Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan twice, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.
She was the first woman to hold the position of Prime Minister in a Muslim-majority country.
Bhutto came from a political family and was the daughter of former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
She was a prominent leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a socialist political party in Pakistan.
Bhutto's political career was marked by controversy and tragedy.
She was assassinated in 2007 while campaigning for re-election.