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Zillur Rahman
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19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)
Zillur Rahman was the 19th President of Bangladesh, serving as the country's head of state during his lifetime. As president of a major South Asian nation, his role made him an important political figure in Bangladesh's modern history.
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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
- Child
- Nazmul Hasan Papon
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- minister
- Political party
- Bangladesh Awami League
- 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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- Zillur Rahman
- date of birth
- 1929-03-09
- date of death
- 2013-03-20
- name in native language
- জিল্লুর রহমান
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- Zillur Rahman
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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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