Sheikh Hasina

Bangladeshi politician

Sheikh Hasina (Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা; Inglis /ˈʃx həˈsnə/, SHAYKH hə-SEE-nə; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician that wis the Prime Meenister o Bangladesh fae 2009 til 2024, as weel as fae 1996 til 2001. Hasina haes led the Bangladesh Awami League syne 1981. She is the auldest o five bairns o Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the foondin faither an first President of Bangladesh, an widow o M. A. Wazed Miah, a nuclear scientist. Hasina's pairty defeatit the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary election, assurin her o the post o prime meenister. Hasina's poleetical career haes spanned mair nor fower decades durin which she haes been baith Prime Meenister an opposition leader. As opposition leader, she wis the target o an assassination attempt in 2004. In 2007, she wis arrestit for corruption an chairged wi murther bi the militar-backit Caretaker govrenment durin the 2006-2008 Bangladeshi poleetical creesis, whan the generals pit on a state o emergency. She returned as Prime Meenister efter a landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance in 2008, whan they teuk twa-thirds o the seats in pairlament.


Sheikh Hasina
শেখ হাসিনা
10th Prime meenister of Bangladesh
In office
6 Januar 2009 – 5 August 2024
PresesIajuddin Ahmed
Zillur Rahman
Abdul Hamid
Precedit biFakhruddin Ahmed (Acting)
In office
23 Juin 1996 – 15 Julie 2001
PresesAbdur Rahman Biswas
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Precedit biMuhammad Habibur Rahman (Acting)
Succeedit biLatifur Rahman (Acting)
Leader of the Opposition
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Precedit biKhaleda Zia
Succeedit biKhaleda Zia
In office
20 Mairch 1991 – 30 Mairch 1996
Precedit biA. S. M. Abdur Rab
Succeedit biKhaleda Zia
Personal details
Born (1947-09-28) 28 September 1947 (age 77)
Tungipara, East Bengal, Pakistan
(now in Bangladesh)
Poleetical pairtyAwami League
Ither poleetical
affiliations
Grand Alliance (2008–present)
Spoose(s)Wazed Miah (1968–2009)
BairnsSajeeb Wazed
Saima Wazed
Alma materEden Girls' College

References

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Poleetical offices
Precedit bi
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Actin
Prime Meenister o Bangladesh
1996–2001
Succeedit bi
Latifur Rahman
Acting
Precedit bi
Fakhruddin Ahmed
Acting
Prime Meenister o Bangladesh
2009–present
Incumbent