Sajeeb Wazed

Infobox Person


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name = Sajeeb Wazed
caption = Sajeeb Wazed
birth_date = July 27, 1971
birth_place = Dhaka
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spouse = Kristine O. Wazed
parents = Sheikh Hasina & Dr M A Wazed Miah
children = Sophia Rehana Wazed

Sajeeb Wazed (Bangla: সজীব ওয়াজেদ) (born July 27, 1971), also referred to as Sajeeb Wazed Joy, is the son of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed and the grandson of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's founding father. He is an IT professional by background and was mostly recently listed by the World Economic Forum as one of the 250 Young Global Leaders of the world.

Sajeeb Wazed was born in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War to the eminent nuclear scientist Dr. M A Wazed Miah and Sheikh Hasina Wazed. His birth during the war and subsequent victory of the Bengalis earned him the nickname given by his maternal grandfather, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, "Joy" which in Bengali means victory.

Sajeeb Wazed attended the St. Joseph's College of Science attaining a triple major in mathematics, physics and computer science. He then went onto to graduate from the University of Texas in Arlington, Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.

In 2004 Sajeeb Wazed visited Bangladesh amid speculations that he would be taking up the Sheikh family's political mantle. He and his wife received a rousing reception as they landed in Dhaka's international airport. Thousands of people lined Dhaka's roads to have glimpse of the Joy and his wife. During the visit he rejected a letter sent by Tarique Rahman, son of the then Prime Minister and his mother's arch rival, Khaleda Zia. The letter congratulated Sajeeb's possible entry into politics.

In 2007 Sheikh Hasina was arrested by the military backed interim government in Bangladesh on charges of corruption. Sajeeb actively pursued the release of his mother from the United States. After 11 months in custody Hasina was released and is now in the US receiving medical treatment.

Sajeeb Wazed is now currently a student at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he is doing a Masters in Public Administration. He is also married to an American lawyer, Christina Wazed. The couple have a daughter.

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