The Sheikh Mujib family ( bn, শেখ মুজিব পরিবার) is a prominent Bangladeshi political dynasty, which primarily consists of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

and their relatives. The Sheikh Mujib family is most powerful family In Bangladesh. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Family origin

Residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman front view

The first Sheikh family member to come to

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

was Sheikh Awwal. He was originally from

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but settled in

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

in the 15th century, after he visited the region to preach Islam. He was married to a Bengali woman from

Sonargaon Sonargaon ( bn, সোনারগাঁও; pronounced as ''Show-naar-gaa''; lit. ''Golden Hamlet'') is a historic city in central Bangladesh. It corresponds to the Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj District in Dhaka Division. Sonargaon is one ...

and settled over there with his wife. His son, Sheikh Zahiruddin, married a girl from the Khandakar family of Kandirpar and settled there with his family. Many years later, he moved to

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with his son Sheikh Jan Mahmud, since their wholesale business was based there. Sheikh Jan Mahmud's son, Sheikh Borhanuddin, continued to run that wholesale business and eventually shifted back to East Bengal. He married a girl from the Kazi family of

Tungipara Tungipara ( bn, টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of independent Bangladesh and his grave is also ...

and permanently settled there. His son was Sheikh Qudratullah, who in turn had three sons: Sheikh Abdul Majid, Sheikh Abdul Hamid, and Sheikh Abdul Rashid. Sheikh Abdul Hamid was the father of

Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Sheikh Lutfur Rahman ( bn, শেখ লুৎফর রহমান; 1881 – 30 March 1975) was a Bangladeshi ''serestadar'', an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India. His son Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ...

and the paternal grandfather of both

and his wife

Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib ( bn, শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব; 8 August 1930 – 15 August 1975), also known by her daak naam Renu ( bn, রেনু), was the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first Presiden ...

, while Sheikh Abdul Majid was the father of Sheikh Sayera Khatun and the maternal grandfather of

Sheikh Mujib Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

and Begum Mujib's daughter,

, married M. A. Wazed in 1968 and adopted his surname, thus introducing the Wazed surname to the Sheikh family.

Family tree

Early ancestors

Family of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and Sheikh Sayera Khatun

Family of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa

Family of Sheikh Fatema Begum

Family of Sheikh Asia Begum

Family of Sheikh Amena Begum and Abdur Rab Serniabat

Family of Sheikh Abu Naser and Begum Razia Naser Dolly

Family of Khadijah Hossain Lily and ATM Syed Hossain

Other relatives

*Sheikh Abdul Rashid: He was the son of Sheikh Qudratullah, brother of both Sheikh Abdul Majid and Sheikh Abdul Hamid, paternal uncle of both

and Sheikh Sayera Khatun, and paternal granduncle of both

and Begum Mujib. He was given the title of "Khan Saheb" by the erstwhile ruling

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. *

Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali politician and cousin of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, father of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and grandfather of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was a Member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly. Sheikh Mosharraf ...

: He was a paternal uncle of

. He was a member of the legislative assembly of Pakistan. He was given the title of “Khan Saheb” by the erstwhile ruling

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After independence he became a member of parliament from Gopalganj. **

Sheikh Kabir Hossain Sheikh Kabir Hossain () is a Bangladeshi businessman and a member of the Sheikh–Wazed family. He is the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He is the President of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh. Early life Hossain ...

: Son of Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain and founder of the Fareast International University in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. ** Sheikh Nadir Hossain: Son of Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Chairman of Milkvita Bangladesh. *

Sheikh Shahidul Islam Sheikh Shahidul Islam is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected to parliament for Madaripur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986, and served as Minister for Education, Public Works, Youth and Sports from 1984 to 1990. He is the current s ...

: Nephew of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. *Shahid Serniabat: He was the nephew of

Abdur Rab Serniabat Abdur Rob Serniabat (1921-1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and the former water resources minister. He was the brother-in-law of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh, and the maternal uncle of Sheikh Hasina, the four-time prim ...

and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa. He was

's first-cousin (through her mother) and also her second-cousin (since her parents were first-cousins, Shahid's father and her father were therefore first-cousins). He was killed along with his uncle and cousins in 1975. * General Mustafizur Rahman: He was married to a cousin of

. He served as the

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from December 1997 to December 2000. General Rahman was one of the people (including his niece

) involved in the

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corruption scandal. *Mominul Haque Khoka: He was a first-cousin of

(his mother was the sister of

, Mujib's father) and a freedom fighter. Khoka died in 2014 at the age of 81 in

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, leaving behind a son and a daughter. His daughter, Farhana Haque, is married to Romo Rouf Chowdhury (son of A. Rouf Chowdhury, the founder of

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) a Bangladeshi businessman. * Sheikh Akram Hossain (Freedom Fighter and Politician) brother of Begum Fazilatunnesa and cousin of (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib) & Uncle of Sheikh Hasina. Akram died in 2009. Leaving behind his children- Sheikh Milly, Sheikh Molly, Sheikh Hera & Sheikh Shafin they are first-cousins of Sheikh Hasina through Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib. Washif Hossain & Sheikh Tanzid Islam (Grandsons of Sheikh Akram Hossain & Nephews of Sheikh Hasina)

Photos

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Sheikh Hasina Wazed Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

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Sajeeb Wazed Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed ( bn, সজীব আহমেদ ওয়াজেদ; born 27 July 1971), also known as Sajeeb Wazed Joy (), is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a member of the Awami League and serves as Advisor to the Gov ...

File:Tulip Siddiq.jpg,

Tulip Siddiq Tulip Rizwana Siddiq ( bn, টিউলিপ রেজওয়ানা সিদ্দীক; born 16 September 1982) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hampstead and Kilburn since 2015. A member of the ...

File:Sheikh Jamal 1.jpg,

Sheikh Jamal Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. Early life Jamal was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. His father was Shei ...

File:Saima Wazed Hossain in Dhaka on 11 September 2014.jpg,

Saima Wazed Saima Wazed Hossain (; born 9 December 1972), also known as Putul (), is a Bangladeshi autism activist. She is the daughter of Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. She is a member of the World Health Organization's 25-member Expert Early li ...

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Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh (born 19 November 1971) is a Bangladeshi politician and current Mayor of South Dhaka. He previously served as a Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Dhaka-10 and Dhaka-12 from the Bangladesh Awami League. Early life Taposh w ...

References

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