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Sheikh Hasina Wazed (née Sheikh Hasina ; /ˈʃeɪk həˈsiːnə/ SHEKH ha-si-na; Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, romanized: Shēkh Hasinā, [ˈʃekʰ ɦɐsina]; born 28 September 1947)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2009. She previously served as prime minister from June 1996 to July 2001. She is the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh, having served for a combined total of over 18 years. She is the longest serving female head of government in the world.

Hasina is the daughter of Bangladesh's Founding Father and first president, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the eldest of his five children.[2] Her political career has spanned more than four decades. She previously served as opposition leader from 1986 to 1990, and 1991 to 1995, then as prime minister from 1996 to 2001. She has led the Awami League (AL) since 1981.[3][4][5][6] In 2009, she was sworn in for her second term as Prime Minister, having won a landslide victory in the 2008 general election. In 2014, she was re-elected for a third term in an election that was boycotted by the BNP and criticised by international observers. She won a fourth term in 2018, following an election marred with violence and criticised by the opposition as being rigged.

Hasina has been considered one of the most powerful women in the world, ranking 39th on Forbes magazine's list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2020, 26th in 2018,[7] and 30th in 2017.[8] She has also made a list of "top 100 Global Thinkers" of the present decade.[9] Hasina is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former female presidents and prime ministers.[10] She was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2018.[11]Reporters Without Borders in 2021 characterised Hasina as a predator for curbing press freedom in Bangladesh since 2014.[12]