Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib

Mother of the Nation
Bangamata
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib
শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব
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)August 8, 1930
Tungipara, Bengal, British India
DiedAugust 15, 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 45)
Dacca, Bangladesh
Manner of deathAssassination by firearm
Resting placeBanani graveyard
Spouse
(m. 1938)
Children
RelativesSee Tungipara Sheikh family

Begum Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib[1] (Bengali: শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব; 8 August 1930[2][3] – 15 August 1975[3][4]), commonly known as Begum Mujib;[1][5] and also known by her nickname Renu (Bengali: রেনু),[6] was the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder and the first President of Bangladesh. She is the mother of Sheikh Hasina, the leader of the Awami League from 2009-2024. She was killed along with her husband, brother-in-law, 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib . . . woman of moral power". The Business Standard. 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Fazilatunnesa Mujib's birthday today". Daily Sun. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Begum Mujib: A tribute". The Daily Star. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib's 81st birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "BUP observes birth anniv of Begum Mujib". New Age. 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ Asamapta Atmajibanee. The University Press Limited, Penguin Books and Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN 9789845061100.
  7. ^ "Cabinet Pays Homage to Bangladesh's Founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". New Age. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

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