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Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | |
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খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ | |
4th President of Bangladesh | |
In office 15 August 1975 – 6 November 1975 | |
Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 February 1919[1] Dashpara, Bengal, British India (now Comilla,Chittagong, Bangladesh) |
Died | 5 March 1996 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 77)
Political party | Awami League (1949–1975) |
Other political affiliations | All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975-1996) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed; 27 February 1919 – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the fourth president of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was involved in the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. He took on the role of president immediately after the assassination, praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail.[2][3]