Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina Wajed (Bangla: ??? ?????? ???????) (born September 28, 1947) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party in Bangladesh, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nationalist leader and first president of Bangladesh.

Cabinet

Important ministers in her cabinet from 1996 to 2001 included:

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• Abdus Samad Azad, Foreign
• Mohammad Nasim, Home and Telecommunication
• Shah A M S Kibria, Finance
• Tofael Ahmed, Business
• Abdul Motin Koshru, Law
• Saber Chowdhury, Sports
• M A Sadeq, Education
• Motiya Chowdhury, Agriculture