Zillur Rahman

Zillur Rahman
জিল্লুর রহমান
Rahman in 2011
14th President of Bangladesh
In office
12 February 2009 – 20 March 2013
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byIajuddin Ahmed
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Hamid
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office
23 January 1996 – 15 July 2001
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Succeeded byM. Azizul Haq(as Adviser of the Caretaker Government)
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Zillur Rahman

(1929-03-09)9 March 1929
Bhairab, Bengal, British India
Died20 March 2013(2013-03-20) (aged 84)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Resting placeBanani graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh[1]
Citizenship
Political partyAwami League
Other political
affiliations
Grand Alliance (2008–2013)
Spouse
(m. 1958; died 2004)
Children3 Nazmul Hassan
EducationMS (history)
Alma mater

Mohammed Zillur Rahman (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President[2] from 2009 until his death in 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League.[3][4][5] He is the third president of Bangladesh, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, to die in office, while being the first to die of natural causes.

  1. ^ Hasan Jahid Tusher (23 March 2013). "President laid to rest". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Zillur sworn in as president". The Daily Star. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Khaleda sad, unhappy". The Daily Star. 21 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman dies after illness". BBC. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Presidium Member of Awami League". 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.