Shahbaz Bhatti

Also known as Clement Shahbaz Bhatti

Minister for Minorities Affairs, Pakistan (1968-2011)

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It sits within the topics 1968 births, 2011 deaths and 2011 murders in Pakistan.

Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

President: Asif Ali Zardari
Prime minister: Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by: Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq
Succeeded by: Paul Bhatti
Born: ( 1968-09-09 ) 9 September 1968, Lahore , Pakistan
Died: 2 March 2011 (2011-03-02) (aged 42), Islamabad , Pakistan
Party: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
Alma mater: University of the Punjab

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Pakistan
Place of birth: Lahore
Place of death: Islamabad
Occupation: politician
Educated at: University of Lahore
Political party: Pakistan Peoples Party
Languages spoken: Urdu
Native language: Urdu
Religion: Catholicism
Image: Shahbaz Bhatti.jpg

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date of birth: 1968-09-09
date of death: 2011-03-02
manner of death: homicide
end of work period: 2011-03-02
cause of death: assassination
name in native language: Shahbaz Bhatti

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Encyclopedic overview

Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (9 September 1968 – 2 March 2011) was a Pakistani politician and the first Christian Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 2008 for the Pakistan People's Party. Bhatti became the only Christian member of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's Cabinet on 2 November. On 2 March 2011, Bhatti was assassinated outside his mother's home by members of the Pakistani Taliban for his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy laws. In March 2016, his cause for beatification was formally opened by the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. He was given the honorary title Servant of God within the Catholic Church.

Early life

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