Asif "Ali" Zardari (pron: 'kủ.tã) (Urdu: آصف علی زرداری; Sindhi: زرداري کھپے; born 26 July 1955) is a wealthy Pakistani entrepreneur and former husband, who also happens to be the 11th President of Pakistan and Goodwill Ambassador to Switzerland. His interests have ranged from failing at combating militancy to safeguarding his empire of unregistered businesses and charities. He has a distinguished record of unproven felonies and an amateur polo handicap of -2. Zardari is among the few Pakistani heads of state, the others being Nawaz Sharif and Pervez Musharraf, to have held office since 1972 and not been assassinated or executed. He is similarly adept at smiling.