First Families of Pakistan

The First Family is an unofficial title for the family of the head of state or head of government of a country (usually a republic).[1][2] In Pakistan, the term First Family usually refers to the head of state (the President) or head of government (the Prime Minister), and their immediate family which mostly comprises their spouse (the First Lady or First Gentleman) and their descendants.[2][3] In the wider context, the First Family may comprise the head of state or head of government's parents, siblings and extended relatives.

Jinnah family

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The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Jinnah family is the family of the founder of Pakistan.[4] Its most notable member, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is the founder of Pakistan. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam (Great Leader) and Baba-i-Qaum ("Father of the Nation"); his birthday is a national holiday there. Jinnah was Pakistan's first Governor-General from independence until his death on 11 September 1948.[5] His younger sister, Fatima Jinnah, was one of the leaders of modern-state of Pakistan. She is commonly known in Pakistan as Khātūn-e Pākistān ("Lady of Pakistan") and Māder-e Millat ("Mother of the Nation").[6][7]

Notable members of the family are:

First Generation
Second Generation
  • Mitthibai Jinnahbai (1857–1902) was married to Jinnahbai Poonja.
Third Generation
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and was the country's first Governor-General.
  • Ahmed Ali Jinnah
  • Bunde Ali Jinnah
  • Rahmat Ali Jinnah
  • Fatima Jinnah (1893–1967), known as Mother of the Nation.
  • Shireen Jinnah
  • Maryam Jinnah
Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation
Sixth Generation
  • Ness Wadia (born 1970), A prominent Indian businessman and the son of Dina and Neville Wadia.
  • Jehangir Wadia, An Indian businessman and the youngest son of Dina and Neville Wadia.

Bhutto family

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Richard Nixon meeting with President Bhutto of Pakistan in 1973.
A head shoot of a woman.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto.

A Pakistani political family which has been dominant in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for most of Pakistan's history since independence.[8] Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the founder of PPP and served as the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that as the fourth President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973.[9] His daughter, Benazir Bhutto, also served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996.[10][11] She was married to Asif Ali Zardari, the who became President of Pakistan after her death. Her daughters alternately served as the First Lady of Pakistan.[12]

Notable members of Bhutto family are:

First Generation
Second Generation

Shah Nawaz Bhutto –– The Dewan of Junagadh and the Father of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Member Bombay Council).

Third Generation
  • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, son of Shah Nawaz (President (1970–1973); Prime Minister (1973–1977))
    • Nusrat Bhutto, wife of Zulfikar (former minister without portfolio)
  • Mumtaz Bhutto, cousin of Zulfikar, (chief of Bhutto tribe, former chief minister and Governor of Sindh, Federal Minister of Pakistan)
Fourth Generation
  • Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Zulfikar (Prime Minister, 1988–1990 and 1993–1996), assassinated December 27, 2007.
  • Murtaza Bhutto, elder son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the brother of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was usually known as Murtaza Bhutto and was assassinated under mysterious circumstances.
  • Shahnawaz Bhutto, Shahnawaz was studying in Switzerland when Zia ul Haq's military regime executed his father in 1979. Prior to the execution On July 18, 1985, the 27-year-old Shahnawaz was found dead in Nice, France. He died under mysterious circumstances.
  • Ameer Bux Bhutto, currently Vice President of Sindh National Front and also ex-Member of Sindh Assembly. He is son of Mumtaz Bhutto.
Fifth Generation
  • Fatima Bhutto, Fatima was born in Kabul, Afghanistan while her father Murtaza Bhutto was in exile during the military regime of General Zia ul Haq. Murtaza Bhutto, was son of former Pakistan's President and Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Chaudhry family

Chaudhry's are a prominent name to the politics of Pakistan since Pre-Partition hailing from Gujrat, Punjab. They can be traced back to the sixteenth century.

First Generation
  • Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi (assassinated on September 25, 1981) was a Pakistani politician who rose to prominence from a small town of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
Second Generation
  • Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is a senior conservative politician hailing from Gujrat and a business oligarch who previously served as 17th Prime minister of Pakistan from 30 June 2004
  • Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is a Pakistani politician who served as the first and only Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2013.
  • Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013 And Former Federal Minister For Human Development
  • Moonis Elahi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018
  • Chaudhry Hussain Elahi, an MNA from Gujrat.

Gilani family

Gilani's are a prominent name to the politics of Pakistan since Pre-Partition hailing from Multan, Punjab. They can be traced back to the sixteenth century.

