Shireen Amir

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Shireen Amir
شیریں امیر (Urdu)
Born
Mirpur, District Larkana
DiedJanuary 19, 2003(2003-01-19) (aged 82–83)
Larkana
Resting place Bhutto family mausoleum
Nationality
Spouse
(m. 1943;died 1979)

Shireen Amir Begum was the first wife of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the fourth president and ninth prime minister of Pakistan. [1] She was the daughter of Khan Bahadur Ahmad Khan Bhutto, [2] who was the brother of Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto. She was married to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1943. [3] [4] At the time of marriage, she was ten years older than her husband. [5]

She died on January 19, 2003 and is resting in the Bhutto family mausoleum. [6] [7]

References

  1. Tragedi Benazir Bhutto (in Indonesian). Penerbit Narasi. ISBN   978-979-16808-0-6.
  2. Kamran, Tahir (2024-08-19). Chequered Past, Uncertain Future: The History of Pakistan. Reaktion Books. ISBN   978-1-78914-965-4.
  3. Ekbal, Nikhat (2009). Great Muslims of undivided India. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-7835-756-0.
  4. DailyTimes.pk (2020-04-04). "Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: A legendary leader | Daily time". Daily Times. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  5. Ḥaidar, Sayyid Afz̤al (1996). Bhutto Trial: Without special title. National Commission on History and Culture.
  6. "President visits mausoleum of Bhutto family in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh". The Nation. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  7. "Shirin Begum passes away". Dawn. 2003-01-20. Retrieved 2025-10-12.