitted to Christ Church College, Oxford - 1950
  	Graduated with Honours from Oxford University - 1952
  	Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn - 1953
  	Lecturer of Sindh Muslim Law College - 1954
  	Member of Pakistan Delegation to the United Nations - 1957
  	Addressed the United Nations Sixth Committee on Aggression - October 25, 1957
  	Leader of Pakistan Delegation to United Nations Conference on the Law of the Seas,  addressed the Conference on the Freedom of the Seas.- March - 1958   MINISTERIAL CAREER Minister of Commerce - 1958   Minister for Information and National Reconstruction  - 1959   Minister for Fuel, Power and Natural Resources - 1960   Leader of Pakistan Delegation to the UN - 1959, 1960, 1963 & 1965  Statement in support of Algeria against French Imperialism at UN - 1959   Leader of Pakistan Delegation to Moscow to negotiate agreement on Oil and Gas Exploration  with Soviet Union with 120 Million Roubles  credit  - 1960 Led Pakistan's Delegation to UN and differed  with US by not voting against China's Membership - 1960  Foreign Minister of Pakistan  - 1963 - 1965 Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement, gaining 750 Square Miles for Pakistan 2nd March  -  1963  Famous Speech at the U.N. Security Council  "We will wage a war for a thousand years" - 22-23 September 1965   Resigned from the Federal Cabinet  - June, 1966  PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY (PPP)  Historic welcome in Lahore after resignation as Foreign Minister - 21st June, 1966   Manifesto of Pakistan Peoples Party prepared "Islam is our Faith, Democracy is our Policy, Socialism is our Economy, All Power to the People". October, 1966  Foundation of Pakistan Peoples Party, Lahore - 30th November, 1967   Led Mass Movement for Restoration of Democracy - 1968  Arrested for creating disaffection against Government - November 12, 1968 Landslide victory for PPP in 1970 elections in present day Pakistan -  December 7, 1970  PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER Economic Reforms Order Nationalisation of Key Industries - January 3, 1972   Announcement of Labour Policies -  February 10, 1972   Workers would participate in Profits  Old Age Pensions and Group Insurance  Land Reforms - 1st March, 1973   Ceiling reduced from 500 Acres to 150 Acres of irrigated land and 1000 Acres to 300 Acres for semi-irrigated land.  All lands in excess of 100 Acres allocated to Govt. Servants confiscated and redistributed.  The Law Reform Ordinance - giving effect to the recommendations of the Law Reforms  Commission. - 14th April, 1972   Martial Law Lifted 21st April, 1972  Simla Agreement Signed  Pakistan to get back 5000 square miles of territory occupied in 1971 war.  India and Pakistan to respect line of control in  Kashmir  without prejudice to Pakistan's claim. - 2nd July, 1972  National Book Foundation established - 24th September, 1972   Inaugurated Pakistan's first Nuclear Power Plant at Karachi.  - 28th November, 1972  Establishment of NDFC - 5th February, 1973   Establishment of Quaid-E-Azam University - 9th February, 1973  Constitution of Pakistan passed unanimously - 12th  April, 1973  Establishment of Port Qasim Authority - 27th June, 1973  Elected Prime Minister of Pakistan  - 14th August, 1973  Identity Cards for Citizens - 28th July, 1973  Agreement for repatriation of 93,000 POWs  - 28th August, 1973  Administrative Reforms Order - September, 1973  Laid Foundation Stone of Pakistan Steel Mill - 30th December, 1973  Nationalisation of Banks - 1st January, 1974  Establishment of Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan - 01 May 1974 Establishment of Allama Iqbal Open University - 21st May, 1974  Islamic Summit at Lahore - 22 February, 1975 Inaugurated Pakistan's First Seerat Conference - 3rd March, 1976  Kissinger warned Zulfikar Ali Bhutto that if Pakistan continued with its nuclear programme  "the Prime Minister would have to pay a heavy price."  - August, 1976  Bhutto proposed a Third World Summit - September, 1976