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    Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. She served in the position of prime minister for over 20 years, making her the longest-serving prime minister in history of Bangladesh. Thus, she became the world's longest-serving female head of government. Her authoritarian regime ended in self-imposed exile following an uprising in 2024.
    BornHasina Sheikh · 28 September 1947 · Tungipara, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
    Political partyAwami League
    SpouseM. A. Wazed Miah · (m. 1968; died 2009)
    ChildrenSajeeb · Saima
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    Sheikh Hasina Wazed | Biography, Resignation, Father, & Facts | Britannica
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    Early life

    Hasina was born on 28 September 1947 to the Bengali Muslim Sheikh family of Tungipara in East Bengal. Her father was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and her mother was Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib. Hasina grew up in … See more

    Early political career

    While living in exile in India, Hasina was elected President of the Awami League in 1981. The party has been described as a "Centre-Left" party.
    Under martial law, Hasina was in and out of detention t… See more

    First premiership (1996–2001)

    The Awami League (AL), with other opposition parties, demanded that the next general elections be held under a neutral caretaker government, and that provision for caretaker governments to manage elections b… See more

    Leader of the Opposition (2001–2008)

    The Awami League MPs were irregular in attending parliament during the following period. In late 2003, the Awami League started its first major anti-government movement, culminating in the declaration by party ge… See more

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