Bangladeshi political families
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This is a listing of political families in Bangladesh. The families listed here have been involved in different periods of political life in Bangladesh's history, from the pre-partition days during British rule to the present-day politics of Bangladesh.
The Sheikh Mujib Family
- Sheikh Mujibur RahmanSheikh Mujibur RahmanSheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bengali nationalist politician and the founder of Bangladesh. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its Prime Minister. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its...
first President of BangladeshPresident of BangladeshSince 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the...
) - Sheikh HasinaSheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and widow of a reputed nuclear...
MP (Prime Minister of BangladeshPrime Minister of BangladeshThe Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Head of the Government of Bangladesh. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Jatiya Sangsad Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate...
, president of Awami League) - Sheikh Fazlul Haque ManiSheikh Fazlul Haque ManiSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the founder of Mujib Bahini one of the major guerilla forces of the Bangladesh Liberation War.-Early life:...
(Founder of Jubo League) - Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim MP (Member of Parliament, former health minister of Bangladesh, Awami League leader)
- Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapash MP (Member of Parliament)
- Sheikh Helaluddin (Member of Parliament)
- Sheikh Shahidul Islam (former minister of Bangladesh)
The Ziaur Rahman Family
- Ziaur RahmanZiaur RahmanPresident Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
(7th President of Bangladesh,Tenure: 21 April 1977 to 30 May 1981.Founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
) - Khaleda ZiaKhaleda ZiaBegum Khaleda Zia is the former First Lady of Bangladesh , and then Prime Minister of Bangladesh, having served from 1991 to 1996, becoming the first woman in the country's history and second in the Muslim world to head a democratic government as prime minister. She served again from 2001 until...
(former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Tenure: 1991 to 1996 and 2001 to 2006.Leader of the Opposition,1996 to 2001. and (2008 to --)(Chairperson, Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
) - Tarique Rahman (Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
The Sher-e-Bangla Family
- A. K. Fazlul HuqA. K. Fazlul HuqNot to be confused with the cricket ground in Dhaka Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq was a well-known Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century...
(former Prime Minister of undivided BengalBengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
, former Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of East PakistanEast PakistanEast Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
, former Governor of East Pakistan, former Home Minister of Pakistan) - A. K. Faezul HuqA. K. Faezul HuqA. K. Faezul Huq was a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer, and columnist. Huq served as a member of parliament on three occasions, and held various ministerial portfolios including Public Works, Urban Development, Jute, and Textiles since the independence of Bangladesh...
(former Minister of Bangladesh, lawyer, and columnist)
The Siddikys of Baliadi
- Nawab Shah Kutubuddin Ahmed Siddiky Koka (First Subedar of Bengal under the Mughal EmpireMughal EmpireThe Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
, adopted son of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great) - Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed SiddikyChowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed SiddikyKhan Bahadur Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky, , was the Zamindar of the Baliadi Estate in East Bengal, one of the largest zamindaris in the province. He was a social worker and a political personality of Bengal towards the closing years of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th...
(ZamindarZamindarA Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
of Baliadi, Co-founder of the University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, founder President of the East Bengal and Assam Provincial Muslim LeagueMuslim LeagueThe All-India Muslim League,, was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka , in 1906, in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905...
) - Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Fariduddin Ahmed Siddiky (Founder, Salimullah Muslim OrphanageOrphanageAn orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
- Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Labibuddin Ahmed Siddiky (First Elected Chairman, Dhaka Education Board; Court Member, Dhaka University)
- Justice Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky (last Chief JusticeChief JusticeThe Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of East PakistanEast PakistanEast Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
, Permanent Representative of BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
) - Chowdhury Abraruddin Ahmed Siddiky (former MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of DhakaDhakaDhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
) - Chowdhury Arhamuddin Ahmed Siddiky (Treasurer of Bangladesh Awami LeagueBangladesh Awami LeagueThe Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh...
