Bhutto

[ boo-toh ]

noun

1. Be·na·zir [ben-, uh, -, zeer], 1953–2007, prime minister of Pakistan 1988–90 and 1993–96.
2. Zul·fi·kar Ali [zool, -fi-kahr], 1928–79, Pakistani political leader: president 1971–73 and prime minister 1973–77.

Bhutto

/ ˈbuːtəʊ /

noun

1. BhuttoBenazir19532007FPakistaniPOLITICS: stateswomanPOLITICS: prime minister Benazir (ˈbɛnəzɪə). (1953–2007), Pakistani stateswoman; prime minister of Pakistan (1988–90; 1993–96); deposed and subsequently defeated in elections in 1997; assassinated during the 2007 election campaign
2. BhuttoZulfikar Ali19281979MPakistaniPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: prime minister her father, Zulfikar Ali (ˈzʊlfɪkɑː ˈɑːlɪ). 1928–79, Pakistani statesman; president (1971–73) and prime minister (1973–77) of Pakistan: executed for the murder of a political rival

Example Sentences

He came from neither the Bhutto nor Sharif factions, the dynasties that had dominated Pakistan’s modern politics.

From Time

Zuflikar Bhutto chose General Zia ul Huq to be COAS in the 70s.

From The Daily Beast

Despite adverse propaganda and ouster from power amid corruption charges, Bhutto remained widely popular among Pakistanis.

From The Daily Beast

For them, being a woman with a Western education was enough reason to hate Bhutto with a passion.

From The Daily Beast

A letter Jinnah received from the Himalayan town of Mussoorie, written by a young man called Zulfi Bhutto, gives us an idea.

From The Daily Beast

Zulfikar Bhutto chose Zia ul-Haq, whom he called his “monkey general” because he thought he was apolitical.

From The Daily Beast