Khandaker Mostaque Ahmad | |
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খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ | |
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| 4th President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 15 August 1975 – 6 November 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | None |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1919[1] Dashpara, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 5 March 1996 (aged 77) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 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 Minister of Commerce in the third Mujib Rahman ministry under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and assumed the presidency of Bangladesh after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975. He praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail.[2][3] He was himself deposed by another coup, less than three months later on November 3, 1975.
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