Sheikh Hasina

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Sheikh Hasina Wazed (born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who twice served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 until her resignation in 2024. She is Bangladesh's longest-serving prime minister and the longest-serving female head of government in history. A daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh, she has also served as president of the Awami League since 1981. Born to the Sheikh family of Tungipara in Gopalganj, Hasina had little presence in politics prior to the assassination of her father in 1975. After years in exile, she returned to Bangladesh in 1981, leading the Awami League in opposition to military rule. Alongside Khaleda Zia, her future longtime political rival in what was termed the Battle of Begums, she played a key role in the 1990 mass uprising that restored parliamentary democracy. After serving as Leader of the Opposition from 1991 to 1996, she won the June 1996 general election, beginning her...

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