Kamal Hossain
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Kamal Hossain, better known as Dr. Kamal is a founding leader, lawyer and politician of Bangladesh. He is known as the "Father of the Bangladeshi Constitution" and regarded as an icon of secular democracy in the Indian subcontinent. Hossain currently heads his own law firm in Dhaka. He retired from political activities and from the post of president of Gano Forum in October 2023.
U.S. President Gerald Ford (right) speaks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Kamal Hossain (center) as Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (left) looks on.
Hossain (left) with political activists
A Bangladeshi man stares at a campaign banner of the Hossain-led National Unity Front
Hossain welcoming Indian foreign minister Natwar Singh in Dhaka, 2005
Sheikh Hasina
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Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again since January 2009. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh. Having served for a combined total of over 19 years, she is the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh. As of 13 May 2024, she is the world's longest-serving female head of government.
Hasina with US President Bill Clinton at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka, 2000.
Hasina with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street (January 2011)
Hasina with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in January 2013