Group members: Garreth Lee Chen Si Hao Yu Haonan Benazir Bhutto.
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Group members:Garreth Lee Chen Si HaoYu Haonan
Benazir Bhutto
Background
Born on 21 June 1953 and died on 27 December 2007
A Pakistani-born politicianChaired the Pakistan Peoples PartyPakistan’s first and to date female prime
minister
Her Life
Family:Eldest child of former Prime Minister Zulfikar
Ali BhuttoWife of current Pakistani President Asif Ali
Zardari.
Education:Studied at Harvard's Radcliffe College at age
16After completing her undergraduate degree at
Radcliffe she studied at England's Oxford University, she was awarded a second degree in 1977.
Her Life
Political Life:Served as the Prime Minister of
Pakistan 2 Terms: 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996
Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party
Her Life
Voter turnout was low in the 1997 electionsBhutto’s PPP suffered a decisive loss to
Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League party
Charged for corruptionSelf-imposed exile from late 1999 to 2007
Assassination
When: Assassinated on 27 December 2007
How: Killed by a suicide bomber while leaving
campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh
Who:Al-Qaeda commander Mustafa Abu al-Yazid
claimed responsibility for the attack
Her Contributions
Against military dictatorship
Fought for human rights
Democratic Leader
Her Contributions
Created policies for women which include: Establishment of women’s police stations,
courts and women development banks An active and founding member of the
Council of Women World Leaders
Her Contributions
Development of Pakistan through Science & Technology
Being one of the key political figures of Pakistan’s nuclear program
Maintaining close relationships with prominent Pakistan’s nuclear scientists (eg. Ishfaq Ahmad)
Her Contributions
Anti-terroristsWhen Pakistan was on the brink of being
declared as a Terrorist state, it was Benazir Bhutto who stopped the rise of terrorist
Achievements
Was one of seven winners of the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Led the PPP to win at 1988 General ElectionsFirst Female Prime Minister
Influential faults
Supported Taliban in military and finance Believed that it could stabilize Afghanistan
and enable trade access to the Central Asian republics
But later, she took an anti-Taliban stance and condemned their terrorist acts
Corruption
Bhutto and her husband Zardari were charged with alleged corruption (charge of laundering money through Swiss banks)
However, these charges were political means meant to discredit Bhutto and her husband Zardari
Leadership Qualities
Determined
Capable
Charismatic
Responsible
Farsighted
Determined
Pushed for democratic reforms and power-sharing
Faced opposition and criticism from the Punjabi elites and powerful landlord families
Even so, she never gave up and remained determined on her initiatives
Capable
Being a well-educated politician, she managed to modernize Pakistan and brought prosperity to the country
Initiated for nationalist reform
Charismatic
Could persuade her people to establish common beliefs (eg. democracy)
During the election campaigns, she voiced concerns over women’s social and health issues
Promised to repeal controversial laws that curtail the rights of women in Pakistan
Responsible
While Bhutto was in exile in Dubai and London for eight years, she persisted in returning to prepare for the 2008 national elections
Although she was well aware of the risks to her life, by doing this, she displayed both courage and responsibility
Farsighted
En route to a rally in Karachi in 2007, a suicide-bomb attack was targeted at Bhutto
Bhutto had previously warned the Pakistani government but the government failed to act
Evaluation
Bhutto was a great leader. Made history as the first women prime
minister Brought Pakistan the ideas of democracy
Evaluation
Bhutto was a good leader. Though the controversy on corruption. Though her pro-Taliban stance at first. Humanitarian
Democracy Women rights
Development of the country (Economic, S&T)
Evaluation
Great leader: Has influence
Good leader: Has good effect on the people/ country/
world Humanitarian
Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhuttohttp://www.joy2day.com/stars-talk-shock/politi
cal/benazir-bhutto.phphttp://www.benazirbhutto.com/abouthttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/6
4260/Benazir-Bhutto