THE PRESIDENTS OF

BANGLADESH

SAJID BIN RASHID

SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN

Full Name: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Born: 17 March 1920

Born Place: Tungipara, Bengal Presidency (Bangladesh)

Political party: Awami League

Alma mater: Maulana Azad College University of Dhaka

Entered office: 17 April 1971

Predecessor: Position established

Left office: 12 January 1972

Successor: Abu Sayeed Chowdhury

Died: 15 August 1975 (aged 55)

Died Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh

ABU SAYEED CHOWDHURY

Full Name: Abu Sayeed Chowdhury

Born: 31 January 1921

Born Place: Nagbari Kalihati, Tangail

Political party: Awami League

Entered office: 12 January 1972

Predecessor: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Left office: 24 December 1973

Successor: Mohammad Mohammadullah

Died: 2 August 1987 (aged 66)

Died Place: London, England, United Kingdom

MOHAMMAD MOHAMMADULLAH

Full Name: Mohammad Mohammadullah

Born: 21 October 1921

Born Place: Raipur, Bengal Presidency (Bangladesh)

Political party: Awami League

Alma mater: Surendranath College University of Dhaka

Entered office: 24 December 1973

Predecessor: Abu Sayeed Chowdhury

Left office: 25 January 1975

Successor: Mujibur Rahman

Died: 12 November 1999 (aged 78)

Died Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh

SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN

Full Name: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Born: 17 March 1920

Born Place: Tungipara, Bengal Presidency (Bangladesh)

Political party: Awami League

Alma mater: Maulana Azad College University of Dhaka

Entered office: 25 January 1975

Predecessor: Mohammad Mohammadullah

Left office: 15 August 1975

Successor: Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad

Died: 15 August 1975 (aged 55)

Died Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh

KHONDAKER MOSTAQ AHMAD

Full Name: Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad

Born: 1918

Born Place: Daspara,British Raj(Bangladesh)

Political party: Awami League

Alma mater: University of Dhaka

Entered office: 15 August 1975

Predecessor: Mujibur Rahman

Left office: 6 November 1975

Successor: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem

Died: 5 March 1996 (aged 77–78)

Died Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh

ABU SADAT MOHAMMAD SAYEM

Full Name: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem

Born: 29 March 1916

Born Place: Rangpur, Bangladesh

Political party: Awami League

Alma mater: Presidency College, Calcutta University of Dhaka

Entered office: 6 November 1975

Predecessor: Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad

Left office: 21 April 1977

Successor: Ziaur Rahman

Died: 8 July 1997 (aged 81)

Died Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh

ZIAUR RAHMAN

Full Name: Ziaur Rahman

Born: 19 January 1936

Born Place: Baghbari, Bogra, Bangladesh

Political party: BNP

Alma mater: D. J. Science College Pakistan Military Academy Command and Staff College

Entered office: 21 April 1977

Predecessor: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem

Left office: 30 May 1981

Successor: Abdus Sattar

Died: 30 May 1981 (aged 45)

Died Place: Chittagong, Bangladesh

ABDUS SATTAR

Full Name: Abdus Sattar

Born: 1906

Born Place: Birbhum, West Bengal, India

Political party: BNP

Alma mater: University of Calcutta

Entered office: 30 May 1981

Predecessor: Ziaur Rahman

Left office: 24 March 1982

Successor: A.F.M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury

Died: October 5, 1985

Died Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh

AHSANUDDIN CHOWDHURY

Full Name: A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury

Born: 1 July 1915

Born Place: Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Political party: Jatiya Party

Alma mater: University of Dhaka

Entered office: 27 March 1982

Predecessor: Abdus Sattar

Left office: 10 December 1983

Successor: Hussain Muhammad Ershad

Died: 30 August 2001 (aged 86)

Died Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh

HUSSAIN MUHAMMAD ERSHAD

Full Name: Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad

Born: 1 February 1930

Born Place: Dinhata, India

Political party: Jatiya Party

Alma mater: University of Dhaka

Entered office: 11 December 1983

Predecessor: AFM Ahsanuddin Chowdhury

Left office: 6 December 1990

Successor: Abdur Rahman Biswas

ABDUR RAHMAN BISWAS

Full Name: Abdur Rahman Biswas

Born: 1 September 1926 (age 89)

Born Place: Barisal, Bangladesh

Political party: BNP

Alma mater: University of Dhaka

Entered office: 10 October 1991

Predecessor: Shahabuddin Ahmed(acting)

Left office: 9 October 1996

Successor: Shahabuddin Ahmed

SHAHABUDDIN AHMED

Full Name: Shahabuddin Ahmed

Born: 1 February 1930 (age 86)

Born Place: Netrokona, Bangladesh

Alma mater: University of Dhaka

Education: MA (International relations)

Entered office: 9 October 1996

Predecessor: Abdur Rahman Biswas

Left office: 14 November 2001

Successor: Badruddoza Chowdhury

BADRUDDOZA CHOWDHURY

Full Name: Badruddoza Chowdhury

Born: 1 November 1932

Born Place: Comilla, Bangladesh

Political party: BNP

Alma mater: Dhaka Medical College

Award: Independence Day Award (1993)

Entered office: 14 November 2001

Predecessor: Shahabuddin Ahmed

Left office: 21 June 2002

Successor: Iajuddin Ahmed

IAJUDDIN AHMED

Full Name: Iajuddin Ahmed

Born: 1 February 1931

Born Place: Munsijganj, Bangladesh

Political party: Independent

Alma mater: University of Dhaka University of Wisconsin

Entered office: 6 September 2002

Predecessor: Badruddoza Chowdhury

Left office: 12 February 2009

Successor: Zillur Rahman

ZILLUR RAHMAN

Full Name: Zillur Rahman

Born: 9 March 1929

Born Place: Kishoreganj, Bangladesh

Political party: Awami League

Alma mater: University of Dhaka

Entered office: 12 February 2009

Predecessor: Iajuddin Ahmed

Left office: 20 March 2013

Successor: Abdul Hamid

ABDUL HAMID

PRESENT PRESIDENT

Full Name: Abdul hamid

Born: 1 January 1944 (age 72)

Born Place: Kamalpur , Bangladesh

Political party: Awami League

Alma mater: University of Dhaka

Entered office: 14 March 2013

Predecessor: Zillur Rahman