List of Presidents of Bangladesh

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The complete list of Presidents of Bangladesh includes the persons sworn into the office as President of Bangladesh following the Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence in 1971.

Key

Political parties
Other factions

Presidents

No. Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Term of office Time in Office Party
1 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(1920–1975)[1]		 17 April 1971 12 January 1972 270 days Bangladesh Awami League
— Syed Nazrul Islam
(1925–1975)
Acting President
(for Mujibur Rahman)		 17 April 1971 12 January 1972 270 days Bangladesh Awami League
2 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
(1921–1987)		 12 January 1972 24 December 1973 1 year,

346 days

Bangladesh Awami League
3 Mohammad Mohammadullah
(1921–1999)		 27 January 1974
Acting since
24 December 1973		 25 January 1975 1 year,

31 days

Bangladesh Awami League
4 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(1920–1975)		 25 January 1975 15 August 1975
(Assassinated)		 202 days BAKSAL
5 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
(1918–1996)		 15 August 1975 6 November 1975
(Deposed)		 83 days Bangladesh Awami League
6 Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
(1916–1997)[2]		 6 November 1975 21 April 1977 1 year,

167 days

Bangladesh Awami League
7 Ziaur Rahman
(1936–1981)[3]		 21 April 1977 30 May 1981
(Assassinated)		 4 years,

39 days

 Military /
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
8 Abdus Sattar
(1906–1985)		 20 November 1981
Acting since
30 May 1981		 24 March 1982
(Deposed)		 298 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
— Hussain Muhammad Ershad
(1930–)
Chief Martial Law Administrator[4]		 24 March 1982 27 March 1982 3 days Military
9 Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
(1915–2001)		 27 March 1982 10 December 1983 1 year,

257 days

Independent
10 Hussain Muhammad Ershad
(1930–)		 11 December 1983 6 December 1990 6 years,

360 days

 Military /
Jatiya Party
— Shahabuddin Ahmed
(1930–)
Acting President		 6 December 1990 10 October 1991 308 days Independent
11 Abdur Rahman Biswas
(1926–2017)		 10 October 1991 9 October 1996 4 years,

364 days

Bangladesh Nationalist Party
12 Shahabuddin Ahmed
(1930–)		 9 October 1996 14 November 2001 5 years,

35 days

Independent
13 Badruddoza Chowdhury
(1932–)		 14 November 2001 21 June 2002 219 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
— Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
(1931–)
Acting President		 21 June 2002 6 September 2002 77 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
14 Iajuddin Ahmed
(1931–2012)		 6 September 2002 12 February 2009 6 years,

158 days

 Independent
15 Zillur Rahman
(1929–2013)		 12 February 2009 20 March 2013
(Died in office)		 4 years,

38 days

 Bangladesh Awami League
16 Abdul Hamid
(1944–)		 24 April 2013
Acting since
14 March 2013
(for Zillur Rahman until
20 March 2013)		 20 March 2018 5 years,

172 days

Bangladesh Awami League
20 March 2018 Incumbent

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pakistani prisoner to 8 January 1972
  2. ↑ Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (24 August 1975 – 4 November 1975 and 7 November 1975 – 29 November 1976)
  3. ↑ Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (29 November 1976 – 6 April 1979)
  4. ↑ Chief Martial Law Administrator (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984)

See also

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