Sheikh Jamal


Sheikh Jamal was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh.

Early life

Jamal was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. His father was Sheikh Mujib and his mother was Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib. He was their second son after Sheikh Kamal. He was a freedom fighter. His sister, Sheikh Hasina, is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Sheikh Jamal, after a period of studies at B A F Shaheen College, finished his matriculation from Dhaka Residential Model College in Dhaka. He passed HSC from Dhaka College. He learned playing guitar at a music institution and was also a good cricketer.

Career

Detained with his mother and other members of the family at a house in Dhanmondi during the war of Liberation in 1971, Jamal found the means to escape and cross over to a liberated zone, where he joined the struggle to free the country. While a student of Dhaka College, Jamal traveled to Yugoslavia for military training under the auspices of the Yugoslav army. Subsequently, he trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Great Britain. He joined the Bangladesh Army as a second lieutenant in the East Bengal Regiment.

Death and legacy

Jamal and his wife Rosy were killed with other members of his family during the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his father. The professional sports club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club is named after him. Sheikh Jamal Stadium in Faridpur town is named after him.