Benazir Bhutto: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Assassinated at 54

Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who twice served as prime minister. Born on June 21, 1953, in Karachi, she was the daughter of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and studied at Harvard and Oxford.

In 1988 she became the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority democracy. She served from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996, and her governments were dismissed amid corruption allegations. She spent years in self-imposed exile before returning to Pakistan in October 2007 to run in elections.

Bhutto was killed in an attack after a campaign rally in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007, at age 54. Her son Bilawal became chairman of her party, the Pakistan Peoples Party.

Achievements: Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988-1990, 1993-1996).

Birth: June 21, 1953 - Karachi, Pakistan.

Profession: Politician.

Interesting Facts: She survived an attack on her return in October 2007 that killed more than 100 people.