in exile during Independence movement, One of the poroponent of 6 Point and 11 point of Awami league. Former Adviser to Finance Minister ) - Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed SiddikyChowdhury Tanbir Ahmed SiddikyChowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky is a Bangladeshi politician, who is a member of the oldest, aristocratic, feudal-landholding zamindar family of Bangladesh. He is the senior-most leader and a founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
(former Commerce MinisterCommerce MinisterA Business minister is a position in many governments that is responsible for regulating external trade and promoting economic growth...
of BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
; Founder treasurer of the Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
; Founder, Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industries - Chowdhury Dabir Ahmed Siddiky (former President of Dhaka ClubDhaka ClubDhaka Club is the oldest recreation organisation and the largest of elite clubs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was registered on 19 August 1911 in the model of the Bengal Club of Calcutta. It was granted legal status on 14 September 1911 under the Indian Companies Act of 1882. The club is located near...
, former Member of Parliament - Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky (candidate for the MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of DhakaDhakaDhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
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The Dhaka Nawab Family
- Nawab Sir Khwaja Abdul GhaniKhwaja Abdul GhaniNawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani Mian KCSI was the first Nawab of Dhaka recognized by the British Raj.He introduced the panchayat system, gaslights, water works, newspaper, and the zoological garden to Dhaka...
- Nawab Sir Khwaja AhsanullahKhwaja AhsanullahNawab Khwaja Ahsanullah , Khan Bahadur KCIE, was the Nawab of Dhaka. He was a renowned Urdu litterateur.-Early life:He was born in 1846 the son of Khwaja Abdul Ghani and Ismatun Nesa. As a young child he learned Urdu, Arabic and Persian in addition to his native Bengali. He was noted as being a...
- Nawab Sir Khwaja SalimullahKhwaja SalimullahNawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur, GCIE, KCSI was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British Raj. It was he who, in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905, made correspondance and discussed with Nawab Muhsinul Mulk at Aligarh over the issue of...
(founder of Muslim LeagueMuslim LeagueThe All-India Muslim League,, was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka , in 1906, in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905...
) - Nawab Khwaja HabibullahKhwaja HabibullahNawab Khwaja Habibullah Bahadur was the fifth and last Nawab of Dhaka. He was the son of his more prominent father, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur...
- Nawab Khwaja Hassan AskariKhwaja Hassan AskariNawab Major Khawaja Hasan Askari , the last Nawab of Dacca was born at the Ahsan Manzil Palace in Dacca. The eldest son of Nawab Habibullah Bahadur of Dacca and Shahryar Begum , he became the Nawab of Dacca after his father’s death in 1958.-Early life:Nawab Hasan Askari completed his early...
- Nawab Khwaja Yousuf Jan
- Khan Bahadur Khwaja Azam
- Khan Bahadur Khwaja Ismail Zabih
- Khan Bahadur Khwaja Mu'azzam
- Khan Bahadur Syed A. Selim
- Nawabzada Khwaja Afzal
- Nawabzada Khwaja Nasrullah
- Nawabzada Khwaja Atiqullah
- Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin (former Governor General of Pakistan, former Prime Minister of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
) - Khan Saheb Syed Khwaja Khairuddin
- Khwaja Nooruddin (Founder of First Muslim English Daily in India i.e. Star of India which later became The Morning News).
- Khwaja Shahabuddin
- Lt. Gen(retd) Khwaja Wasiuddin
- Farhat Banu (First Muslim woman elected to un-divided Bengal Assembly).
- Syed Shahib-e-Alam
The Chowdhury Family of Chittagong
- Fazlul Quader ChowdhuryFazlul Qadir ChaudhryFazlul Quader Chowdhury was the 5th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, and was from East Pakistan. He belonged to Ayub Khan's Convention Muslim League.He was also the acting President of Pakistan from time to time when Ayub Khan left the country...
