Ataur Rahman Khan

Ataur Rahman Khan
আতাউর রহমান খান
5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office
30 March 1984 – 9 July 1986
PresidentHossain Mohammad Ershad
Preceded byShah Azizur Rahman
Succeeded byMizanur Rahman Chowdhury
5th Chief Minister of East Pakistan
In office
1 September 1956 – March 1958
GovernorAmiruddin Ahmad
Preceded byAbu Hussain Sarkar
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1905-03-06)6 March 1905
Dhamrai, Bengal, British India
Died7 December 1991(1991-12-07) (aged 86)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party (1984–1991)
Other political
affiliations
All-India Muslim League (before 1949)
Awami League (1949–1984)
ChildrenZiaur Rahman Khan
Alma materJagannath University
University of Dhaka

Ataur Rahman Khan (Bengali: আতাউর রহমান খান; 6 March 1905[1] – 7 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, who served as the chief minister of East Pakistan from 1 September 1956 – March 1958, and as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 30 March 1984 to 1 January 1985.[2]

  1. ^ Profile of Ataur Rahman Khan
  2. ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Khan, Ataur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.