Sheikh–Wazed family

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. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Bangladesh Awami League.[1][2][3][4]

Sheikh–Wazed family
শেখ–ওয়াজেদ পরিবার
Current regionDhaka, Bangladesh
Place of originBaghdad
Founded15th century
FounderSheikh Awwal
Current headSheikh Hasina
Members
DistinctionsPolitical prominence within the Awami League, Labour Party (UK) and BJP
TraditionsIslam

Family origin

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. This is how a Baghdadi family evolved from preaching, to merchanting, to politics.[5]

Family tree

Early ancestors
Sheikh Awwal
Sheikh Zahiruddin
Sheikh Jan Mahmud
Sheikh Borhanuddin
Sheikh Taj MahmudSheikh QudratullahSheikh Ehram Hossain
Sheikh Abdul HamidSheikh Abdul RashidSheikh Abdul Majid
See below[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Sheikh Abdul Hamid's son was married to Sheikh Abdul Majid's daughter.

Family of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and Sheikh Sayera Khatun
Sheikh Qudratullah
Sheikh Abdul HamidSheikh Abdul Majid
Sheikh Lutfar RahmanSheikh Sayera Khatun[lower-alpha 1]
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangabandhu)Sheikh FazilatunnesaSheikh Asia BegumSheikh Amena BegumAbdur Rab SerniabatSheikh Abu NaserBegum Razia Naser DollyKhadijah Hossain LilyATM Syed HossainSheikh Fatema Begum
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  1. Sheikh Sayera Khatun and her husband were paternal first-cousins as their fathers were brothers.

Family of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangabandhu)Sheikh Fazilatunnesa[lower-alpha 1]
Sheikh HasinaM. A. WazedSheikh KamalSultana KamalSheikh Jamal[lower-alpha 2]Parveen Jamal RosySheikh Rehana[lower-alpha 3]Shafiq Ahmed SiddiqSheikh Russel
Kristine O. WazedSajeeb WazedSaima WazedKhandakar Masrur HossainMP (UK) Tulip Siddiq
  1. Begum Mujib and Sheikh Mujib were paternal first-cousins as their fathers were brothers.
  2. Sheikh Jamal’s father was the eldest brother of Khadijah Hossain Lily, the mother of his wife Parveen Jamal Rosy. Therefore they were first-cousins.
  3. Sheikh Rehana is sister-in-law to Tarique Ahmed Siddique and niece-in-law to Ivy Rahman & President Zillur Rahman

Family of Sheikh Fatema Begum


Sheikh Fatema Begum
Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury[lower-alpha 1]Sheikh Feroza Begum
Liton ChowdhuryNixon ChowdhuryMuntarin Chowdhury[lower-alpha 2]
Nazora Chowdhury
  1. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury’s wife is the daughter of Sheikh Asia Begum, his mother’s sister. Therefore they were first-cousins.
  2. Muntarin Chowdhury was married to Nixon Chowdhury until her death from falling from her apartment roof in 2014.

Family of Sheikh Asia Begum


Sheikh Asia Begum
Sheikh Fazlul Haque ManiArzu MoniSheikh Fazlul KarimSheikh Reba RahmanNaziur Rahman ManzurSheikh Feroza Begum[lower-alpha 1]Ilias Ahmed ChowdhurySheikh Sultana RekhaOmor Faruk ChowdhurySheikh Maruf HossainSanijda Rahman
Sheikh Fazle Noor TaposhSheikh Fazle Shams ParashSheikh Fazle FahimAndaleeve Rahman[lower-alpha 2]Sheikh Shaira RahmanLiton ChowdhuryNixon ChowdhuryMuntarin Chowdhury[lower-alpha 3]Ishtiaq Ahmed ChowdhuryMuqtadir Ahmed ChowdhuryAbid Chowdhury
Nazora Chowdhury
  1. Feroza Begum’s husband is the son of Sheikh Fatema Begum, her mother’s sister. Therefore they were first-cousins.
  2. Andaleeve Rahman's maternal grandmother, Sheikh Asia Begum, was the sister of his wife’s paternal grandfather Sheikh Abu Naser. Therefore they are second-cousins.
  3. Muntarin Chowdhury was married to Nixon Chowdhury until her death from falling from her apartment roof in 2014.

Family of Sheikh Amena Begum and Abdur Rab Serniabat


Sheikh Amena BegumAbdur Rab Serniabat[lower-alpha 1]
Baby SerniabatAbul Hasanat AbdullahShahanara AbdullahBeauty SerniabatRina SerniabatAbul Khair AbdullahArif Serniabat
Sukanto Abdullah BabuSerniabat Sadiq Abdullah
  1. Abdur Rab Serniabat was the brother of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and also the husband of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s sister. Therefore he was Mujib’s brother-in-law in two ways. He was also his wife’s first-cousin since both their fathers were brothers.

Family of Sheikh Abu Naser and Begum Razia Naser Dolly


Sheikh Abu NaserBegum Razia Naser Dolly
Sheikh JewelSheikh HelalRupa ChowdhurySheikh RubelSheikh SohelSheikh TahminaSheikh FarhanaSheikh Belal
Ifrah TonmoySheikh TonmoySheikh Shaira Rahman[lower-alpha 1]Andaleeve Rahman
  1. Sheikh Shaira Rahman's paternal grandfather, Sheikh Abu Naser was the brother of Andaleeve Rahman's grandmother Sheikh Asia Begum. Therefore they are second-cousins.

Family of Khadijah Hossain Lily and ATM Syed Hossain


Khadijah Hossain LilyATM Syed Hossain
Shelly Zaman[lower-alpha 1]Poly WadudMA WadudHabiba ZamanShahaduz ZamanATM Siddique HossainRaju HossainParveen Jamal Rosy[lower-alpha 2]Sheikh Jamal
Jawadur Rahim WadudDipu MoniHasanuzzaman
  1. ex-ambassador to Spain
  2. Parveen Jamal Rosy’s mother was the youngest sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of her husband Sheikh Jamal. Therefore they were first-cousins.

Other relatives

Photos

See also
  • Political families of the world

References
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  7. http://www.fiu.edu.bd/chairman.html
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