- Former SpeakerSpeaker (politics)The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of Pakistan National Assembly, former Acting President of PakistanPresident of PakistanThe President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a... - Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury - Former Opposition Leader, Pakistan National Assembly
- Salahuddin Quader ChowdhurySalahuddin Quader ChowdhurySalahuddin Quader Chowdhury MP is a member of the Standing Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of the Parliament from the Chittagong-2 constituency....
- Former Adviser to the Prime Minister, Former Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
parliamentarianJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
from Chittagong - 2ChittagongChittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading... - Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury - Former MPJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
, Party member of Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
The Chowdhurys of Munshiganj
- Kafiluddin Chowdhury (former provincial government minister in East PakistanEast PakistanEast Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
) - A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (former President of BangladeshPresident of BangladeshSince 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the...
, former foreign minister of Bangladesh, founding Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
, founder President of Bikolpo Dhara) - Mahi B. ChowdhuryMahi B. ChowdhuryMahi Badruddoza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician and an ex-member of the Jatiyo Sangshad or Bangladesh Parliament. He is the son of a former parliamentarian and Bangladeshi President A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury.-Political career:...
(former Member of Parliament)
The Mahmood Family of Sirajgonj
- Khan Bahadur (renounced) Abdullah Al Mahmood - former Member of Legislature, East Pakistan Assembly, former Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan, former Central Industrial and Natural Resources Minister of Pakistan.
- Iqbal Hassan Mahmood (Tuku) - former BNPBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
parliamentarianJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
, former State Minister of Power of Bangladesh. - Manzur Hassan Mahmood - former Chairman of Sirajgonj Pouroshova.
- Mohammad Abdul Motin - former Member of ParliamentJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
of Bangladesh, former Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Founding General Secretary of Jatiya Party and Bangladesh Jatiya Party. - Rumana Mahmood MPJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
, BNPBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
parliamentarianJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
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The Ershad Family
- Hossain Mohammad ErshadHossain Mohammad ErshadLieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad is a Bangladeshi politician who was President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990. Previously, he was Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army and then Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1982....
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(Member of Parliament), former Chief of Army StaffChief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh ArmyThe Chief of the Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army is the professional head of the Bangladesh Army. By virtue of the eminence of the Bangladesh Army amongst the military forces of Bangladesh, he is also regarded as the senior-most defence official in the country...
& President of BangladeshPresident of BangladeshSince 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the...
, founder of Jatiya Party) - Begum Raushan Ershad (former Member of Parliament & former First Lady of the People's Republic of Bangladesh)
- Golam Mohammad Quader MP (Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism), Mr Ershad's brother
- Merina Rahman (Member of Parliament), Ershad's sister
The Khan Choudhury Family
- Late Janab Tofazzal Hossain Khan Choudhury (Founder member, Muslim LeagueMuslim LeagueThe All-India Muslim League,, was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka , in 1906, in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905...
), and the father of: - Late Janab Ashraf Hossain Khan Choudhury (Honorary Magistrate of Bangladesh, and Senior leader of Muslim League) father of:
- Khurrum Khan Choudhury (Former Member of ParliamentJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
, From MymensinghMymensinghMymensingh , pronounced moy-mon-shing-haw, is a city of Bangladesh situated on the river Brahmaputra. It is the headquarters of the administrative unit Mymensingh District. Mymensingh is the anglicized pronunciation of the original name Momenshahi, referring to a ruler called Momen Shah. The cadet...
Nandail and Ishwarganj , Founder Member Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
, Former member of Dhaka University Senate) - Anwarul Hossain Khan Choudhury (Former Member of ParliamentJatiyo SangshadJatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
, MymensinghMymensinghMymensingh , pronounced moy-mon-shing-haw, is a city of Bangladesh situated on the river Brahmaputra. It is the headquarters of the administrative unit Mymensingh District. Mymensingh is the anglicized pronunciation of the original name Momenshahi, referring to a ruler called Momen Shah. The cadet...
, Former member of Dhaka University Senate, Syndicate, IUB Governing Body DU)
The Taj Family
- Tajuddin AhmadTajuddin AhmadTajuddin Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh...
