Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব | |
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.jpg) Fazilatunnesa in 1955 | |
| 1stFirst Lady of Bangladesh | |
| In role 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Anwara Begum |
| In role 11 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Begum Khurshid Chowdhury |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 12 January 1972 – 25 January 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Syeda Zohra Tajuddin |
| Succeeded by | Begum Amina Mansur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Begum Fazilatunnesa (1930-08-08)8 August 1930 |
| Died | 15 August 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 45) |
| Manner of death | Assassination byfirearm |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard |
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| Children | |
| Relatives | SeeTungipara Sheikh family |
| Awards |  Independence Day Award |
Begum Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib[a] (8 August 1930 – 15 August 1975),[b] commonly known asBegum Mujib and also known by hernicknameRenu[c] was the wife ofSheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding President ofBangladesh.
She was the mother ofSheikh Hasina, the leader of theAwami League and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She waskilled along with her family in 1975.[6]
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa was born in 1930, to theBengali MuslimSheikh family in the village ofTungipara,Gopalganj.[7] Her father was Sheikh Zahurul Haque and her mother Sheikh Husne Ara Begum.[8] Her paternal grandfather Sheikh Kashem, was grandson of Ekramullah Sheikh, who was descended from Sheikh Abdul Awal Dervish, adervish who had come to preach Islam in Bengal.[9][10] Her father, Sheikh Zahurul Haque, and mother, Husne Ara Begum, died when she was three years old. Her elder sister's name is Sheikh Jinnatunnesa.[11]
Fazilatunnesa was a paternal cousin of her husband Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. When she was only 3 and Rahman was 13, their marriage had been fixed by elders in the family.[12] She was only 8 years old when she was married to her husband, who himself was just 18, in 1938.[12] The couple later had two daughtersSheikh Hasina andSheikh Rehana, as well as three sonsSheikh Kamal,Sheikh Jamal andSheikh Russel.[12] Fazilatunnesa Mujib was under house arrest duringBangladesh Liberation War until 17 December.[13]
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On 15 August 1975, a group of junior army officers attacked thepresidential residence with tanks and assassinated Mujib, his family and personal staff. Only her daughtersSheikh Hasina andSheikh Rehana, who were visitingWest Germany, escaped. They were banned from returning toBangladesh. Others killed included Fazilatunnesa's 10-year-old sonSheikh Russel, two other sonsSheikh Kamal,Sheikh Jamal, daughters-in-lawSultana Kamal and Parveen Jamal Rosy (who was also her cousin’s daughter), brotherAbdur Rab Serniabat and brother-in-lawSheikh Abu Naser, nephewSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani and his wife Arzoo Moni.[14] The coup was planned by disgruntled Awami League colleagues and military officers, which included Mujib's colleague and former confidantKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad, who became his immediate successor.Lawrence Lifschultz has alleged that the CIA was involved in the coup and assassination, basing his assumption on statements by the then US ambassador in Dhaka,Eugene Booster.[15]
Mujib's death plunged the nation into many years of political turmoil. The coup leaders were soon overthrown and a series of counter-coups and political assassinations paralysed the country. Order was largely restored after a coup in 1977 gave control to the army chiefZiaur Rahman. Declaring himself President in 1978, Ziaur Rahman signed theIndemnity Ordinance, giving immunity from prosecution to the men who plotted Mujib's overthrow and assassination.
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Bangabandhu Memorial Trust in partnership with Malaysian hospital chain KPJ Healthcare built the Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialised Hospital and Nursing College in her memory.[16] A dormitory inEden college is named after her.[17] Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall is a female dorm inRajshahi University.[18]Govt. Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Mohila College is located inTangail.[19]
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