Asif Zardari
| Asif Ali Zardari آصف علی زرداری |
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| 11th President of Pakistan | |
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In office 9 September 2008 – 8 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Acting) Mian Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Soomro (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| President of the PPP Parliamentarians | |
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Assumed office 27 December 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ameen Faheem |
| Co-chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party | |
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In office 30 December 2007 – 27 December 2015 Serving with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| First Gentlemen of Pakistan | |
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In office 19 October 1993 – 5 November 1996 |
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In office 2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 |
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| Personal details | |
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26 July 1955 Karachi, Sind, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Benazir Bhutto (1987–2007; her death) |
| Children |
Bilawal Bakhtawar Asifa |
| Parents | Zareen and Hakim Ali Zardari |
| Relatives | See Zardari family |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu: آصف علی زرداری; Sindhi: آصف علي زرداري; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician and the former co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
The son of Hakim Ali Zardari, a landowner from Sindh, Zardari rose to prominence after his marriage to Benazir Bhutto in 1987, becoming the First Gentleman after his wife was elected Prime Minister in 1988. When Bhutto's government was dismissed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1990, Zardari was widely criticized for involvement in corruption scandals that led to its collapse. When Bhutto was reelected in 1993, Zardari served as Federal Investment Minister and Chairperson Pakistan Environmental Protection Council in her second administration. Following increasing tensions between Bhutto's brother Murtaza and Zardari, Murtaza was killed in a police encounter in Karachi on 20 September 1996. Bhutto's government was dismissed a month later by President Farooq Leghari, while Zardari was arrested and indicted for Murtaza's murder as well as corruption charges.
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