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Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the eldest daughter of President Asif Ali Zardari and the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has announced the birth of her third child on Instagram. The baby, a boy, was born on October 20.

Her first son with her husband Mahmood Choudhry, Mir Hakim, was born on October 10, 2021. Their second son, Mir Sijawal, was born on October 5, 2022. Bakhtawar also announced their births through surprise Instagram posts.

While she hasn’t revealed her third son’s name yet, her first two children were named after elders from her and her husband’s family. Bakhtawar and Mahmood paid tribute to her late grandfather Hakim Ali Zardari and late uncle Mir Murtaza Bhutto with her eldest son’s name.

“Named by and after his nana baba, sij is Sindhi for sun. Sijawal means the rising sun,” she wrote about her second born.

As soon as the couple shared the news about the latest addition to their family, congratulations came pouring in. Among the well-wishers were Bakhtawar’s sister Aseefa Zardari and former member of the Sindh provincial assembly Sharmila Faruqui.

Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, the daughter of UAE’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, also congratulated her along with Dubai-based influencers Huda Tayyab and Latifa Alshamshi.

Bakhtawar and Dubai-based businessman Choudhry were engaged on November 27, 2020, and married in early 2021.