Sheikh Hasina Biography: Family, Age, Education, Political Career, Son, Father, Net worth & other details

Sheikh Hasina Biography: Sheikh Hasina is a politician from Bangladesh and has been serving as the Prime Minister of the country since 2009. Sheikh Hasina is the daughter of the founding father and the first President of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Sheikh Hasina is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh, as she previously served in the position from 1996 to 2001. As of September 5, 2022, Sheikh Hasina became the world’s longest-serving elected female head of government. 

She resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 5th August, 2024, amid student protests and tense situation in Bangladesh.

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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been given a very serious verdict by the country’s special court, the International Crimes Tribunal, which is currently working under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. The court found her responsible for ordering a harsh crackdown on student protesters during the major unrest that took place in mid-2024.

According to the tribunal, she directed security forces to use strong measures such as helicopters and drones, and also failed to stop the violence when it escalated. Evidence presented in the case included audio recordings and communication with university officials. Several of her close associates were also found guilty in related cases. The tribunal concluded that the actions taken during the protests caused severe harm and resulted in serious human rights violations. Two of her top aides were also convicted: former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has also received a capital punishment along with Sheikh Hasina. 

The former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun got a prison term (5 years), because he cooperated with the court as a state witness.

Because of this, she has been given the strictest possible legal action under the country’s laws, while some additional charges led to long-term prison sentences. The interim government had earlier promised that it would investigate the events thoroughly, and this verdict is part of that process. Her party has disagreed with the ruling and called it politically motivated, and there is still a possibility for the case to be taken to the higher courts. Meanwhile, security has been tightened in Dhaka, and the situation remains sensitive as reactions continue to come in from different groups.

Sheikh Hasina Biography

Sheikh Hasina Family, Early Life, Education

Sheikh Hasina was born on September 28, 1947, to the Bengali Muslim Sheikh Family of Tungipara in East Bengal. Hasina’s father was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is also known as the founding father of Bangladesh and was the first President of the country. Sheikh Hasina has Iraqi Arab ancestry through her paternal grandfather.

Sheikh Hasina, in many interviews, has said that she had grown up in fear because of her father’s political work. Hasina married M.A. Wazed Miah in 1968. He passed away in 2009. During the peak of violence during the 1970 Pakistani General election, as well as her father’s arrest, Sheikh Hasina lived with her grandmother. She was also active in the student politics of the University of Dhaka.

Sheikh Hasina was not in Bangladesh when her father and most of her family were assassinated on August 15, 1975, during a military coup by the renegade officers of the Bangladesh Army. At the time, Hasina was in West Germany with her husband who was working as Nuclear Physicist.

Sheikh Hasina moved to New Delhi in late 1975, having been granted asylum by India. She was barred from entering Bangladesh until after she was elected to lead the Awami League on February 16, 1981and arrived home on May 17, 1981. 

Sheikh Hasina Personal Life

Sheikh Hasina married M.A. Wazed Miah in 1968. He was a Bangladesh physicist, writer,  and the Chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. Sheikh Hasina has a son Sajeeb Wazed, and a daughter Saima Wazed. 

Sheikh Hasina Political Career

Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996-2001)

Sheikh Hasina served her first term as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and also became the first Prime Minister of the country since Independence to complete a five-year term. During this tenure, she also signed the 30-year water sharing treaty with the Government of India governing the Ganges.

Second tenure as Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009-2014)

On November 6, 2008, Sheikh Hasina returned to contest the 2008 General Elections in Bangladesh. She decided to participate in the Parliamentary elections under the banner of the ‘Grand Alliance’ with the Jatiya Party. Later on December 11, 2008, Sheikh Hasina announced her party’s election manifesto during a news conference.

During this term as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina succeeded in forming the International Crimes Tribunal, to investigate and prosecute the suspects involved in Bangladesh Genocide, committed by the Pakistani Army and their local collaborators.

Third tenure as Bangladesh Prime Minister (2014-2019)

Sheikh Hasina secured a second consecutive term in office as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh after winning the 2014 general election in a landslide victory. The elections were reportedly controversial, with reports of violence and an alleged crackdown on the opposition party in the run-up to the election.

Fourth tenure as Prime Minister (2019-2024)

Sheikh Hasina won her third consecutive term, her fourth overall as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh when her Awami League won 288 of the 300 Parliamentary seats. The leader of the opposition alliance, Kamal Hossain, declared the vote farcical and rejected the results. Sheikh Hasina, in May 2021, provided the inaugural address of the opening of a new headquarters for the Bangladesh Post office.

She resigned on 5th August, 2024 amidst political tensions in the country.

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