Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib

Bangamata
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib
শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব
Fazilatunnesa in 1955
1st First Lady of Bangladesh
In role
25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975
PresidentSheikh Mujibur Rahman
Preceded byherself
Succeeded byKhaleda Zia
In role
11 April 1971 – 12 January 1972
PresidentSheikh Mujibur Rahman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byherself
Personal details
Born
Begum Fazilatunnesa

(1930-08-08)8 August 1930
Tungipara, Bengal, British India
Died15 August 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 45)
Dacca, Bangladesh
Manner of deathAssassination by firearm
Resting placeBanani graveyard
Spouse
(m. 1938)
Children
RelativesSee Tungipara Sheikh family
Awards Independence Award

Begum Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib[a] (8 August 1930 – 15 August 1975),[b] commonly known as Begum Mujib or Bangamata[c] and also known by her nickname Renu[d] was the wife of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh. She is the mother of Sheikh Hasina, the leader of the Awami League and former Prime Minister from 2009-2024. She was killed along with her family.[6]


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  1. ^ "Fazilatunnesa Mujib's birthday today". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Begum Mujib: A tribute". The Daily Star. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib's 81st birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib . . . woman of moral power". The Business Standard. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ Asamapta Atmajibanee. The University Press Limited, Penguin Books and Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN 9789845061100.
  6. ^ "Cabinet Pays Homage to Bangladesh's Founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". New Age. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.

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