Mohammed Shahabuddin

This article is about the current President of Bangladesh. For other people, see Mohammad Shahabuddin.

His Excellency
Mohammed Shahabuddin
মোহাম্মদ সাহাবুদ্দিন[a]
Shahabuddin in 2023
16th President of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 April 2023
Prime Minister
Preceded byMohammad Abdul Hamid
Personal details
Born (1949-12-10) 10 December 1949 (age 74)
Pabna, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League[2]
Spouse
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(m. 1972)​
ChildrenArshad Adnan
Parent(s)Sharfuddin Ansari (father)
Khairunnessa (mother)
Residence(s)Bangabhaban, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma mater
NicknameChuppu[3]
Military service
AllegianceBangladesh Bangladesh
Branch/service Mukti Bahini
UnitMujib Bahini
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Mohammed Shahabuddin[b] (born 10 December 1949) natively known as Chuppu, is the 16th and incumbent President of Bangladesh.[1] A jurist, civil servant and politician, he was elected unopposed in the 2023 presidential election in the nomination of the ruling Awami League. Prior to his presidency, Shahabuddin served as a district and sessions judge and a commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission from 2011 to 2016.[4]

  1. ^ a b রাষ্ট্রপতির কার্যালয়. bangabhaban.portal.gov.bd (in Bengali). President Office, Bangabhaban. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Mohammad Shahabuddin poised to become the next president of Bangladesh". WION. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Shahabuddin Chuppu takes oath as Bangladesh's 22nd president". Al Jazeera English. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ "AL nominates Shahabuddin Chuppu for country's next President". The Business Standard. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.


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