The Tungipara Sheikh family ( bn, টুঙ্গিপাড়া শেখ পরিবার, Ṭuṅgipāṛā śēkha paribāra) of

Tungipara Tungipara ( bn, টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of independent Bangladesh and his grave is also ...

is one of the two most prominent

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, other being the Zia family. The family primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina,

Sheikh Rehana Sheikh Rehana Siddiq (born 13 September 1957) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She is the younger sister of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She is also the mother ...

and their relatives. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Bangladesh Awami League.

Family origin

Residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman front view

The first member of the Tungipara Sheikh family to come to Bengal was Sheikh Abdul Awal Darwish. Sheikh Abdul Awal was born in a suburb of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. During the early eighteenth century, Sheikh Abdul Awal had travelled to

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

to pursue business and to promote

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in the region of Bengal, similar to that of the founders of other

Sheikh Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

families of Bengal. Sheikh Abdul Awal had preached in Chittagong for many years, until he went to Sonargaon for business and started preaching there. He married into the

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family of Kandirpar, Faridpur, later his son Sheikh Zahiruddin also married into this family. Many years later, Sheikh Zahiruddin moved to 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 a girl from the Kazi family of

and permanently settled there. The Tungipara Sheikh family are related to a Sheikh family of Kolkata, a member of that family being Sheikh Assimuddin, the Kandirpar Sheikh family and a Sheikh family in Sonargaon as a result of these relocations. Sheikh Borhanuddin had a son named Sheikh Ekramullah, who in turn had two sons: Sheikh Wasimuddin and Sheikh Mohammad Zakir. Sheikh Mohammad Zakir had three sons: Sheikh Abdul Majid, Sheikh Abdul Hamid, and Sheikh Abdul Rashid. Sheikh Abdul Hamid was the father of

Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Sheikh Lutfur Rahman ( bn, শেখ লুৎফর রহমান; 1881 – 30 March 1975) was a Bangladeshi ''serestadar'', an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India. His son Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ...

while his wife,

Sayera Khatun Sheikh Sayera Khatun (1886 – 31 March 1975) was the matriarch of Sheikh-Wazed political family and mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. She was the grandmother of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasin ...

, was the daughter of his father's brother, Sheikh Abdul Majid. Their son was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who married his third-cousin Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, great-granddaughter of Sheikh Wasimuddin (his great-grandfather Sheikh Zakir's brother). Sheikh Mujib and Begum Mujib's daughter, Sheikh Hasina, married M. A. Wazed in 1968.

Family tree

Family of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Family of Sheikh Fatema Begum

Family of Sheikh Asia Begum

Family of Sheikh Amena Begum and Abdur Rab Serniabat

Family of Sheikh Abu Naser and Begum Razia Naser Dolly

Family of Khadijah Hossain Lily and ATM Syed Hossain

Extended family & in-laws

*Qudratullah Sheikh: An early ancestor of the Sheikh family and '' Zamindar'' of Faridpur Mahakumar, he was a son of Sheikh Borhanuddin. His nickname was Kadu Sheikh. **Sheikh Abdul Jabbar: Son of Qudratullah Sheikh, father of Sheikh Nurul Haque, grandfather of

Sheikh Selim Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim (born 2 February 1949; better known as Sheikh Selim) is a Bangladeshi politician who is a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gopalganj-2 constituency since 1991. He is a member of the standing committee of Banglades ...

and Sheikh Mani. ***Sheikh Nurul Haque: Father of

and Sheikh Mani. He was married to Sheikh Asia Begum, granddaughter of his second-cousin Sheikh Abdul Hamid and sister of Sheikh Mujib. His grandsons are Liton Chowdhury,

Nixon Chowdhury Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (known as Nixon Chowdhury; born 3 March 1978) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-4 constituency. Early life Chowdhury was born on 3 March 1978 in Dhaka, Banglade ...

Andaleeve Rahman Andaleeve Rahman Partho (born 20 April 1974) is the president of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party, a Member of Parliament and the principal of British School of Law in Dhaka. Early life Andaleeve Rahman was born on 20 April 1974 in Dhaka, Banglad ...

, Sheikh Taposh, Sheikh Fahim. *Sheikh Abdul Rashid: He was the son of Sheikh Mohammad Zakir, brother of both Sheikh Abdul Majid and Sheikh Abdul Hamid, paternal uncle of both

and Sheikh Sayera Khatun, and paternal granduncle of both

Sheikh Mujib Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

and Begum Mujib. He was given the title of Khan Sahib by the erstwhile ruling British. **

Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali politician and cousin of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, father of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and grandfather of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was a Member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly. Sheikh Mosharraf ...

(d. 1991): He was a son of Sheikh Abdul Rashid, a first-cousin of

, and an uncle of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was given the title of Khan Sahib by the British Raj. He was a member of the legislative assembly of Pakistan in 1965 and 1970. . During the

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, he was accused of collaborating with the

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. After independence he was arrested on charges of collaboration but later freed due to his nephew Sheikh Mujib's intervention. He died on 12 July 1991. ***

Sheikh Kabir Hossain Sheikh Kabir Hossain () is a Bangladeshi businessman and a member of the Sheikh–Wazed family. He is the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He is the President of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh. Early life Hossain ...

