List of presidents of Bangladesh

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.

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 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

Bangladesh Awami League / BAKSAL
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jatiya Party

Other factions

Status

Acting President

	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Party
	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)[lower-alpha 1]	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	270 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Syed Nazrul Islam (1925–1975)[lower-alpha 2]	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	270 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921–1987)	—	12 January 1972	24 December 1973	1 year, 346 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921–1999)	—	24 December 1973	27 January 1974	1 year, 32 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921–1999)	1974	27 January 1974	25 January 1975	1 year, 32 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)	—	25 January 1975	15 August 1975 (assassinated in a coup d'état.)	202 days	BAKSAL
		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918–1996)	—	15 August 1975	6 November 1975 (deposed.)	83 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916–1997)[lower-alpha 3]	—	6 November 1975	21 April 1977	1 year, 166 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981)[lower-alpha 4]	1977[lower-alpha 5] 1978[lower-alpha 6]	21 April 1977	30 May 1981 (assassinated.)	4 years, 39 days	Military / Bangladesh Nationalist Party
		Abdus Sattar (1906–1985)	—	30 May 1981	20 November 1981	298 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
		Abdus Sattar (1906–1985)	1981[lower-alpha 6]	20 November 1981	24 March 1982 (deposed.)	298 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982)[lower-alpha 7]
		Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915–2001)	—	27 March 1982	10 December 1983	1 year, 258 days	Independent
		Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019)[lower-alpha 8]	1985[lower-alpha 5] 1986[lower-alpha 6]	11 December 1983	6 December 1990	6 years, 360 days	Military / Jatiya Party
		Shahabuddin Ahmed (born 1930)	—	6 December 1990	10 October 1991	308 days	Independent
		Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017)	1991	10 October 1991	9 October 1996	4 years, 365 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
		Shahabuddin Ahmed (born 1930)	1996	9 October 1996	14 November 2001	5 years, 36 days	Independent
		Badruddoza Chowdhury (born 1932)	2001	14 November 2001	21 June 2002	219 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
		Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (born 1931)	—	21 June 2002	6 September 2002	77 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
		Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012)	2002	6 September 2002	12 February 2009	6 years, 159 days	Independent
		Zillur Rahman (1929–2013)	2009	12 February 2009	20 March 2013 (died in office.)	4 years, 36 days	Bangladesh Awami League
		Abdul Hamid (born 1944)[lower-alpha 9]	—	14 March 2013	24 April 2013	7 years, 106 days	Bangladesh Awami League
			2013	24 April 2013	24 April 2018
			2018	24 April 2018	Incumbent

Notes

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).
Referendum.
Direct election.
During this period, Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad served as Chief Martial Law Administrator and de facto head of state.
Served as Chief Martial Law Administrator until 30 March 1984.
Acting for Zillur Rahman until 20 March 2013.

References

Bangladesh Quarterly. 22. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. 2001. p. 21 – via Google Books. Professor 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.
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
"Polls still in doubt as key issues unresolved". The Daily Star. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 2018-11-01. Badruddoza, the country's 15th president, spoke in favour of increasing the power of the president.
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.
"New president for Bangladesh". 12 November 2001. Retrieved 2018-10-29 – via news.bbc.co.uk. Foreign Minister AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has been elected unopposed as Bangladesh's 11th president.
"President Md Abdul Hamid elected for a second term". Retrieved 2018-11-01.
"সাবেক রাষ্ট্রপতিগণ (সূত্র: মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ)" [Former Presidents (sources: Cabinet Division)]. President's Office - Bangabhaban. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
"Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
"Death anniversary of Abu Sayeed Chowdhury today". The Daily Star. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
"BNP chalks out programmes marking Zia's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-01. 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).

External links

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[11] Pakistani prisoner to 8 January 1972.

[12] Acting for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

[13] Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (24 August 1975 – 4 November 1975 and 7 November 1975 – 29 November 1976).

[14] Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (29 November 1976 – 6 April 1979).

[Referendum-15] Referendum.

[Direct_election-16] Direct election.

[17] During this period, Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad served as Chief Martial Law Administrator and de facto head of state.

[18] Served as Chief Martial Law Administrator until 30 March 1984.

[19] Acting for Zillur Rahman until 20 March 2013.

[1] Bangladesh Quarterly. 22. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. 2001. p. 21 – via Google Books. Professor 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 2018-11-01. 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 2018-10-29 – via news.bbc.co.uk. Foreign Minister AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has been elected unopposed as Bangladesh's 11th president.

[6] "President Md Abdul Hamid elected for a second term". Retrieved 2018-11-01.

[7] "সাবেক রাষ্ট্রপতিগণ (সূত্র: মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ)" [Former Presidents (sources: Cabinet Division)]. President's Office - Bangabhaban. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

[8] "Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore". Retrieved 1 November 2018.

[9] "Death anniversary of Abu Sayeed Chowdhury today". The Daily Star. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-01.

[10] "BNP chalks out programmes marking Zia's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-01. 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).