Career
He belonged to the Zardari family, a Baloch family of Hooth Baloch origin settled in Sindh. Hakim Ali Zardari was married to Doctor Zareen Ara Zardari and to Bilquis Sultana Zardari. Well known as Rais Hakim Ali Khan, he was a landlord by birth and the head of the Zardari tribe.
He had been involved in Pakistani politics since the 1960s and had served as a federal minister twice.
As the largest landowner of his tribe, he was selected as tribal chief after his father"s death. He owned thousands of acres of farmland in Sakrand, Nawabshah.
Hakim Ali Zardari was elected as the District Nazim of Nawabshah in 1965 local bodies elections. Hakim Ali Zardari was elected the Vice Mayor of Division MirpurKhas which means he was second in command of the Division.
He was the Vice President of Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity and President of the Sindh Chapter of Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity. He rejoined the Pakistan People"s Party in the 1980s during Zia"s Era and was active in the early 1990s in politics.
He was the father of the ex president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. He faced many cases of corruption during 1990 and 2000. Hakim Ali Zardari was admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in March following multiple organ failure.
He died in the hospital on 24 May 2011 at age 81.
He had twice served as the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee. His funeral prayers were offered on 25 May 2011 in Zardari House Nawabshah and is buried at his ancestral graveyard Baalu-Ja-Qubba, some 10km from Nawabshah.
His soyem (third day prayers) was held on 26 May 2011 in the lawns of Zardari House, Nawabshah. His chehlum (40th day prayer after death) was held on 8 July 2011 at the Presidency in Islamabad.
