Posted 1/25/2024, 4:43:03 AM
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Benazir's Son and Pakistan's Youngest Foreign Minister, Nominated as PM Candidate Despite Inexperience Claims
- Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is the son of former PM Benazir Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari, became PPP chairperson after his mother's assassination in 2007
- Studied politics at Oxford, entered politics in 2012; elected to National Assembly in 2018, led PPP campaigns and long march against PTI government
- Became Pakistan's youngest foreign minister under PDM government in 2022; drew praise for tough stance against India's Modi
- Nominated by PPP as candidate for prime minister in 2023 despite father claiming he lacks political experience
- Advocates for democracy, pro-poor policies, stronger international ties, greater role of youth in politics and ending "politics of revenge"