Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was born on August 5, 1949 in Tungipara village of Gopalganj district. Today is his 74th birth anniversary. Sheikh Kamal was the second of five siblings. He received matriculation from Shaheen School, intermediate from Dhaka College and a degree with honors and post-graduate degrees from the Department of Sociology, Dhaka University.