Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician and the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, serving since 2009. She was born on September 28, 1947, in Tungipara, East Bengal (now Bangladesh). She is the daughter of Bangladesh's founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and was involved in politics from a young age.
Hasina served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and then again from 2009 to the present day. Her Awami League party won a landslide victory in the December 2008 parliamentary elections, and she became Prime Minister for the second time.
During her tenure as Prime Minister, Hasina has overseen significant economic growth in Bangladesh and made significant progress in areas such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure development. She has also been credited with improving relations with India and strengthening Bangladesh's
BORN
Sheikh Hasina was born on September 28, 1947, in Tungipara, a small town in the Gopalganj district of East Bengal (now Bangladesh). She was the eldest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a prominent Bengali nationalist leader who played a key role in the movement for the creation of Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hasina was born just a few months before the partition of British India, which led to the creation of India and Pakistan. At that time, the region that is now Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan and known as East Pakistan.
EDUCATION
Sheikh Hasina received her early education in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. She attended the prestigious Bethune College in Kolkata, India, where she completed her Bachelor's degree in Arts. She then went on to earn a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Dhaka in 1973.
Due to the political turmoil and turmoil in Bangladesh during the 1970s and 1980s, Sheikh Hasina was forced into exile in India, where she continued her political activities and worked on advancing the cause of Bengali self-determination.
In 1984, Sheikh Hasina founded the Bangladesh Awami League in exile, which played a key role in the country's eventual transition to democracy. She returned to Bangladesh in 1981 and became active in politics, eventually serving as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for multiple terms.
FAMILY
Sheikh Hasina comes from a politically active family in Bangladesh. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was the founding father of Bangladesh and played a key role in the movement for the country's independence. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman served as the first President and later as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hasina's mother was Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib, who was also active in politics and social work. Sheikh Hasina has three younger siblings: Sheikh Rehana, Sheikh Kamal, and Sheikh Jamal.
Tragically, most of Sheikh Hasina's immediate family members were killed in a military coup in 1975. Her father, mother, and three siblings were among those who were killed, and she was the only surviving member of her family. Sheikh Hasina was in Germany at the time of the coup and was not present in Bangladesh when the killings took place.
Sheikh Hasina is married to Dr WaDr Miah, a physicist and scientist. They have one son, Sajeeb Wazed, who is also active in politics and serves as the ICT adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
POLITICA
Sheikh Hasina was born in 1947, just a few months before the partition of British India which led to the creation of Pakistan and India. At that time, the region that is now Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan and known as East Pakistan.
Sheikh Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a prominent Bengali nationalist leader who played a key role in the movement for the creation of Bangladesh. He was initially a member of the All India Muslim League, which advocated for the creation of Pakistan, but later became disillusioned with the party's policies and began to champion the cause of Bengali self-determination.
In 1971, after years of political and cultural repression by the Pakistani government, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the movement for Bangladesh's independence. The war that followed was brutal and led to the deaths of millions of people. Sheikh Hasina was in exile in India during this time, and her family members were imprisoned by the Pakistani authorities.
Sheikh Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a key figure in the struggle for independence and played a leading role in the formation of Bangladesh. He became the country's first Prime Minister following its independence, but his tenure was cut short by a military coup in 1975 in which he and most of his family members were assassinated.
Despite the tragic loss of her family, Sheikh Hasina continued to be involved in politics and played an important role in the Awami League, the party founded by her father. She became the party's leader in 1981 and has been a prominent figure in Bangladeshi politics ever since. Under her leadership, the Awami League has won multiple elections and has been responsible for many of the country's economic and social development initiatives.
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