Majumder–Zia family
| Zia family জিয়া পরিবার | |
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Zia couple in 1979 | |
| Current region | Bangladesh United Kingdom Malaysia |
| Place of origin |
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| Founder |
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| Current head | Khaleda Zia |
| Members | |
| Distinctions | Political prominence within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
The Majumder–Zia family (Bengali: মজুমদার–জিয়া পরিবার), or simply the Zia family (জিয়া পরিবার), is one of the two most prominent Bangladeshi political families, alongside the Sheikh family, it leads the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Members of the family include – Ziaur Rahman served as army chief and later President of Bangladesh and Khaleda Zia as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, while several others have been members of the parliament.