(First Prime Minister of BangladeshPrime Minister of BangladeshThe Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Head of the Government of Bangladesh. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Jatiya Sangsad Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate...
) - Syeda Zohra Tajuddin (Presidium Member, Bangladesh Awami League)
- Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj MP (Former State Minister for Home Affairs
The Islam Family
- Syed Nazrul IslamSyed Nazrul IslamSyed Nazrul Islam was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he served as the acting President of Bangladesh in the absence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.-Early life:...
(Acting President of BangladeshPresident of BangladeshSince 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the...
during liberation war, independence leader) - Syed Ashraful Islam MP (Minister of Local Government and Rural Development)
The Chowdhury Family of Tangail
- Justice Abu Sayeed ChowdhuryAbu Sayeed ChowdhuryAbu Sayeed Chowdhury was a jurist and the President of Bangladesh. Abu Sayeed Choudhury was born on January 05, 1921 in a Zamindar family of Nagbari in Tangail District...
(former Acting Vice President of Bangladesh) - Abul Hassan Chowdhury Kaiser(former state minister for foreign affairs of Bangladesh)
The Khan Family
- Abdul Monem KhanAbdul Monem KhanAbdul Monem Khan was the governor of erstwhile East Pakistan before being independent Bangladesh— from 28 October 1962 to 23 March 1969. He was a loyal aide of Ayub Khan and infamous for repression on the Bengali nationalists during the regime...
(former Governor of East PakistanEast PakistanEast Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
) - A. K. M. Khalequzzaman Khan (former Member of Parliament)
The Khans of Chittagong
- A. K. KhanA. K. KhanJanab Abul Kashem Khan , best known as A. K. Khan, was a politician, public servant and industrialist from Bangladesh. He also hails from one of Bangladesh's leading industrial and political families....
(former industries minister of Pakistan) - A. M. Zahiruddin KhanA. M. Zahiruddin KhanA. M. Zahiruddin Khan was a distinguished freedom fighter, industrialist and politician. Mr. Khan comes from an old respectable Muslim family. He is the eldest son of Mr. A. K. Khan , able descendant of Sherbaz Khan, who was the son of Shamsher Khan, minister of Gaor in the 16th Century.Mr...
(former industries and planning minister of Bangladesh) - Morshed KhanMorshed KhanMorshed Khan was the foreign minister of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006. Prior to entering politics, Khan was one of the most successful businessmen in Bangladesh...
(former foreign minister of Bangladesh)
The Khans of Dhamrai
- Ataur Rahman KhanAtaur Rahman KhanAtaur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 30 March 1984 to 9 July 1986.Early Life...
(former Chief Minister of East Pakistan) - Khan Shamsur Rahman (first Bangladeshi Ambassador to Moscow)
- Barrister Ziaur Rahman Khan (former Member of Parliament for Dhamrai, former Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs)
The Khans of Barisal
- Abdul Jabbar KhanAbdul Jabbar KhanJustice Abdul Jabbar Khan was the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was Preceded by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry.- External links:*...
(former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan), is father of the following persons. - Enayetullah Khan (former Bangladesh Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Founder Editor of The Daily New Age and Holiday)
- A.Z.M. Obaidullah Khan alias Abu Zafar Obaidullah (Notable poet, Former Secretary, Ambassador to USA and Agriculture Minister)
- Rashed Khan Menon (Member of Parliament, Former student leader, President of Workers Party of Bangladesh)
- Selima Rahman (former minister for women and cultural affairs Bangladesh)
The Chowdhurys of Faridpur
- Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) (former labour minister of Pakistan)
- Yusuf Ali ChowdhuryYusuf Ali ChowdhuryYusuf Ali Chowdhury , commonly referred to as Mohan Mia, was a prominent Bengali Muslim politician in South Asia. He played an active role in the Pakistan Movement as a leading figure of the Muslim League in Bengal...
