Bangladeshi political families

This is a partial 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 partion days during British rule to the present day politics of Bangladesh.

The Sheikh Family

#Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (founding father of Bangladesh, first President of Bangladesh)

#Sheikh Hasina (former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, president of Awami League)

#Sheikh Kamal
#Sheikh Rehana
#Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani (former Member of Parliament, founder of Jubo League)
#Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim (former health minister of Bangladesh, Awami League leader)
#Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapash
#Sheikh Helaluddin (former Member of Parliament)
#Sheikh Shahidul Islam (former minister of Bangladesh)
#Sajeeb Wazed

The Zia-Eskander Family

#Ziaur Rahman (former President of Bangladesh, Liberation War Hero, founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
#Begum Khaleda Zia (former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party)

#Tareque Rahman
#Arafat Rahman
#Syed Eskander (former Member of Parliament))
#Khurshid Jahan Eskander (former women and chidren's affairs minister of Bangladesh)

The Ershad Family

#Hossain Mohammad Ershad(former President of Bangladesh, founder of Jatiya Party)

#Begum Raushan Ershad (former Member of Parliament)
#G.M. Quader (former Member of Parliament)

The Sher-e-Bangla Family

#A.K. Fazlul Huq (former prime minister of undivided Bengal, former Chief Minister of East Pakistan, former Governor of East Pakistan, former Home Minister of Pakistan)
#A.K. Faezul Huq (former jute minister of Bangladesh, columnist)

Chowdhurys of Munshiganj

#Kafiluddin Chowdhury (former provincial government minister in East Pakistan)
#A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (former President of Bangladesh, former foreign minister of Bangladesh, founding Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
#Mahi B. Chowdhury (former Member of Parliament)

The Taj Family

#Tajuddin Ahmad(First Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
#Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj (former Member of Parliament)

The Islam Family

#Syed Nazrul Islam (acting president of Bangladesh during liberation war, independence leader)
#Syed Ashraful Islam (acting general secretary of Awami League, former Member of Parliament)

The Abu Chowdhury Family

#Abdul Hamid Chowdhury (Speaker of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly)
#Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (former President of Bangladesh)
#Abul Hassan Chowdhury (former state minister for foreign affairs of Bangladesh)

The Khans of Chittagong

#A. K. Khan (former industries minister of Pakistan)
#A. M. Zahiruddin Khan (former industries and planning minister of Bangladesh)
#Morshed Khan (former foreign minister of Bangladesh)

The Chowdhurys of Faridpur

#Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) (former health minister of Pakistan)
#Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia) (former minister in the government of Bengal)
#Enayet Hossain Chowdhury (Tara Mia) (former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan)
#Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf (former food minister of Bangladesh)
#Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf (former Member of Parliament)
#Kamran Hossain Chowdhury (former Member of Parliament)
#Imran Hossain Chowdhury

The Khwaja Family

#Sir Khwaja Salimullah (founder of Muslim League)
#Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin (former Governor General of Pakistan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
#Khwaja Hassan Askari (former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan)
#Khwaja Khairuddin (former Mayor of Dhaka)
#Khwaja Nuruddin
#Khwaja Shahbuddin (former Governor of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, former home minister of Pakistan)
#Khwaja Nasrullah (Governor of Calcutta)
#Khwaja Habibullah

Family of Mansur Ali

#Muhammad Mansur Ali (former Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
#Mohammed Nasim (former home minister of Bangladesh)
#Mohammed Selim (former Member of Parliament)