ceremonial Head of State of Bangladesh
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.
President of Bangladesh | |
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Presidential Coat of Arms | |
Incumbent | |
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/ |
Presidents of Bangladesh
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.
- ↑ Background Note: Bangladesh, US Department of State, May 2007