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Text Box: Sheikh Hasina 
 
Prime Minister, Bangladesh
1996-2001
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sheikh Hasina  (b. 1947) served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001.  Despite calls for her resignation once Transparency International ranked Bangladesh as the most corrupt nation in the world, Hasina became the first democratically elected prime minister to complete her term. Prior to her appointment, Hasina Wajed had served as the President of the Bangladeshi political party Awami League since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nationalist leader and first president of Bangladesh.  She studied at the Azimpur Girls' High School, the Government Intermediate College, and the University of Dhaka.








 
 

 

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