Sheikh Hasina was born on 28 September 1947 in Tungipara, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). She was the eldest of five children born to Sheikh Mujibur, the first president of Bangladesh, and his wife, Sheikh Fazilatunnesa. She married in 1968, later accompanying her husband to West Germany for his work as a physicist, which is where she was located when her father, mother, and three brothers were assassinated in a coup d’état. In 1975, the assassination, she sought asylum in Delhi, where she remained until her return to her home country in 1981. During her time in India, and after her return to Bangladesh, she dedicated her time to restoring democracy in the country, first leading the Bangladesh Awami League and later leading the Opposition Party in Parliament from 1986 until 1987. In 1996, after years of political turmoil and allegations of voter fraud from all major parties, Hasina began her first term as prime minister as Bangladesh. In completing her term in 2001, she became the first Bangladeshi leader since independence to complete an entire term. From 2001 until 2008, she once again served in the Opposition party, surviving and assassination attempt and military detention. At the end of 2008, her party once again, won the majority and Hasina became prime minister of Bangladesh once again. A position she has held up until the present day. Throughout her tenure, she has negotiated a water deal with India, formed the International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh) to investigate the perpetrators of the Bangladesh genocide, and offered aid to nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees.