Bhutto family
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| Ethnicity | Mixed ethnicity(Sindhi Rajputs, Kurdish) |
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| Current region | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Place of origin | Rajasthan, India |
| Members |
Shah Nawaz Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Nusrat Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Murtaza Bhutto Shahnawaz Bhutto Fatima Bhutto Bilawal Bhutto |
| Connected members | Zardari family |
| Distinctions | Political prominence |
| Traditions | Shia Islam |
| Estate |
Bilawal House I Garhi Khuda Bakhsh |
The Bhutto family (Sindhi: ڀُٽو) is a prominent political family of Pakistan, based in the province of Sindh. Bhuttos have played a prominent role in Pakistani politics and government. The family has held the leadership of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), since its inception in 1967. A family of ethnically Muslim Rajputs, based in Sindh province, the Bhuttos have been settled in the area for over two centuries. They migrated to Sindh from Rajputana (present-day Rajasthan, India) under Sheto Khan Bhutto in the early 18th century.
Two members of the family, Zulfikar and Benazir Bhutto, have been the Prime Minister of Pakistan in the past, whereas Asif Ali Zardari, widower of Benazir, served as the President of Pakistan, from 2008 to 2013.
Bhuttos originally migrated to Sindh in the early 18th century from the neighboring region of Rajputana (now Rajasthan in India). Bhutto's paternal ancestors were Hindu Rajputs, who converted to Islam in the late 17th century. Sheto was the first member of the Bhutto family, who converted to Islam, to reap tax exemptions for Muslims, during Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's reign. Following the conversion he took the title of Khan, becoming Sheto Khan. In Sindh, Bhuttos under Sheto first settled at Ratodero, a few miles north of Larkana.
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