List of presidents of Bangladesh (Redirected from List of Presidents of Bangladesh)

This article lists the presidents of Bangladesh, and includes persons sworn into the office of President of Bangladesh following the Proclamation of Independence and the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1971.

Numbering

After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, there is no single numbering system for the subsequent presidents that is universally accepted and followed, even by government representatives. Different sources may calculate the numbering in different ways, depending whether they count acting presidents, how multiple terms are treated, whether the count is by number of terms or number of individuals, and other factors. For example, A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, although he served only a single term, has been described in a government publication and in the press as the 16th President of Bangladesh, as well as the 15th, the 13th and the 11th.

A list published in 2018 by Bdnews24.com appears to coincide with statements made by the country's Election Committee, making Mohammad Abdul Hamid the 20th President when first elected in 2013, yet contradicts the numbering of a list published in 2016 on the President's own official website. The Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore, in 2018 lists him as the 22nd President. Other reports about previous presidents, including some by Bangladesh's newspaper of record the Daily Star, do not correspond with either list.

List of officeholders

Political parties
Other factions
Status
 Acting President
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972)
1 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(1920–1975)
17 April 1971 12 January 1972 270 days Awami League
Syed Nazrul Islam
(1925–1975)
17 April 1971 12 January 1972 270 days Awami League
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present)
2 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
(1921–1987)
12 January 1972 24 December 1973 1 year, 346 days Awami League
3 Mohammad Mohammadullah
(1921–1999)
24 December 1973 27 January 1974 1 year, 32 days Awami League
1974 27 January 1974 25 January 1975
(1) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(1920–1975)
25 January 1975 15 August 1975
(Assassinated in a coup)
202 days BaKSAL
4 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
(1918–1996)
15 August 1975 6 November 1975
(Deposed in a coup)
83 days Awami League
5 Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
(1916–1997)
6 November 1975 21 April 1977 1 year, 166 days Awami League
6 Ziaur Rahman
(1936–1981)
1977
1978
21 April 1977 30 May 1981
(Assassinated)
4 years, 39 days Military /
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
7 Abdus Sattar
(1906–1985)
30 May 1981 20 November 1981 298 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1981 20 November 1981 24 March 1982
(Deposed in a coup)
Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982)
8 Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
(1915–2001)
27 March 1982 10 December 1983 1 year, 258 days Independent
9 Hussain Muhammad Ershad
(1930–2019)
1985
1986
11 December 1983 6 December 1990 6 years, 360 days Military /
Jatiya Party
Shahabuddin Ahmed
(1930–2022)
6 December 1990 10 October 1991 308 days Independent
10 Abdur Rahman Biswas
(1926–2017)
1991 10 October 1991 9 October 1996 4 years, 365 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
11 Shahabuddin Ahmed
(1930–2022)
1996 9 October 1996 14 November 2001 5 years, 36 days Independent
12 Badruddoza Chowdhury
(born 1930)
2001 14 November 2001 21 June 2002 219 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
(born 1931)
21 June 2002 6 September 2002 77 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
13 Iajuddin Ahmed
(1931–2012)
2002 6 September 2002 12 February 2009 6 years, 159 days Independent
14 Zillur Rahman
(1929–2013)
2009 12 February 2009 20 March 2013
(Died in office)
4 years, 36 days Awami League
15 Mohammad Abdul Hamid
(born 1944)
14 March 2013 24 April 2013 10 years, 41 days Awami League
2013 24 April 2013 24 April 2018
2018 24 April 2018 24 April 2023
16 Mohammed Shahabuddin
(born 1949)
2023 24 April 2023 Incumbent 327 days Awami League

Timeline

Mohammed ShahabuddinMohammad Abdul HamidZillur RahmanIajuddin AhmedMuhammad Jamiruddin SircarBadruddoza ChowdhuryAbdur Rahman BiswasShahabuddin AhmedHussain Muhammad ErshadA. F. M. Ahsanuddin ChowdhuryAbdus Sattar (president)Ziaur RahmanAbu Sadat Mohammad SayemKhondaker Mostaq AhmadMohammad MohammadullahAbu Sayeed ChowdhurySyed Nazrul IslamSheikh Mujibur Rahman

See also


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