Hakim Ali Zardari and Mir Ali Ahmad Khan Taalpur at a New Year’s party at Beach Luxury Hotel, in Karachi. Hakim Ali Zardari passed away in 2011 at the age of 81. He was the father of Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan’s former president.
He was born to Haji Mohammad Hassan Zardari, a land owner from a village called Fatuhal Zardari in 1930, according to an obituary that appeared in The Express Tribune. His mother was originally from Iraq. He started his career from Khaksar Tehreek, the social movement started by Allama Mashriqi in 1931, and was elected district council member of Nawabshah in 1965. Mr Zardari was elected thrice to the National Assembly in a long political career. When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto launched the Pakistan Peoples Party, Mr Zardari joined it and was elected an MNA in 1970. He is shown here with Mr Bhutto, in an image tweeted by the PPP’s Sharmila Faruqi in 2014.
Hakim Ali Zardari had two wives, the first of whom was the granddaughter of renowned educationist and founder of Sindh Madressatul Islam in Karachi, Hassanally Effendi. They had four children: Asif Zardari, Faryal (Talpur), Azra (Pechuho) and Fauzia. His second wife was the daughter of the first director-general of Radio Pakistan ZA Bukhari and they had no children. Mr Zardari’s businesses included the famous Bambino Cinema, the Scala and a film distribution centre, Dawn reports.
He was born to Haji Mohammad Hassan Zardari, a land owner from a village called Fatuhal Zardari in 1930, according to an obituary that appeared in The Express Tribune. His mother was originally from Iraq. He started his career from Khaksar Tehreek, the social movement started by Allama Mashriqi in 1931, and was elected district council member of Nawabshah in 1965. Mr Zardari was elected thrice to the National Assembly in a long political career. When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto launched the Pakistan Peoples Party, Mr Zardari joined it and was elected an MNA in 1970. He is shown here with Mr Bhutto, in an image tweeted by the PPP’s Sharmila Faruqi in 2014.
Hakim Ali Zardari had two wives, the first of whom was the granddaughter of renowned educationist and founder of Sindh Madressatul Islam in Karachi, Hassanally Effendi. They had four children: Asif Zardari, Faryal (Talpur), Azra (Pechuho) and Fauzia. His second wife was the daughter of the first director-general of Radio Pakistan ZA Bukhari and they had no children. Mr Zardari’s businesses included the famous Bambino Cinema, the Scala and a film distribution centre, Dawn reports.