List of presidents of Bangladesh facts for kids

This article lists the presidents of Bangladesh, and includes persons sworn into the office of President of Bangladesh following the Proclamation of Independence and the establishment of the Provisional Government 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, as well as the 15th, the 13th and the 11th.

A list published in 2018 by Bdnews24.com appears to coincide with statements made by the country's Election Committee, making Mohammad Abdul Hamid the 20th President when first elected in 2013, yet contradicts the numbering of a list published in 2016 on the President's own official website. The Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore, in 2018 lists him as the 22nd President. Other reports about previous presidents, including some by Bangladesh's newspaper of record the Daily Star, do not correspond with either list.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     AL (8)      BaKSAL (1)      Jagodal / BNP (4)      Janadal / JaPa (1)      Independent (3)

Status

     Acting President

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972)
1		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	270 days	Awami League
—		Syed Nazrul Islam (1925–1975)	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	270 days	Awami League
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present)
2		Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921–1987)	—	12 January 1972	24 December 1973	1 year, 346 days	Awami League
3		Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921–1999)	—	24 December 1973	27 January 1974	1 year, 32 days	Awami League
			1974	27 January 1974	25 January 1975
(1)		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)	—	25 January 1975	15 August 1975 (Assassinated in a coup)	202 days	Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
4		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918–1996)	—	15 August 1975	6 November 1975 (Deposed in a coup)	83 days	Awami League
5		Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916–1997)	—	6 November 1975	21 April 1977	1 year, 166 days	Awami League
6		Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981)	1977 1978	21 April 1977	30 May 1981 (Assassinated)	4 years, 39 days	Military / Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal / Bangladesh Nationalist Party
7		Abdus Sattar (1906–1985)	—	30 May 1981	20 November 1981	298 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
			1981	20 November 1981	24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup)
Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982)
8		Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915–2001)	—	27 March 1982	10 December 1983	1 year, 258 days	Independent
9		Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019)	1985 1986	11 December 1983	6 December 1990	6 years, 360 days	Military / Janadal / Jatiya Party
—		Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930–2022)	—	6 December 1990	10 October 1991	308 days	Independent
10		Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017)	1991	10 October 1991	9 October 1996	4 years, 365 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
11		Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930–2022)	1996	9 October 1996	14 November 2001	5 years, 36 days	Independent
12		Badruddoza Chowdhury (born 1930)	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
13		Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012)	2002	6 September 2002	12 February 2009	6 years, 159 days	Independent
14		Zillur Rahman (1929–2013)	2009	12 February 2009	20 March 2013 (Died in office)	4 years, 36 days	Awami League
15		Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1944)	—	14 March 2013	24 April 2013	10 years, 41 days	Awami League
			2013	24 April 2013	24 April 2018
			2018	24 April 2018	24 April 2023
16		Mohammed Shahabuddin (born 1949)	2023	24 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 205 days	Awami League

Timeline

See also

• Presidential elections in Bangladesh
• List of office-holders in the Government of Bangladesh
• Caretaker government of Bangladesh
• Chief Advisor
• Prime Minister of Bangladesh
  • List of prime ministers of Bangladesh
• President of Bangladesh
• Vice President of Bangladesh
• List of rulers of Bengal