Ataur Rahman Khan

Ataur Rahman Khan (Bengali: আতাউর রহমান খান; 6 March 1905 – 7 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as Chief Minister of East Pakistan from 1956–1958, and as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 30 March 1984 to 1 January 1985.[1] He is noted for being the only Bangladeshi to have served as premier in both pre and post independent Bangladesh

Not to be confused with Khan Ataur Rahman.
Ataur Rahman Khan
আতাউর রহমান খান
5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office
30 March 1984 – 9 July 1986
PresidentHossain Mohammad Ershad
Preceded byShah Azizur Rahman
Succeeded byMizanur Rahman Chowdhury
5th Chief Minister of East Bengal
In office
1956–1958
GovernorAmiruddin Ahmad
Preceded byAbu Hussain Sarkar
Succeeded byAbu Hussain Sarkar
Personal details
Born(1905-03-06)6 March 1905
Balia, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died7 December 1991(1991-12-07) (aged 86)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party (1984–1991)
Other political
affiliations		All-India Muslim League (Before 1949)
Awami League (1949–1984)
Alma materJagannath University
University of Dhaka

Early life

Ataur Rahman Khan was born in 1905 at Balia village in Dhamrai thana of Dhaka district. He passed his matriculation examination from Pogose School in Dhaka in 1924, FA examination from Jagannath College in 1927, and obtained BA (Hons) degree from the Dhaka University in 1930.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh

He eventually joined the cabinet of General Ershad with the belief that by being part of the government he would be able to direct it towards a more democratic agenda. He was made the Prime Minister in 1984 which office he held till 1 January 1985, when he resigned citing irreconcilable differences with General Ershad's style of administration.

Bibliography

Ataur Rahman Khan has authored a number of books most noted of which are Ojarotir Dui Bochhor (1963), Shoiracharer Dosh Bochhor (1969), Prodhan-Montritter Noi Maash (1987), and Oboruddhor Noi Maash (1990).

Death

Ataur Rahman Khan died in Dhaka on 7 December 1991 at the age of 86 and is buried beside Parliament.

References
  1. Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Khan, Ataur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Political offices
Preceded by
Shah Azizur Rahman		 Prime Minister of Bangladesh
1984–1986		 Succeeded by
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
New Office		 Chairperson of SAARC
1985		 Succeeded by
Rajiv Gandhi
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