Asif Ali Zardari

Politician

1955-07-26

Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who has served as president of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms. He was born on 1955-07-26 in Karachi. He has also served as co-chair of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

Quotes by Asif Ali Zardari

As a child, I was spoilt by my parents as an only son. They indulged my every whim, and I grew up in luxury.
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I have spent seven of the 12 years I have been married a victim of political persecution. I must be the first male spouse being held hostage by a regime. I accept this, as Pakistan has traditional elements who find it hard to reconcile with a man whose wife works and who other men salute perforce of her office.
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I studied in Britain and spent great moments of my life there as a student living in Belsize Park. I admire the British trait of the stiff upper lip in the face of adversity. My wife studied in Britain, too, and both of us have many friends there.
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On the international political landscape, there is better understanding of Pakistan's political economic and strategic issues. We aspire to promote peace and harmony with the region.
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After the assassination of my wife, our nation was perilously close to civil strife. If I, as the co-chairman of the Party, had asked my people to take to the streets, the very existence of the federation would have been threatened.
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