| Sheikh Hasina Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 65 kg |
| Date of Birth | September 28, 1947 |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Eye Color | Gray |
Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician who became the 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh in January 2009. Her first term as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh was the first full five-year term for a Bangladeshi prime minister since it became an independent country.
Full Name
Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Nick Name
Hasu
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Tungipara East Bengal, Pakistan (later: Tungipara, Gopalganj, Bangladesh)
Nationality
Education
Sheikh Hasina studied at Azimpur Girls School and then completed a bachelor’s degree at Eden College located in Azimpur, Dhaka. She then went on to study Bengali literature at Dhaka University and graduated in 1973.
Occupation
Politician
Family
- Father – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (March 17, 1920, – August 15, 1975; popularly known by the honorific prefix “Bangabandhu”) (Politician, Revolutionary, Statesman, Activist, Diarist, Served as the president of Bangladesh from 1971 to 1972 and briefly from 1975 until his death in 1975 and as prime minister of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1975)
- Mother – Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib (August 8, 1930 – August 15, 1975; commonly known as Begum Mujib)
- Siblings – Sheikh Kamal (Younger Brother; August 5, 1949 – August 15, 1975) (Served as the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) of General Osmani the Commander-in-Chief of the Mukti Bahini, during the Liberation War of Bangladesh), Sheikh Jamal (Younger Brother; April 28, 1954 – August 15, 1975), Sheikh Rehana Siddiq (Younger Sister) (Politician, Served as the adviser of Tungipara upazila unit Awami League in Gopalganj in 2017), Sheikh Russel (Younger Brother; October 18, 1964 – August 15, 1975)
- Others – Sheikh Lutfar Rahman (Paternal Grandfather) (Served as a Bangladeshi serestadar i.e. an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India), Sheikh Sayera Khatun (Paternal Grandmother) (Matriarch of Sheikh-Wazed Political Family), Sheikh Abdul Hamid (Paternal Great-Grandfather) (A direct descendant of Muslim preacher Sheikh Abdul Awal Darwish of Baghdad), Sheikh Zahurul Haque (Maternal Grandfather), Sheikh Husne Ara Begum (Maternal Grandmother), Sheikh Abu Naser (Paternal Uncle) (Politician), Sheikh Jinnatunnesa (Maternal Aunt), Tulip Rizwana Siddiq (Niece) (Politician, Member of Parliament for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom House of Commons for the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency), Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby (Nephew) (Has served as a councilor of Bangladesh Awami League), Azmina Siddiq Rupanti (Niece), Abdul Quader Miah (Father-In-Law), Moyzunnessa (Maijun Nesa Bibi) (Mother-In-Law), Kristine Ann Overmire (Daughter-In-Law), Sophia (Granddaughter)
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
Weight
65 kg or 143.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Sheikh Hasina has dated –
- M. A. Wazed Miah (1968-2009) – She married physicist, writer, and chairperson of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission M. A. Wazed Miah in 1968 and they were blessed with 2 children – a son named Sajeeb Wazed (b. July 27, 1971) and a daughter named Saima Wazed (December 9, 1972). The couple remained together until his death in 2009.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Sheikh Hasina is of Iraqi Arab descent.
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Gray
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Wears glasses
Religion
Sunni Islam
Sheikh Hasina Facts
- In 2018, she was included in Time‘s list of the “100 most influential people in the world”. She has also been included in Forbes‘ list of the “100 most powerful women in the world” in 2015, 2018, and 2022.
- Sheikh Hasina has survived at least 19 assassination attempts on her life throughout her career.
- She has been the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh as well as the world’s longest-serving female head of government as of January 10, 2024.
- Sheikh Hasina has been a recipient of several accolades such as the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize for 1998 and the Indira Gandhi Prize for 2009.
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