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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.
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 Mohammad 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]
| 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) [lower-alpha 1] | — | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 270 days | Awami League |
| — |  | Syed Nazrul Islam (1925–1975) [lower-alpha 2] | — | 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 | BaKSAL |
| 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) [lower-alpha 3] | — | 6 November 1975 | 21 April 1977 | 1 year, 166 days | Awami League |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | Abdus Sattar (1906–1985) | — | 30 May 1981 | 20 November 1981 | 298 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1981 [lower-alpha 6] | 20 November 1981 | 24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup) | |||||
| Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982) [lower-alpha 7] | |||||||
| 8 | | Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915–2001) | — | 27 March 1982 | 10 December 1983 | 1 year, 258 days | Independent |
| 9 |  | 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 (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) [lower-alpha 9] | — | 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 [lower-alpha 10] | 345 days | Awami League |
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