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Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina Wazed

Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001, 2009–2024).

Statements about Sheikh Hasina

Spouse

M. A. Wazed Miah
 (1967 - 2009)
End Time
: 2009
Start Time
: 1967

Sex or Gender

Female

Member of Political Party

Bangladesh Awami League

Educated At

Eden Girls' College

Country of Citizenship

Pakistan
 (1950 - 1971)
End Time
: 1971
Start Time
: 1950
Bangladesh

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

9/28/1947

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Position Held

18 items
President
 (1981 - )
Replaces
:
Abdul Malek Ukil
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Bangladesh Awami League
Start Time
: 1981
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
 (7/10/1986 - 12/6/1987)
Replaces
:
Atauddin Khan
Electoral District
:
Dhaka-10
Parliamentary Term
:
3rd Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
1986 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Replaced By
:
A. S. M. Abdur Rab
End Time
: 12/6/1987
Start Time
: 7/10/1986
Leader of the Opposition
 (7/10/1986 - 12/6/1987)
Replaces
:
Asaduzzaman Khan
Parliamentary Term
:
3rd Jatiya Sangsad
Replaced By
:
A. S. M. Abdur Rab
End Time
: 12/6/1987
Start Time
: 7/10/1986
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
 (3/5/1991 - 11/24/1995)
Replaces
:
Kazi Firoz Rashid
Electoral District
:
Gopalganj-3
Parliamentary Term
:
5th Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
1991 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Replaced By
:
Mujibur Rahman Howlader
End Time
: 11/24/1995
Start Time
: 3/5/1991
Leader of the Opposition
 (3/5/1991 - 11/24/1995)
Replaces
:
A. S. M. Abdur Rab
Parliamentary Term
:
5th Jatiya Sangsad
Replaced By
:
Khaleda Zia
End Time
: 11/24/1995
Start Time
: 3/5/1991
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
 (7/14/1996 - 7/13/2001)
Replaces
:
Mujibur Rahman Howlader
Electoral District
:
Gopalganj-3
Parliamentary Term
:
7th Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
June 1996 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
End Time
: 7/13/2001
Start Time
: 7/14/1996
Leader of the House
 (7/14/1996 - 7/13/2001)
Replaces
:
Khaleda Zia
Parliamentary Term
:
7th Jatiya Sangsad
Replaced By
:
Khaleda Zia
End Time
: 7/13/2001
Start Time
: 7/14/1996
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
 (6/23/1996 - 7/15/2001)
Replaces
:
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Replaced By
:
Latifur Rahman
End Time
: 7/15/2001
Start Time
: 6/23/1996
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
 (10/28/2001 - 10/27/2006)
Electoral District
:
Gopalganj-3
Parliamentary Term
:
8th Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
2001 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
End Time
: 10/27/2006
Start Time
: 10/28/2001
Leader of the Opposition
 (10/28/2001 - 10/27/2006)
Replaces
:
Khaleda Zia
Parliamentary Term
:
8th Jatiya Sangsad
Replaced By
:
Khaleda Zia
End Time
: 10/27/2006
Start Time
: 10/28/2001
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
 (1/25/2009 - 1/24/2014)
Electoral District
:
Gopalganj-3
Parliamentary Term
:
9th Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
2008 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
End Time
: 1/24/2014
Start Time
: 1/25/2009
Leader of the House
 (1/25/2009 - 1/24/2014)
Replaces
:
Khaleda Zia
Parliamentary Term
:
9th Jatiya Sangsad
End Time
: 1/24/2014
Start Time
: 1/25/2009
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
 (1/6/2009 - 8/5/2024)
Replaces
:
Fakhruddin Ahmed
Series Ordinal
:10
End Time
: 8/5/2024
Start Time
: 1/6/2009
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
 (1/29/2014 - 1/28/2019)
Electoral District
:
Gopalganj-3
Parliamentary Term
:
10th Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
2014 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
End Time
: 1/28/2019
Start Time
: 1/29/2014
Leader of the House
 (1/29/2014 - 1/28/2019)
Parliamentary Term
:
10th Jatiya Sangsad
End Time
: 1/28/2019
Start Time
: 1/29/2014
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
 (1/30/2019 - )
Electoral District
:
Gopalganj-3
Parliamentary Term
:
11th Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
2018 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League
Start Time
: 1/30/2019
Leader of the House
 (1/30/2019 - )
Parliamentary Term
:
11th Jatiya Sangsad
Start Time
: 1/30/2019
Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh
Electoral District
:
Gopalganj-3
Parliamentary Term
:
12th Jatiya Sangsad
Elected In
:
2024 Bangladeshi General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Bangladesh Awami League

Place of Birth

Tungipara Upazila

Father

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Occupation

Politician
Writer

Child

Sajeeb Wazed
Saima Wazed

Award Received

10 items
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
 (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
Pearl S. Buck Award
 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
Champions of the Earth
 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Bangla Academy Fellowship
Deshikottam
 (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
Honorary Doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
Honorary Doctor of Waseda University
Time 100
 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
Agent of Change Award
 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016

Religion or Worldview

Islam

Sibling

Sheikh Kamal
Sheikh Russel
Sheikh Rehana
Sheikh Jamal

Name in Native Language

শেখ হাসিনা

Native Language

Bangla

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Bangla

Mother

Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib

Pronunciation Audio

Part Of

Sheikh–Wazed Family

Participant In

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017
Subject Named As
:Sheikh Hasina

Name

ꠡꠦꠈ ꠢꠣꠍꠤꠘꠣ

Writing Language

Bangla

Given Name

Hasina

Family Name

Wazed

Relative

Tulip Siddiq
Kinship to Subject
:
Niece

Convicted Of

Crime Against Humanity
 (11/17/2025)
Country
:
Bangladesh
Court
:
International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)
Penalty
:
Capital Punishment
Has Characteristic
:
Trial in Absentia
Point in Time
: 11/17/2025
Corruption
 (11/27/2025)
Country
:
Bangladesh
Penalty
:
Imprisonment
Has Characteristic
:
Trial in Absentia
Point in Time
: 11/27/2025
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