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List of presidents of Bangladesh

List of presidents of Bangladesh

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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,[1][2] as well as the 15th,[3] the 13th[4] and the 11th.[5]

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,[6] yet contradicts the numbering of a list published in 2016 on the President's own official website.[7] The Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore, in 2018 lists him as the 22nd President.[8] Other reports about previous presidents, including some by Bangladesh's newspaper of record the Daily Star, do not correspond with either list.[9][10]

List of officeholders

Political parties
  BaKSAL
Other factions
Status
  Acting President
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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

Notes

  1. Pakistani prisoner to 8 January 1972.
  2. Acting for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
  3. Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (24 August 1975 – 4 November 1975 and 7 November 1975 – 29 November 1976).
  4. Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (29 November 1976 – 6 April 1979).
  5. Referendum.
  6. Direct election.
  7. During this period, Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad served as Chief Martial Law Administrator and de facto head of state.
  8. Served as Chief Martial Law Administrator until 30 March 1984.
  9. Acting for Zillur Rahman until 20 March 2013.
  10. Term ends on 24 April 2028.

References

  1. Karim, M.M. Rezaul (December 2001). "Election 2001: The Triumph of People's Power". Bangladesh Quarterly. Vol. 22. p. 21. AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, who took over as the Foreign Minister after the victory of the 4-party alliance in the parliamentary election of 1 October, was sworn-in as the 16th President of the country at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban on 14 November evening.
  2. Country Report: Bangladesh. The Unit. 2001 via Google Books. In mid-November parliament chose A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury, another BNP member and the sole candidate, as the 16th president of Bangladesh, succeeding Shahabuddin Ahmed
  3. "Polls still in doubt as key issues unresolved". The Daily Star. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2018. Badruddoza, the country's 15th president, spoke in favour of increasing the power of the president.
  4. Data India - Issues 27-52. Press Institute of India. 2001. p. 1052 via Google Books. Psor A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury, founding secretary-general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was on Nov 14 sworn-in as Bangladesh's 13th President.
  5. "New president for Bangladesh". 12 November 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2018 via news.bbc.co.uk. Foreign Minister AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has been elected unopposed as Bangladesh's 11th president.
  6. সাবেক রাষ্ট্রপতিগণ (সূত্র: মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ) [Former Presidents (sources: Cabinet Division)]. President's Office - Bangabhaban (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. "Death anniversary of Abu Sayeed Chowdhury today". The Daily Star. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. "BNP chalks out programmes marking Zia's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018. BNP will hold a discussion at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh today afternoon, marking party founder Ziaur Rahman's 80th birth anniversary, said a party press release yesterday. ... Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra, Zia had become the country's 7th president and formed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

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