: Son of Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain and second-cousin of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He founded the

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in Dhaka. His only daughter, Rumpa Kabir, is married to Anindya Bhuiyan, son of Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (former BNP secretary-general). ***Sheikh Nadir Hossain: Son of Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain and chairman of Milkvita Bangladesh. *Sheikh Zinnatunnesa Begum: Daughter of Sheikh Zahurul Haque and Sheikh Husne Ara Begum. Her sister was Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and her third-cousin was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, making Sheikh Hasina her niece. She was married to her cousin Sheikh Mohammad Musa and had a son,

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. **

: Son of Sheikh Mohammad Musa & Sheikh Zinnatunessa Begum, nephew of both

& Begum Mujib, and first-cousin of Sheikh Hasina. He served as the Minister for Education, Public Works, Youth and Sports from 1984 to 1990 and is a former member of parliament from

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. * Sheikh Hafizur Rahman: Son of Sheikh Habibur Rahman, youngest brother of

. He was a first-cousin of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and uncle of Sheikh Hasina. He served as a member of parliament from

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and is a member of the Workers Party of Bangladesh. His wife, Sheikh Anne Rahman, was a member of parliament from a women's reserved seat. Her father was politician Enayet Hossain Khan. *

Khandaker Nurul Islam Khandaker Nurul Islam (also known as Nuru Mia ; died 11 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was a member of the country's first National Parliament as a member of the Awami League from the Faridpur-2 constituency. Early life ...

: He was also known as Nuru Mia. He was elected to the Pakistan parliament in the

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. He was accused of being a collaborator of the

during the

. Later he was elected to the first Jatiya Sangsad in the

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. One of the early ancestors of the Sheikh family, Sheikh Zahiruddin, married a woman from the

family of Kandirpar, Faridpur. He was a distant cousin of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and grandfather-in-law of Saima Wazed. His brother, Hiru Mia, was married to the sister of

Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu is a social worker and mother-in-law of Tarique Rahman. She was awarded the Independence Day Award in 1995. She had published poetry books she and does watercolor paintings. Biography Banu founded SUROVI in 1979 which provid ...

, mother-in-law of

Tarique Rahman Tarique Rahman is a Bangladeshi politician who is the current acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since February 2018. He has been residing in London with his family since he left Bangladesh in September 2008. Early life and ...

(son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia). **

Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (born 25 September 1942) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-3 constituency since 2009. He served as a minister of the Minister of Labour and Employment, ...

: Son of Nuru Mia, former minister and member of parliament from Faridpur. His son, Khandakar Masrur Hossain, was married to Saima Wazed, daughter of Sheikh Hasina. ***Khandakar Masrur Hossain: Son of

. He married his cousin Saima Wazed, making Sheikh Hasina his mother-in-law and

his grandfather-in-law. ***

Md. Habibe Millat Md. Habibe Millat ( bn, মোঃ হাবিবে মিল্লাত) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Sirajganj-2. Early life Millat was born on 15 January 1966. He obtained his MBBS de ...

: Son-in-law of

and former member of parliament from

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. * Kazi Zafarullah: Senior

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politician and former member of parliament from

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. One of the early ancestors of the Sheikh family, Sheikh Borhanuddin, married a woman from the Kazi family of Tungipara, making them cousins of the Sheikhs. His father, Kazi Mahbubullah, was a cousin and close friend of

, while Zafarullah himself was a cousin and close friend of

Sheikh Kamal Sheikh Kamal (5 August 1949 – 15 August 1975) was the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh and the younger brother of Sheikh Hasina, the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Early life and education Kamal com ...

. He is married to

Nilufer Zafarullah Nilufer Zafarullah (born 6 June 1949) is a Bangladeshi politician who was a member of the 9th and 10th parliaments from the Bangladesh Awami League. She is a director of Chittagong Independent University and Independent University Bangladesh ...

, chairman of Midland Bank Limited and former member of parliament from

. *Shahid Serniabat: He was the nephew of

Abdur Rab Serniabat Abdur Rob Serniabat (1921-1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and the former water resources minister. He was the brother-in-law of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh, and the maternal uncle of Sheikh Hasina, the four-time pr ...

. He was killed along with his uncle and cousins in 1975. * General Mustafizur Rahman: He was married to a cousin of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He served as the

Chief of Army Staff Chief of Army Staff or Chief of the Army Staff which is generally abbreviated as COAS is a title commonly used for the appointment held by the most senior staff officer or the chief commander in several nations' armies. * Chief of Army (Australia ...

from December 1997 to December 2000. General Rahman was one of the people involved in the

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corruption scandal, which also included his niece Sheikh Hasina. *

Jahangir Kabir Nanak Jahangir Kabir Nanak (born 14 January 1954) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. He was twice elected member of parliament for Dhaka-13. Currently he i ...

