Ameer Buksh Khan Bhutto

Sardar Ameer Buksh Khan Bhutto (Sindhi: سردار امير بخش خان ڀٽو, Urdu: امیر بخش خان بھٹو) is a Pakistani politician.[1] He is a former president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh and an ex-Member of the Sindh Assembly.[2] He is the son of Sardar Mumtaz Bhutto.[3][4] and after the death of Sardar Mumtaz Bhutto, he was elected as Chief Sardar of Bhutto tribe of Sindh.[citation needed]

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, Economics & Law from the University of Buckingham and a Master of Philosophy degree in International Relations from Cambridge University.[citation needed] He wrote a thesis titled "Of Knights and Harlots: The Role of the Superpowers in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War." He has also written dozens of articles published in English and Sindhi newspapers and magazines in Pakistan.[citation needed]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh twice, in 2002 general election and again in 2008 election but was defeated twice by Muhammad Ayaz Soomro.[5][6]

On 10 November 2017, Ameer Buksh Khan Bhutto while meeting with Shah Mehmood Qureishi, announced he was joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Crossette, Barbara (6 May 1990). "Crime Weakens Support for Bhutto, Even in Her Traditional Power Base". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ Kalhoro, M. B. (2 June 2023). "Ameer Bhutto leaves PTI". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ Ameer Bux Bhutto appointed Adviser to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif. Archived 2013-10-15 at archive.today BUREAUCRACY INDIA. 13 October 2013.
  4. ^ Mumtaz Bhutto granted bail. Archived 3 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Daily Times. 6 January 2009.
  5. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.