President of Bangladesh
| President of Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
 Presidential Coat of Arms | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Bangabhaban Palace |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Formation | 26 March 1971 |
| Website | http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/ |
The President of Bangladesh is the Head of State of Bangladesh. Since 1991, Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy. This makes the President a mostly ceremonial post elected by the parliament.[1] The President lives at the Bangabhaban Palace which is his office and home.
Presidents of Bangladesh
[change | change source]List of heads of state of Bangladesh
| N | # | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shah Abdul Hamid | 17 April 1971 | 17 April 1971 | Independent | |||
| Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)[a] |
— | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Syed Nazrul Islam (1925–1975)[b] |
— | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Mohammad Baitullah | 12 January 1972 | 12 January 1972 | Independent | |||
| Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921–1987) |
— | 12 January 1972 | 24 December 1973 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921–1999) |
— | 24 December 1973 | 27 January 1974 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| 1974 | 27 January 1974 | 25 January 1975 | ||||
| Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) |
— | 25 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 (assassinated in a coup d'état.) |
BAKSAL | ||
| Syed Nazrul Islam | 15 August 1975 | 15 August 1975 | ||||
| Mohammed Shafiullah | 15 August 1975 | 15 August 1975 | Military | |||
| Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | 15 August 1975 | 15 August 1975 | Military | |||
| Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918–1996) |
— | 15 August 1975 | 6 November 1975 (deposed.) |
Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Abdul Malek Ukil | 1975 | 1975 | ||||
| Khaled Mosharraf | 1975 | 1975 | ||||
| Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916–1997)[c] |
— | 6 November 1975 | 21 April 1977 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981)[d] |
1977[e] 1978[f] |
21 April 1977 | 30 May 1981 (assassinated.) |
Military / Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| Bangladesh Armed Forces | 30 May 1981 | 30 May 1981 | Military | |||
| Jamal Uddin Ahmad | 30 May 1981 | 30 May 1981 | ||||
| Mir Shawkat Ali | 30 May 1981 | 30 May 1981 | Military | |||
| Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 30 May 1981 | 30 May 1981 | Military | |||
| Abdus Sattar (1906–1985) |
— | 30 May 1981 | 20 November 1981 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| 1981[f] | 20 November 1981 | 24 March 1982 (deposed.) | ||||
| Mohammad Mohammadullah | 24 March 1982 | 24 March 1982 | Independent | |||
| Mirza Nurul Huda | 24 March 1982 | 24 March 1982 | Independent | |||
| Sultan Ahmed (deputy speaker) | 24 March 1982 | 24 March 1982 | Independent | |||
| Hussain Muhammad Ershad
(1930–2019)[g] |
24 March 1982 | 27 March 1982 | Military | |||
| Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915–2001) |
— | 27 March 1982 | 10 December 1983 | Independent | ||
| Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019)[h] |
1985[e] 1986[f] |
11 December 1983 | 6 December 1990 | Military / Jatiya Party | ||
| S. A. Bari | 1984 | 1984 | ||||
| Md Korban Ali | 1984 | 1984 | ||||
| Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmed | 1989 | 1989 | ||||
| Mohammed Abdul Matin | 1989 | 1989 | ||||
| Humayun Khan Panni | 1989 | 1989 | ||||
| Moudud Ahmed | 6 December 1990 | 6 December 1990 | Independent | |||
| Shah Moazzem Hossain | 6 December 1990 | 6 December 1990 | ||||
| Kazi Zafar Ahmed | 6 December 1990 | 6 December 1990 | Independent | |||
| Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | 6 December 1990 | 6 December 1990 | Independent | |||
| Nuruddin Khan | 6 December 1990 | 6 December 1990 | Military | |||
| Shahabuddin Ahmed (born 1930) |
— | 6 December 1990 | 10 October 1991 | Independent | ||
| Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017) |
1991 | 10 October 1991 | 9 October 1996 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim | 1994 | 1994 | ||||
| Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman | 1994 | 1994 | ||||
| Shahabuddin Ahmed (born 1930) |
1996 | 9 October 1996 | 14 November 2001 | Independent | ||
| Lutful Kabir Siddiqi | 1999 | 1999 | ||||
| Ali Ashraf | 2001 | 2001 | ||||
| Badruddoza Chowdhury (born 1932) |
2001 | 14 November 2001 | 21 June 2002 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| Humayun Rashid Choudhury | 21 June 2002 | 21 June 2002 | Independent | |||
| Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (born 1931) |
— | 21 June 2002 | 6 September 2002 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012) |
2002 | 6 September 2002 | 12 February 2009 | Independent | ||
| Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui | 2007 | 2007 | ||||
| Moeen U Ahmed | 11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | Military | |||
| Zillur Rahman (1929–2013) |
2009 | 12 February 2009 | 20 March 2013 (died in office.) |
Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Fazle Rabbi Miah | 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| Shawkat Ali (politician) | 14 March 2013 | 14 March 2013 | ||||
| Abdul Hamid (born 1944) |
— | 14 March 2013 | 24 April 2013 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| 2013 | 24 April 2013 | 24 April 2018 | ||||
| 2018 | 24 April 2018 | 6 January 2023 | ||||
| Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
(born 1966) |
— | 6 January 2023 | 24 April 2023 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Shahabuddin Chuppu
(born 1949) |
2023 | 24 April 2023 | Incumbent | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Shafiuddin Ahmed
(born 1963) |
3 June 2024 | 23 June 2024 | Military | |||
| Waker-uz-Zaman
(born 1963) |
23 June 2024 | Incumbent | Military | |||
| Shamsul Hoque Tuku | 2024 | 2024 | ||||
- ↑ Pakistani prisoner to 8 January 1972.
- ↑ Acting for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
- ↑ Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (24 August 1975 – 4 November 1975 and 7 November 1975 – 29 November 1976).
- ↑ Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (29 November 1976 – 6 April 1979).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Referendum.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Direct election.
- ↑ Served as Chief Martial Law Administrator until 30 March 1984.
- ↑ Served as Chief Martial Law Administrator until 30 March 1984.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Background Note: Bangladesh, US Department of State, May 2007