Asia's Power Clans

From North Korea to Asia's thriving democracies, a last name is a powerful political brand.

DECEMBER 20, 2012

In Bangladesh, current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (right) is the daughter of the country's first president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Her longtime rival, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia (left), is the widow of a former president.

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