Benazir Bhutto
She was born 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007 a Pakistani politician who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority nation.Dressed in her signature shalwar kameez and white dupatta, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto stood tall at the podium as she addressed some of the most influential leaders of the world. She spoke with authority, and her words depicted the empathy she felt for women across the globe.
“As the first woman ever elected to head an Islamic nation, I feel a special responsibility towards all women,” she stated. Today, this statement defines Benazir and the struggle she led to ensure women’s empowerment in Pakistan. Pakistan Peoples Party’s Benazir was a lady ahead of her time. She was a woman of substance – an idol for women who could only dream of empowerment. In a country where most females are not allowed to leave the house, Benazir propagated the need for women to be employed. When the social ill of dowry was a norm, she negated the practice and brought forward the rights of women in Islam.
