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
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 current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Fazilatunnesa was assassinated 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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