List of Presidents of Bangladesh
When it gained independence in 1971, Bangladesh assumed the form of a federal parliamentary republic, with a prime minister at the head of the government and a state president as head of state with predominantly representative tasks.
However, from 1975 until a popular uprising in 1990, several presidents of Bangladesh took office through military coups and ruled dictatorially. Since 1990, Bangladesh has returned to parliamentary democracy.
The residence of the president is the Bangabhaban in Dhaka . 1906 to 1911 it was the official seat of the governor of the province of East Bengal and Assam and from 1947 to 1971 the residence of the governor of East Pakistan .
Overview
current number | Surname | Taking office | Resignation | Political party |
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1 | Mujibur Rahman | 17th April 1971 | January 12, 1972 | Awami League |
2 | Syed Nazrul Islam | 17th April 1971 | January 12, 1972 | Awami League |
3 | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury | January 12, 1972 | December 24th 1973 | Awami League |
4th | Mohammad Mohammadullah | December 24th 1973 | January 25, 1975 | Awami League |
5 | Mujibur Rahman | January 25, 1975 | 15th August 1975 | Awami League |
6th | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | 15th August 1975 | November 6, 1975 | Awami League |
7th | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem | November 6, 1975 | April 21, 1977 | independently |
8th | Ziaur Rahman | April 21, 1977 | May 30, 1981 | Military dictatorship / later Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
9 | Abdus Sattar | May 30, 1981 | March 24, 1982 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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Hossain Mohammad Ershad | March 24, 1982 | March 27, 1982 | Military dictatorship / later Jatiya party |
11 | AFM Ahsanuddin Chowdhury | March 27, 1982 | December 10, 1983 | independently |
12 | Hossain Mohammad Ershad | March 24, 1982 | March 27, 1982 | Military dictatorship / later Jatiya party |
13 | Shahabuddin Ahmed | December 6, 1990 | October 10, 1991 | independently |
14th | Abdur Rahman Biswas | October 10, 1991 | October 9, 1996 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
15th | Shahabuddin Ahmed | October 9, 1996 | November 14, 2001 | independently |
16 | Badruddoza Chowdhury | November 14, 2001 | June 21, 2002 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
17th | Jamiruddin Sircar | June 21, 2002 | September 6, 2002 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
18th | Iajuddin Ahmed | September 6, 2002 | February 12, 2009 | independently |
19th | Zillur Rahman | February 12, 2009 | March 20, 2013 | Awami League |
20th | Abdul Hamid | March 14, 2013 | April 24, 2013 | Awami League |
21st | Abdul Hamid | April 24, 2013 | April 24, 2016 | Awami League |
22nd | Abdul Hamid | April 24, 2016 | officiating | independently |