Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman

Born: March 17, 1920, Tungipara Upazila
Books: The Unfinished Memoirs
Education: Maulana Azad College, University of Dhaka, University of Calcutta
Parents: Saira Begum, Sheikh Lutfur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bengali politician and statesman who was the founding leader of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He was also a world leader. He headed the Awami League and served as the first President of Bangladesh, and later as Prime Minister. He is popularly referred to as Sheikh Mujib (shortened as Mujib or Mujibur, not Rahman), with the honorary title of Bangabandhu (friend of Bengal) and widely revered in Bangladesh as the founding father of the nation. He was assassinated by a group of junior army officers on August 15, 1975, along with most of his family, while acting as President of Bangladesh.