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Sheikh Hasina

28 September 1947 – present

Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician and the leader of the Awami League. The eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, she served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024, making her the longest-serving head of government in the country's history. She left Bangladesh for India in August 2024 following mass protests.

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Born in Tungipara, Bengal
28 September 1947

She was born on 28 September 1947, the eldest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.

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Married M. A. Wazed Miah
1967

She married the nuclear scientist M. A. Wazed Miah in 1967; the couple had two children.

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Graduated from the University of Dhaka
1973

She completed a bachelor's degree in Bengali literature in 1973.

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Years of exile in India
1975 – 1981

She lived in New Delhi from 1975 until her return to Bangladesh in 1981.

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Assassination of her family in Dhaka
15 August 1975

Her father and most of her immediate family were killed in a military coup on 15 August 1975; she and her sister were in West Germany and survived.

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Elected president of the Awami League
1981

She was chosen to lead the party in 1981 and returned to Dhaka in May of that year.

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First term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001

She took office on 23 June 1996 and served a full five-year term.

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Detained under the caretaker government
July 2007 – June 2008

She was arrested in July 2007 on corruption charges and released on bail in June 2008.

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Returned as Prime Minister after the 2008 election
6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024

The Awami League-led alliance won the December 2008 election and she was sworn in on 6 January 2009.

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Resigned and left Bangladesh
5 August 2024

Amid mass protests she resigned on 5 August 2024 and flew to India.

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