Ameer Buksh Khan Bhutto Explained

Sardar Ameer Buksh Khan Bhutto (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.

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. 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.

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.

See also

• Bhutto
• Bhutto family

Notes and References

1. News: Crossette . Barbara . 1990-05-06 . Crime Weakens Support for Bhutto, Even in Her Traditional Power Base . 2024-02-20 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Kalhoro . M. B. . 2023-06-02 . Ameer Bhutto leaves PTI . 2024-02-20 . DAWN.COM . en.
3. http://www.bureaucracyindia.in/ameer-bux-bhutto-appointed-adviser-to-pakistan-pm-nawaz-sharif/ Ameer Bux Bhutto appointed Adviser to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif.
4. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\story_6-1-2009_pg7_22 Mumtaz Bhutto granted bail.
5. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 20 March 2018. 26 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. dead.
6. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 20 March 2018. 5 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. dead.