( CNN ) -- At 25-years-old , Fatima Bhutto is eligible to become prime minister of Pakistan . Outspoken critic of President Musharraf , a life free of politics is unlikely for Fatima Bhutto . But the writer and poet , whose family name carries so much weight in Pakistan does n't feel the burden of continuing the family 's political dynasty . Instead that fate has befallen her cousin Bilawal , who will have to wait 6 years before being able to run for office . The 19-year-old son of Benazir Bhutto was thrust into a political life when he was nominated as leader of the Pakistan People 's Party ( PPP ) after his mother 's murder last December . For Fatima Bhutto , adding to the Bhutto family legacy is neither in her interest , nor her country 's . `` I 'm not interested in being a symbol for anyone , '' she has said emphatically . `` And I 'm not interested in perpetuating a really ineffectual form of politics simply because of my name . '' As outspoken about the current political climate in her homeland as she is committed to staying out of mainstream politics , Fatima Bhutto has had to deflect calls from many in Pakistan to enter into the political fray in the aftermath of her aunt Benazir Bhutto 's death . Many there who have partisan views on the Bhutto family dynasty see her as `` the real Bhutto '' as opposed to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari . Despite some physical resemblances to Benazir , Fatima is making her own name for herself in order to live her life outside of the shadow of her famous aunt . Shunning Oxford University she was an undergraduate at Columbia University in the U.S. where she read Middle Eastern studies before doing a masters degree in London at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies . While there she wrote her dissertation on the resistance movements to General Zia ul-Haq . Having spent time in Lebanon and traveling extensively , she writes a regular column for Pakistan 's The News International newspaper . Working as a writer and poet , she has already published two books - a volume of poetry at the age of 15 after her father 's death and a book on the 2005 earthquake in Kashmir from which the proceeds went to survivors of the disaster . Party politics might not be a part of her life at the moment , but politics is an undeniable part of her life . She was born in Kabul in 1982 , and after her parents divorced she moved with her father , Murtaza , to Syria where he married a Lebanese ballet teacher . Murtaza had left Pakistan when General Zia al-Huq hanged Fatima 's grandfather and the former prime minister of Pakistan , Zulfikar Ali Bhutto . From then on there was a rift between siblings Murtaza and Benazir that persisted even when he and Fatima returned to Pakistan in 1993 after Benazir became prime minister for the second time . With division between the two growing , Murtaza formed an unsuccessful splinter party to the PPP . In 1996 tragedy struck when Murtaza was shot and killed by police , an incident for which Fatima has said she held Benazir `` morally responsible . '' However , after Benazir 's murder , Fatima put aside the family feud and attended her funeral . In her column in The News International , while restating her differences with her estranged aunt , she called for a moment of calm in Pakistan 's politics . She may resist the call to enter mainstream politics for now , but with such a family history and strong opinions , politics will always have a part to play in her future . In a previous interview with CNN she gave her thoughts on the political culture in Pakistan : `` It has to stop being this autocratic , dynastic environment ... When that day comes and this happens -- that we have an open field -- if there 's a way for me to serve this country , then I would be proud to . ''
Niece of Benazir Bhutto a strong critic of Pakistan 's political culture . Comment: Legacy of family history means politics will always play a part in her life .