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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Khaleda Zia , Himself ( acting ), Fazlul Haque (acting), Fakhruddin Ahmed (acting), Sheikh Hasina
- Preceded by
- Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Zillur Rahman
- President
- Himself
- Appointed by
- Shahabuddin Ahmed
- Born
- ( 1931-02-01 ) 1 February 1931, Bikrampur , Bengal , British India
- Died
- 10 December 2012 (2012-12-10) (aged 81), Bangkok , Thailand
- Resting place
- Banani Graveyard
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Anwara Begum ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 )
- Alma mater
- University of Dhaka , University of Wisconsin–Madison
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Bikrampur
- Place of death
- Bangkok
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- President of Bangladesh
- Educated at
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Languages spoken
- Bangla
- Native language
- Bangla
- Religion
- Islam
- Award
- Ekushey Padak
- Image
- Iajuddin Ahmed at Zia International Airport in Dhaka (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-02-01
- date of death
- 2012-12-10
- name in native language
- ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- P10632
- Iajuddin Ahmed
- Commons category
- Iajuddin Ahmed
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 1931 – 10 December 2012) was the president of Bangladesh, serving from 2002 to 2009.
With a doctorate in soil science, Ahmed became a full professor at the University of Dhaka and chairman of the department. Beginning in 1991, he started accepting appointments to public positions, as chairman of the Public Service Commission (1991 to 1993) and of the University Grants Commission (1995 to 1999). In 2002, he won election as president. In 2004, he helped establish the private university, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology (ADUST).
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