Sayera Khatun

Sheikh Sayera Khatun
শেখ সায়েরা খাতুন
Born1886 (1886)
Tungipara, Bengal, British India
Died (aged 89)
Dacca, Bangladesh
Resting placeMausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
NationalityIndian (1886–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1971)
Bangladeshi (1971–1975)
OccupationHousewife
Known forBeing the mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
SpouseSheikh Lutfar Rahman
Children6, including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Abu Naser
FamilyTungipara Sheikh family

Sheikh Sayera Khatun (born name: Gauribala Das) (1886 – 31 May 1975) was the matriarch of Sheikh-Wazed political family and mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh.[1] She was the grandmother of the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.

  1. ^ "Hasina asks AL leaders to provide legal support to held party men". The Daily Star. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2017.