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Also Known As Sheikh Hasina Wajed
Born September 28, 1947 (age 77) • Bangladesh
Title / Office prime minister (2009-2024), Bangladesh • prime minister (1996-2001), Bangladesh
Political Affiliation Awami League
Notable Family Members father Mujibur Rahman

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Nand Kumar
Bengali official
Mujibur Rahman
president of Bangladesh
The first woman prime minister of Bangladesh
Khaleda Zia
prime minister of Bangladesh
Iajuddin Ahmed
president of Bangladesh
Ziaur Rahman
president of Bangladesh
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus
Bangladeshi economist
Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrin
Bangladeshi author
Ḥusayn Shah ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn
Bengali sultan