Bhutto, Zulfikar AliBhutto, Zul‧fi‧kar Al‧i /ˈzʊlfɪkɑː ˈæli $ -kɑːr, -ˈɑːli/(1928–79) a Pakistani politician who was president (1971–73) and then prime minister(1973–77) of Pakistan. He was overthrown (overthrow) in a military coup in 1977 and executed (execute) in 1979. His daughter, Benazir Bhutto, was prime minister from 1988 to 1990.