Bhutto family
The Bhutto family () is a prominent political family and among the most powerful families of Pakistan, based in the province of Sindh. Bhuttos have played a prominent role in Pakistani politics and government. The family has held the leadership of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), since its inception in 1967. The Bhuttos are based in Sindh province. The Bhuttos have been settled in the area for over three centuries. Two members of the family, Zulfikar and Benazir Bhutto, have been the Prime Ministers of Pakistan, whereas Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir's widower served as the President of  Pakistan, from 2008 to 2013. History. The Bhutto's along with Bhatti's and other subclans are said to be a branch of the Bhati Rajputs. They originally migrated to Sindh in the early 18th century from the neighboring region of Rajputana (now Rajasthan in India). 'Sehto' was the first member of the Bhutto family, who had to convert to Islam, during Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's reign, to escape the reimposition of jizya over non-Muslims. Following the conversion he took the title of "Khan", becoming Sehto Khan. In Sindh, Bhuttos under Sehto Khan first settled at Ratodero, a few  miles north of Larkana. Shah Nawaz Bhutto, a direct descendant of Sheto Khan, came to prominence during the British Raj as a "dewan" of the princely state of Junagadh in the Southwestern part of Gujarat in India. During the Partition of India in 1947, the Muslim Nawab of Junagarh wanted to accede his state to the newly created Pakistan but faced a rebellion by the Hindu majority population of Junagadh. The Indian government thwarted the accession to Pakistan, and the Bhuttos had to flee to Sindh in modern-day Pakistan. Shah Nawaz Bhutto moved to Larkana District in Sindh, where  his land-ownership made him one of the wealthiest and most influential person in Sindh. Beginning the political dynasty, Shah Nawaz's third son Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979) founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in 1967 and served as the fourth President and later the ninth Prime Minister. He married an Iranian of Kurdish origin Nusrat Ispahani. His daughter, Benazir (1953-2007), also served as Prime Minister, while his two sons, Shahnawaz Bhutto and Mir Murtaza Bhutto were assassinated. Shahnawaz's daughter, Sassi Bhutto and Murtaza's children, Fatima Bhutto and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto jr. are settled abroad  along with their aunt Sanam Bhutto ( Zulfikar Bhutto's second daughter). After Benazir's assasination on December 27th, 2007, her son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari became co-chairperson in 2007 along with her husband Asif Ali Zardari. According to other authors, the family migrated from Sarsa to Hissar.