Mumtaz Bhutto
| Mumtaz Bhutto | |
|---|---|
| 8th Governor of Sindh | |
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In office December 22, 1971 – April 20, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Lt Gen Rakhman Gul And Irfan Soomro |
| Succeeded by | Mir Rasool Bux Talpur |
| 13th Chief Minister of Sindh | |
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In office May 1, 1972 – December 20, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | M. A. Khuhro |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 28, 1933 Pir Bux Bhutto, Larkana District, Sindh, British Raj (now Pakistan) |
| Political party | Sindh National Front |
| Relations |
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (cousin) Shah Nawaz Bhutto (uncle) Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto (grandfather) |
| Parents | Nabi Bux Khan Bhutto (father) |
| Residence | Sindh |
| Profession | Chief of Bhutto Tribe, Politician |
| Religion | Muslim |
Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto (Urdu: ممتاز علی بھٹو , Sindhi: ممتاز علي ڀٽو) (born 28 November 1933), is a Pakistani politician who has served as 8th Governor of Sindh. He is the father of Ameer Bux Bhutto and Ali Bhutto. He is also the first cousin of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, chairman of the Sindh National Front and Sindh Qaumi Itehad. Mumtaz Bhutto was the founding member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), former federal minister, Governor of Sindh and Chief Minister of Sindh.
Mumtaz Ali Bhutto was born on 28 November 1933 in the village of Pir Bux Bhutto, Larkana District, Sindh, British Raj. Before partition his father Nawab Nabi Bux Khan Bhutto was a member of the legislative assembly, and had strong political background.
Bhutto attended St George's College in Mussoorie and then Lawrence College, Murree, after independence of Pakistan. He got his 'barrister' degree from Lincoln's Inn, and undergraduate and 'master's degrees in 1959 from Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
Bhutto became a member of the National Assembly at the age of 32 years on 5 March 1965. When he and his cousin Zulfikar Ali Bhutto announced for a new political party 'Pakistan Peoples Party' PPP on 30 March 1967, he also became the founding member and principal executive committee member of the party. He and his cousin Zulfikar Ali Bhutto fought the election of 17 March 1970 against Muhammad Ayub Khuhro and Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah. He got a victory against Qazi Fazalullah.
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