Fatima Bhutto, who is the granddaughter of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and niece of Benazir Bhutto welcomed a baby boy Mir Murtuza Byra with husband Graham.
Taking to her Instagram account on Saturday, the renowned writer and columnist announced the news of her son’s birth noting, “We are delighted to announce the birth of Mir Murtuza Byra… please keep us in your prayers, with love.. Fatima and Graham.”
Alongside the baby’s birth announcement was a heartfelt note by Fatima, in which she expressed her emotions over this blessing.
“Graham and I are so happy to share the news of the birth of our baby boy. We wanted to give our son a name that would bestow him with courage and kindness as he makes his way through the world,” began Fatime in her caption.
She continued, “I wanted a name that would act as an inspiration to him in his life but also one that would cloak him in love and strength, a name that he could wear with the knowledge that it was given to him from deep within his mother’s heart and soul to protect him throughout his life, to give him in equal measure both grace and fearlessness, a sense of his homeland and of joy.”
Fatime concluded her note revealed the reason behind her son’s name, “Every time I thought of what name might do that, I always came back to my beloved father’s name.”
For the unversed, on April 27, 2023, Fatima Bhutto tied the knot with Graham Byra, who adopted the name Gibran after converting to Islam.
