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Zillur Rahman

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Zillur Rahman

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Also known as Mohammed Zillur Rahman

19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)

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Zillur Rahman (1929–2013) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Bangladesh Awami League. Born in Bhairab Upazila, he was educated at the University of Dhaka. He served as the President of Bangladesh and held the position of minister. A Muslim, he was a citizen of Bangladesh, the British Raj, and Pakistan. He died in Singapore.

Rahman was the father of three children, including Nazmul Hasan Papon. He spoke Bangla, which was his native language. Open Library records list him as an author with ten works, including *Qānūn-i Ibn Sīnā, shārḥān va mutarjimān-i ān* and *Safar nāmah Banglahdesh*. Crossref data indicates he had five works.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
10

Top works

  • Qānūn-i Ibn Sīnā, shārḥān va mutarjimān-i ān
  • Studies in Ilmul Advia
  • Yūnānī t̤ib men̲ aʻlá taʻlīm, uṣūl-i taḥqīq aur mut̤ālaʻah-yi mak̲h̲t̤ūt̤āt
  • ʻIlmulamrāz̤
  • Safar nāmah Banglahdesh

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
India
Active from
1967-01-06
academy award winnerclassicalfilm scorefilmiindiansoundtrack

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
8

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Zillur+Rahman">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Prime minister
Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by
Iajuddin Ahmed
Succeeded by
Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Constituency
Kishoreganj-6
Born
Mohammed Zillur Rahman , ( 1929-03-09 ) 9 March 1929, Bhairab , Bengal , British India
Died
20 March 2013 (2013-03-20) (aged 84), Mount Elizabeth Hospital , Singapore
Resting place
Banani graveyard , Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citizenship
British subject (until 1947) Pakistan (1947–1971) Bangladesh (from 1971)
Party
Awami League
Other political affiliations
Grand Alliance (2008–2013)
Spouse
Ivy Rahman ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 ; died 2004 ) ​
Children
3 Nazmul Hassan
Education
MS (history)
Alma mater
Dhaka College University of Dhaka

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Pakistan
Place of birth
Bhairab Upazila
Place of death
Singapore
Occupation
politician
Position held
minister
Languages spoken
Bangla
Native language
Bangla
Religion
Islam
Image
Zillur Rahman in Neubrandenburg, Germany in 1973.jpg
Number of children
3
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Commons category
Zillur Rahman
date of birth
1929-03-09
date of death
2013-03-20
name in native language
জিল্লুর রহমান
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Encyclopedic overview

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

Early life

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