Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr. (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی بھٹو, Sindhi: ذُوالفِقّارعلِي ڀُٽو; born 1 August 1990), drag pseudonym Faluda Islam,[2][3] is a Pakistani visual artist, performance artist and curator. He is a member of the prominent political Bhutto family, and is the grandson of former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, and his namesake, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He is related to Benazir Bhutto and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari through his father's side. He has lived and worked in Karachi, Pakistan and San Francisco, California.

For the Pakistani politician, see Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr.
ذُوالفِقّارعلِي ڀُٽو
Born (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990[1]
Damascus, Syria
Other namesFaluda Islam,
Zulfi Bhutto
Alma materSan Francisco Art Institute,
University of Edinburgh
OccupationVisual artist
Known forPerformance art, curation
MovementQueer art
Parents
RelativesSee Bhutto family
Websitezulfikaralibhuttoart.org

Early life and career

Bhutto was born on 1 August 1990 into the Bhutto family in Damascus, Syria. He is the son of Murtaza Bhutto, a politician who was assassinated when he was six years old, and Ghinwa Bhutto, who leads the Pakistan Peoples Party of Shaheed Bhutto.[4] He has a half-sister, Fatima Bhutto, from his father's first marriage. His is of Sindhi descent from his father and has Lebanese ancestry from his mother's side.[5][4] Bhutto was named after his grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former Prime Minister and President of Pakistan, and is the only male inherent of the Bhutto's family.[4] His grandmother, Nusrat Bhutto, is of Iranian-Kurdish descent. The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto is his paternal aunt, and her husband and former President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, is his uncle-by-marriage, while his father's brother, Shahnawaz Bhutto, is his uncle. The politician, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, is his first cousin.

Bhutto received his Master of Fine Arts degree in 2016 from the San Francisco Art Institute.[6][5][7] He has two undergraduate degrees from the University of Edinburgh.[8]

Bhutto has worked on creative projects such as Mussalmaan Musclemen (2017), The Third Muslim: Queer and Trans Muslim Narratives of Resistance and Resilience (2018), The Alif Series (2019), and Tomorrow We Inherit the Earth (2019).[9][10][11] In 2015, he exhibited an artworks titled ‘The Shrine’, which dealt with the subject of marginalised minorities in Pakistan through photo manipulation, portraiture and conceptual art.[6] Artist and designer Hushidar Mortezaie has worked with Bhutto and designed some of his performance costumes.[2]

Personal life

Bhutto currently lives in Karachi, Pakistan[5][12] and belongs to the LGBTQ community, and identifies himself as queer.[11][13]

References
  1. Fatima Bhutto. Songs of Blood and Sword. p. 299.
  2. Sultan, Iman. "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr. wants you to see a parallel world". Input magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. Winn, Steven (October 26, 2018). "'Beyond Gravity' a force of attraction at SF Counterpulse". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. Salman, Peerzada (23 June 2017). "Bhutto Jr steps into art world, raises hopes". DAWN.COM.
  5. "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Junior: an artist exploring intersection of Islam, sexuality and masculinity". Pakistan Today. February 21, 2018.
  6. Ahmed, Shoaib (January 13, 2015). "Zulfikar Junior's portrayal of minorities". Dawn magazine.
  7. "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto". YBCA. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  8. Burke, Sarah (February 16, 2017). "A 'Prayformance' Confronts Islamophobia, Claims Common Ground". KQED. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  9. Dinesh, Nandita (2020-09-14). Chronicles from Kashmir: An Annotated, Multimedia Script. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1-80064-020-7.
  10. Kini, Aditi Natasha (February 7, 2018). "A New Exhibit Explores the Art and Identity of Queer Muslims". Vice.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  11. Khan, Saira (20 February 2018). "The Scion of a Pakistani Political Dynasty Comes Out". The New York Times.
  12. Kuruvilla, Carol (31 January 2018). "These Queer Muslims Are Using Art To Tell Their Stories". HuffPost.
  13. "Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr talks about his queer politics, drag performances, art and masculinity - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
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