Jawayd Bhutto () was a Sindhi philosopher and professor. He was killed on 1 March 2019 in Washington, D.C. after a dispute with a neighbor.
Education Bhutto received primary and secondary education at his hometown Shikarpur, Sindh. He subsequently enrolled at Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences for a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, but discontinued and studied philosophy at University of Karachi in 1980. After his masters he went to Sofia University Bulgaria to pursue a PhD in philosophy.
Professional career He was an assistant professor and chairman of philosophy department at University of Sindh.
Activism Bhutto started activism after his sister Fozia Bhutto's murder by an influential politician.
Bhutto was the husband of journalist Nafisa Hoodbhoy and brother-in-law of physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy.
Death Bhutto was shot dead on 1 March 2019 outside a convenience store in Washington, United States, by a neighbor, who was a heavy drinker and was often very rowdy and noisy. Bhutto had recently lodged a complaint against him with the building landlord. He was buried in his ancestral graveyard in Shikarpur district.
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