Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | |
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খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ | |
| 5th President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 15 August 1975 – 6 November 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | None |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1919 Dashpara, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 5 March 1996 (aged 77) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Democratic League (1978–1996) |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) Bangladesh Awami League (1971–1975) All-Pakistan Awami League (1949–1971) Pakistan Muslim League (1947–1949) All-India Muslim League (Before 1947) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (Bengali: খন্দকার মুশতাক আহমেদ, romanized: Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed; 27 February 1919 – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the Minister of Commerce in the third Mujib Rahman ministry under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and assumed the presidency of Bangladesh after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. He praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail. He was himself deposed by another coup, less than three months later on November 3, 1975.