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About Begum Khaleda Zia
Politician who served at three times as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In 1960, she married Ziaur Rahman, at the age of 15, a leader in the fight for the independence of Bangladesh. Her husband became president of Bangladesh in 1977, and after his assassination in 1981 she became politically active. In 1984 she assumed the leadership of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Khaleda Zia is the widow of assassinated President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman, and leads his old party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Khaleda Zia was arrested repeatedly during the dictatorship of Hossain Mohammad Ershad in the 1980s, but in 1991 she led the opposition to victory and became the First woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been elected to five separate parliamentary constituencies in the general elections of 1991, 1996, and 2001, a feat unachieved by any other politician in Bangladeshi history.
Basic Information
Birth Name
Khaleda
Nick Name
Putul
Begum Khaleda Zia
Khaleda Zia
Father Name
Iskandar Majumder
Mother Name
Taiyaba Majumder
Date of Birth
9-Aug-1944 (according to encyclopedia)
Birthday
August 15
Sex
Female
Hair Color
Black
Eyes Color
Black
Height
5' 4"
Zodiac sign
Leo
Family Information
Khaleda is the youngest child of her parents
Brother(s)
- Sayeed Iskander (Retired major of Bangladesh Army, Founder of Dandy Dyeing business company )
- Shameem Iskander (Retired flight engineer)
Sister(s)
- Khurshid Jahan Haq (nicknamed Chocolate Apa)
- Selima Islam Beauty
Social Information
Paternal Residence
Fulgazi Upazila, Feni District, Bangladesh
Residing in
Dhaka cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Place of birth
Birbhum, West bengal, India
.Grew up
British Raj , Dinajpur and Fulgazi Upazila of Feni District, Bangladesh
Country
Banladesh
Nationality
Bangladeshi
Race or Ethnicity
Asian/Bangladesh
Language Speaks
Bengali
Religion
Islam
Religious view
Muslim
Educational Information
School
Dinajpur Government Girls High School, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, matriculation in 1960
College
Surendranath College, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, IA in 1963
Political Information
First Lady
Begum Khaleda Zia was the First Lady (1977-1981) to democratically elected "President" Ziaur Rahman
Party Name
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Party Position
Chair person
Exceptional politician in Bangladeshi history
She has been elected to five separate parliamentary constituencies in the general elections of
1991
1996
2001
Prime Minister (three times)
1991 to 1996
February 15, 1996 to June 12, 1996
October 1, 2001 to 28 October 2006
Most Powerful Women List
In 2006, Forbes ranked Khaleda Zia at number 33 in its list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world
Marital Information
Spouse
Ziaur Rahman,
(Married : In 1960 , Nationality : Bagladeshi, Occupation : Captian of Bangladesh army, later Chief of the Armed Forces, later President of Bangladesh and the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party -BNP, Died : 30 May 1981 in Chittagong, Bangladesh)
Son(s)
- Tareq Rahman (born in Karachi on November 20, 1966, nicknames are Tareq Zia and Pino. Married to Dr. Zubeida, daughter of former Navy Chief MA Khan)
- Arafat Rahman (born in 1968, nickname is Koko)
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