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Sheikh–Wazed family
| Sheikh–Wazed family শেখ–ওয়াজেদ পরিবার | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Place of origin | Gopalganj District, Bangladesh |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Founder | Sheikh Awwal |
| Current head | Sheikh Hasina |
| Members | |
| Distinctions | Political prominence within the Awami League, Labour Party (UK) and BJP (BD) |
The Sheikh–Wazed family (Bengali: শেখ–ওয়াজেদ পরিবার) is a prominent Bangladeshi political dynasty, which primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina and her descendants. Sheikh Mujib and Begum Mujib's daughter, Sheikh Hasina, married M. A. Wazed Miah in 1968 and her children adopted wazed surname, thus introducing the Wazed surname to the Sheikh family.
The Sheikh–Wazed family is most powerful Family In Bangladesh. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Bangladesh Awami League.[1][2][3][4]
Family origin[edit | edit source]
The first Sheikh family member to come to Bengal was Sheikh Awwal. He was originally from Baghdad but settled in Chittagong in the 15th century, after he visited the region to preach Islam. He was married to a Bengali woman from Sonargaon and settled over there with his wife. His son, Sheikh Zahiruddin, married into the Khandakar family of Kandirpar and settled there with his family. He settled in Kolkata 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 into the Kazi family of Tungipara and permanently settled there. His son was Sheikh Qudratullah who had three sons: Sheikh Abdul Majid, Sheikh Abdul Hamid, and Sheikh Abdul Rashid. Sheikh Abdul Hamid was the father of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and the paternal grandfather of both Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his wife Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, while Sheikh Abdul Majid was the father of Sheikh Sayera Khatun and the maternal grandfather of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Sheikh Mujib and Begum Mujib's daughter, Sheikh Hasina, married M. A. Wazed in 1968 and adopted his surname, thus introducing the Wazed surname to the Sheikh family.[5]
Family tree[edit | edit source]
Early ancestors[edit | edit source]
Family of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and Sheikh Sayera Khatun[edit | edit source]
Family of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa[edit | edit source]
Family of Sheikh Fatema Begum[edit | edit source]
Family of Sheikh Asia Begum[edit | edit source]
Family of Sheikh Amena Begum and Abdur Rab Serniabat[edit | edit source]
Family of Sheikh Abu Naser and Begum Razia Naser Dolly[edit | edit source]
Family of Khadijah Hossain Lily and ATM Syed Hossain[edit | edit source]
Other relatives[edit | edit source]
- Sheikh Abdul Rashid: He was the son of Sheikh Qudratullah, brother of both Sheikh Abdul Majid and Sheikh Abdul Hamid, paternal uncle of both Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and Sheikh Sayera Khatun, and paternal granduncle of both Sheikh Mujib and Begum Mujib. He was given the title of "Khan Saheb" by the erstwhile ruling British.[5]
- Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain: He was a paternal uncle of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He collaborated with the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and was a member of the East Pakistan Central Peace Committee. He was later jailed by his nephew Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[6][non-primary source needed]
- Sheikh Kabir Hossain: Son of Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain and founder of the Fareast International University in Dhaka.[7]
- Sheikh Shahidul Islam: Nephew of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- Shahid Serniabat: He was the nephew of Abdur Rab Serniabat and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa. He was Sheikh Hasina'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.[8]
- General Mustafizur Rahman: He was married to a cousin of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He served as the Chief of Army Staff from December 1997 to December 2000. General Rahman was one of the people (including his niece Sheikh Hasina) involved in the Mig-29 corruption scandal.
- Mominul Haque Khoka: He was a first-cousin of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (his mother was the sister of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, Mujib's father) and a freedom fighter. Khoka died in 2014 at the age of 81 in Singapore, leaving behind a son and a daughter.[9] His daughter, Farhana Haque, is married to Romo Rouf Chowdhury (son of A. Rouf Chowdhury, the founder of Rangs Group) a Bangladeshi businessman.[10]
Photos[edit | edit source]
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See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Amundsen, Inge (November 2013). "Dynasty or Democracy? Party politics in Bangladesh" (PDF). CMI Brief. Vol. 12, no. 6. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ Derichs, Claudia; Thompson, Mark R. (2013). Dynasties and Female Political Leaders in Asia: Gender, Power and Pedigree. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-643-90320-4.
- ↑ "Bangladesh shaken by war of the dynasties". The Independent. Dhaka. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ↑ "In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina settles scores". The Economist. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Haque Khoka, Mominul (1998). অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shahitya Prakash. p. 24.
- ↑ "Reconciliation-এ জোর দিয়েছিলেন খোদ শেখ মুজিবই" (in Bengali). Channel I. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ http://www.fiu.edu.bd/chairman.html
- ↑ "Bangobondhu". bangobondhu.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ↑ "Bangabandhu's cousin Mominul Haque dies". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ↑ "My Bank - About Us". Bangladesh Commerce Bank.