Background
Zia, Khaleda was born on August 15, 1945 in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Daughter of Iskanter and Begum Taiyaba Majumdar.
Zia, Khaleda was born on August 15, 1945 in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Daughter of Iskanter and Begum Taiyaba Majumdar.
Graduate, Surendranath College, Dinajpur.
Vice chair Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 1982-1984, chair, since 1984. Prime minister Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1991—1996, 2001—2006. Chancellor Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
Member Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (chair 1993-1994).
Married Ziaur Rahman, May, 1960 (deceased May 30, 1981). 2 children.