(Mohan Mia) (former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan) - Enayet Hossain Chowdhury (Tara Mia) (former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan)
- Chowdhury Kamal Ibne YusufChowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf-Family:Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf was born into an aristocratic Bengali Zamindar family from Faridpur district. Kamal Yusuf's grandfather was the legendary zamindar Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash. His father, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury , was an eminent Muslim League leader during British rule and in...
(former M.P and former food minister of Bangladesh) - Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf (former Member of Parliament)
- Imran Hossain Chowdhury (former Chairman of Faridpur Upazila Parishad)
- Kamran Hossain Chowdhury (former Member of Parliament)
The Syed Family of Faridpur
- Syed Mohommod Abdul Halim(1912-1999)-[BA(Hon's,Calcutta)(Political Activist,Student Leader and Government Servent),Member,Bengal civil Service,Member-East pakistan Civil Service(EPCS),Member-East Pakistan Board of Revenue,Ex.Vice Chairman-All Bengal Student Federation,Memorendum Writer for Khulna District Boundary Comittee(1947),TQA,Deputy Secretary,Government of Bangladesh].
- Syed Kamrul Islam Mohommod Salehuddin @ Jangu Mia[(1937-1983)-BA(Rajshahi),LLB(London),QC(Queens Councellor,UK),of Inner Temple,Barrister-at-Law(1968),former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan(MNA,1970,Awami League),former Member Constituent Assembly(MCA,1972,Awami League),Member Bangladesh Parliament(Independently elected fom Boalmari constituiency,Faridpur,1973),Chairman-East pakistan defence front,london(1968),Student leader and political activist and language veterian,Vice Chairman-National Awami Paty(NAP,Bhasani,1973),fouder-Bangladesh Justice Party,Founder-Law Associates,Feedom Fighter & One of the Lebaration War Organizer(1971).
- D.Syed Safiullah,MSc(DU),PhD(London),FRSC(UK),Ex.Professor,Jahangirnagar University,Bangladesh,Political Activist,Student Leader and Orator.
- Dr.Syed Zaved Mohommod Salehuddin @ Joy Mia,MPhil,PhD(Dhaka),Political Activist,Student Leader.
The Zaman Family of Gopalganj
- Wahiduz Zaman (former Commerce Minister of Pakistan)
- Fayequz Zaman (former Member of the National Assembly)
- Mian Md. Nuruz Zaman (Political Activist,Student Leader and Orator)
- Dr. Wasim Zaman,(Ph.D.,Harvard University,Official of the United Nations, former member of the Civil Service of Pakistan)
- Mr. Nazim Habibuzzaman (Former President of SAARC Society of Bangladesh, Political Activist)
Family of Mansur Ali
- Muhammad Mansur AliMuhammad Mansur AliMuhammad Mansur Ali was a Bangladeshi politician who was a close confidante of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh...
(former Prime Minister of BangladeshPrime Minister of BangladeshThe Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Head of the Government of Bangladesh. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Jatiya Sangsad Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate...
) - Mohammed NasimMohammed Nasim (Bangladesh)Mohammed Nasim is a Bangladeshi politician.During an active political career Nasim was Bangladesh's Home Minister, its Minister of Industry, and its Minister of Post & Telecommunications....
MP (Member of Parliament, former home minister of Bangladesh) - Late Mohammed Selim Former MP (Member of Parliament)
Zillur Rahman Family
- Zillur RahmanZillur RahmanMd. Zillur Rahman is the President of Bangladesh and a senior presidium member of the Awami League...
, present President of BangladeshPresident of BangladeshSince 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the... - Late Ivy Rahman (Former Women Affairs Secretary of Awami League killed in a grenade attack)
- Najmul Hassan MP (Bangladesh Parliament)
The Rahman Family of Bhola
- Naziur Rahman - Founding chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Party – BJP; Former LGRD Minister & Dhaka Mayor
- Andaleeve Rahman Partho - Member of Parliament from Bhola-1