: Former president of Jubo League, former secretary-general of

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, and senior

politician. He is a nephew of

(brother-in-law of

) and cousin of

Abul Hasanat Abdullah Abul Hasanat Abdullah (born 10 December 1944) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for constituency Barisal-1. Career Abdullah was elected Upazila Chairman in Barisal in 1973. In 1975, his father, Abdur Rab Serni ...

. * Amir Hossain Amu: Senior

politician and member of parliament from Jhalokati-2. He was married to Feroza Hossain (d. 2007), a cousin of

, making him an uncle to Sheikh Hasina and brother-in-law to

. * Mominul Haque Khoka: He was a first-cousin of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (his mother was the sister of

) and a freedom fighter. Khoka died in 2014 at the age of 81 in Singapore, leaving behind a son and a daughter. **Farhana Haque: Daughter of Mominul Haque Khoka and a Bangladeshi businesswoman. She is a director of Bank Asia Limited and owner of DHS Motors (distributor of Honda vehicles in Bangladesh). She is married to businessman Romo Rouf Chowdhury (son of A. Rouf Chowdhury, the founder of

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). *

Ivy Rahman Ivy Rahman ( bn, আইভি রহমান;; 7 July 1934 – 24 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi politician. She was the Women's Affairs secretary of Awami League. She was killed in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack. Career Rahman was the foundi ...

: Maternal aunt of Shafique Ahmed Siddique (husband of

). She was the president of the

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. She was married to former president of Bangladesh

Zillur Rahman Mohammed Zillur Rahman (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013) was the President of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League. He is the third president of Bangladesh, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziau ...

with whom she had a son,

Nazmul Hassan Papon Nazmul Hassan (born 31 May 1961) is the current president of Bangladesh Cricket Board and a member of parliament from Kishoreganj-6 constituency. Personal life Hassan was born to Zillur Rahman, who later became president of Bangladesh, and Ivy Ra ...

. She died in the

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while protecting Sheikh Hasina. **

: First-cousin of Shafique Ahmed Siddique and brother-in-law of

. He is a member of parliament from

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and president of the

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. He is married to the daughter of businessman Hashem Ali from the Ali family of Chittagong (founders of

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). * AFM Bahauddin Nasim: He served as a member of parliament and APS to Sheikh Hasina. His paternal grandmother was a sister of

, making

his uncle and Sheikh Hasina his second-cousin. * Abul Kalam Azad: Former information and cultural affairs minister of Bangladesh. His wife is the sister of

's wife. * Moosa Bin Shamsher: Bangladeshi businessman and alleged arms dealer. His daughter, Nancy, is married to Sheikh Fazle Fahim, son of

. * Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku: Former minister and BNP leader. His daughter, Sarah, is married to Sheikh Nayem, son of

. His close friend was

. *

Mahbubul Alam Hanif Mahbubul Alam Hanif is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is the incumbent Member of the Parliament from Kushtia-3 since 2014. Currently he is Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. He worked at the Prime Minister's Off ...

: Senior

leader and former Special Assistant to Sheikh Hasina. His older brother was married to the sister of

(first-cousin of Sheikh Hasina). *

Lal Mia Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin (1903 – 1967), or Lal Mia, as he is commonly referred to, was a prominent Pakistani Bengali politician in the Indian National Congress or the Congress Party and later the Muslim League. Career Chowdhry studi ...

and Mohan Mia: Zamindars of Faridpur and sons of Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash. Lal Mia's eldest son, Raja Mia, was married to the daughter of Mosammat Begum ( Sheikh Mujib's cousin). Their son, Golam Gafur Chowdhury, was an established lawyer from Faridpur. Mohan Mia's son was married to the sister of

. * Anwar Hossain Manju: Bangladeshi politician and president of the Jatiya Party (Manju), a close family friend and in-law of the Sheikh family. He served as a minister several times in Sheikh Hasina's different cabinets. His father was Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah, a journalist and owner of The Daily Ittefaq. Manik Miah was a close associate and mentor to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, making the two families close friends. Sheikh Mujib named the street in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Manik Miah Avenue in his honor after independence. Manju's daughter, Tareen Hossain Manju, is married to

, grandnephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Photo gallery

File:Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.jpg, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman File:Sheikh Hasina in New York - 2018 (44057292035) (cropped).jpg, Sheikh Hasina File:Sheikh Rehana 2013.jpg,

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File:Sajeeb Wazed Joy (1) (cropped).jpg,

Sajeeb Wazed Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed ( bn, সজীব আহমেদ ওয়াজেদ; born 27 July 1971), also known as Sajeeb Wazed Joy (), is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a member of the Awami League and serves as Advisor to the Gove ...

File:Saima Hossain (3950177986).jpg, Saima Wazed File:Official portrait of Tulip Siddiq crop 2.jpg, Tulip Siddiq

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