Benazir Bhutto – Daughter of the East

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Beautiful and charismatic, Benazir Bhutto is not only the first woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state; she achieved a status approaching that of a royal princess – both in her native Pakistan and around the world. But after two terms in office she was stripped of her power in another example of the bitter political in-fighting that has riven her country.

The daughter of one of Pakistan’s most popular leaders, Benazir grew up in one of the country’s richest families. Having received an  international education, she became politicised after her father’s execution at the hands of General Zia in 1979 and was first elected Prime Minister in 1988.

Her riveting autobiography, first published twenty years ago and now updated to cover her own story since then and how her country has changed since being thrust into the international limelight after 9/11, is an inspiring tale of strength, dedication and courage in the face of adversity.