Ancestor
  • Syed Musa Pak was the family's first person to settle in Multan, and is buried near Pak Gate Multan. He was a direct descendant of Syedna Abdul Qadir Jilani commonly known as Ghous Pak and also is believed to be a descendant of the family of Muhammad.
First Generation
  • Pir Makdum Walyat Shah was great-great-grandfather of Yousaf Raza Gilani he was magistrate and provincial darbariv of the Delhi Sultanate.
Second Generation
  • Syed Sadar-ud-Din Shah Gilani was invited to Delhi palace when the Crown organized a Durbar in Mughal India. Member of the Punjab Chief Conical
  • Syed Rajan Baksh Gilani was the brother of ud-Din, and was the Vice President of District Corporation Multan in 1913. Later, he was elected as the President of District Corporation of Multan in 1921, and was the Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1922 to till his death in 1936.
Third Generation
  • Syed Ghulam Mustufa Shah was a signatory of the Pakistan Resolution, which passed in Lahore on March 23, 1940. He was also elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly in the Year 1945–46 on Muslim League's ticket. Whereas his brother was Elected the Vice President of Multan District Board in 1931. In 1945–46 Elections, he won from his Multan seat defeating Mureed Hussain Qureshi, a candidate backed by the British Government's Unionist Party.
Fourth Generation
  • Syed Alamdar Hussain Gilani, was the father of Yousuf Raza Gillani, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly in 1950's and worked as the Minister for Local Bodies and Rural Development in the cabinet of the Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon. He was a signatory in the Lahore Resolution and a member of the All Indian Muslim league before the independence of Pakistan. He was also a Provincial Minister of Housing and Works. He was also a member of the committee whom formulated the 1956's Constitution and was named in The World's Who's Who 1954–55 Edition. Later was not allowed to contest elections Under EBDO brought by General Auyb Khan.
Fifth Generation
  • Yousuf Raza Gillani was the 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan from March 25, 2008 to June 19, 2012. He also has served as the Speaker of National Assembly from October 17, 1993 to February 17, 1997. He also served as the Federal Minister of Pakistan. His other Ministries included Housing and Works, Railways, Tourism, and more. He was also elected as the District Mayor of Multan in 1983 and later was the member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) in 1985.
  • Syed Ahmed Mujtaba Gilani, the brother of Yousuf Raza Gillani, was a member of the Provincial Assembly Punjab from 2010–2013.
Sixth Generation
  • Abdul Qadir Gillani is the son of Yousuf Raza Gillani, and was a member of the National Assembly from July 2012 – March 2013.
  • Syed Ali Musa Gilani is the son of Yousuf Raza Gilani, and was a member of the National Assembly from February 2012 - March 2013.
  • Syed Ali Haider Gilani is the son of Yousuf Raza Gilani and is currently a member of the 17th Punjab Assembly (i:e 2018-2023).

Sharif family

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif

Sharif family is a prominent political family of Pakistan which is actively involved in politics of Pakistan though Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PMN-N). PML-N is currently headed by Nawaz Sharif.[13][14] Nawaz Sharif served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan in three non-consecutive terms from November 1990 to July 1993, from February 1997 until October 12, 1999 and from May 2013 until July 2017.[15][16] He also remained Chief minister of the Punjab.[17] His brother, Shahbaz Sharif, is the current Chief Minister of the Punjab.[18] They previously remained the First Family for two times in non-consecutive terms and currently hold the title as well.[3] Since, Nawaz has been ousted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, he will no longer be allowed to take part in politics for 10 years. His family including his daughter Maryam Safdar, and sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, have received a negative blow to their political careers.

Notable family members:

First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
  • Hussain Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.
  • Hassan Nawaz Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif.
  • Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif.
  • Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Son of Shahbaz Sharif and the Member of Ex-National Assembly of Pakistan.
  • Salman Shahbaz Sharif, son of Shahbaz Sharif.
  • Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif.

Soomro family

Junejo family

The members of Junejo family (Urdu: خاندان جونیجو‎) in politics:

Zia-ul-Haq family

The members of Zia-ul-Haq's family (Urdu: خاندان ضياءالحق‎):

The children of the couple:

Noon family

Noon family (Urdu: خاندان نون‎) is major political family of Pakistan.

Members of Noon family:

Dr.Malik Daud Noon

Leghari family

The members of Leghari family (Urdu: خاندان لغاری‎), in politics:

Zardari family

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and Hillary Clinton

The members of Zardari family (Urdu: خاندان زرداری‎), in politics:

Abbasi family

Imran Khan family

Members of Imran Khan's family, who are noted mainly for contributions in sports and politics:

First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
  • Bazid Khan, son of Majid Khan and maternal first-cousin once removed

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First Family — Definitions from Dictionary.com". dictionary.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012. 2. The family of the chief executive of a city, state, or country.
  2. 1 2 "Current First Ladies". planetrulers.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 Burke, Jason (28 October 1999). "Army throws open first family's palace". The Guardian. Raiwind. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Jinnah family inaugurates Bait-ul-Mal office". Balochistan Times. The Free Library. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Muhammad Ali Jinnah". Story of Pakistan. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Death anniversary of Fatima Jinnah tomorrow". Pakobserver.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. 1 2 Guriro, Amar (30 June 2009). "Aslam Jinnah's claim of being Quaid's family disputed". Daily Times. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Wolpert, Stanly A (1993). Zulfi Bhuto of Pakistan:His life and Times. Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-19-507661-3. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Pakistan Peoples Party (2011). "Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)". PPP. PPP medial Cell. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2001.
  10. ↑ "Benazir Bhutto Becomes Prime Minister (1988)". History of Pakistan. 1 June 2003. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Benazir Bhutto Becomes Prime Minister (1993)". History of Pakistan. 1 June 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "First Lady of Pakistan". planetrulers.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  13. ↑ Carr, Adam. "2008 Parliamentary elections results". Adam Carr. Adam Carr and Pakistan Election Commission. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Sharif Family". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "Profile: Nawaz Sharif". storyofpakistan. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Nawaz Sharif Becomes Prime Minister (1990)". History of Pakistan. 1 June 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  17. ↑ Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military by Husain Haqqani, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2005, pp. 202–203.
  18. ↑ "Government of Punjab, Pakistan". punjab.gov. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

Further reading

  • Akbar S. Ahmed 1997. Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin. London: Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 0415149665.
  • "Shah Nawaz: The legacy of the Bhutto?". blai.newsvine.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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