Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman
Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman | |
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সৈয়দ ফারুকুর রহমান | |
| Born | 9 August 1946 |
| Died | 28 January 2010 (aged 63) Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Relatives | Syed Nazrul Islam (paternal uncle) Noorul Quader (maternal uncle) Khaled Mosharraf (maternal uncle) Rashed Mosharraf (maternal uncle) A R Mallick (maternal uncle) Abul Kashem Khan (uncle-in-law) Khandaker Abdur Rashid (brother-in-law) Khans of Chittagong (in-laws) |
| Conviction | Murder (assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) |
| Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan (Before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Service | Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1966-1979 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
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| Known for | Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman (9 August 1945 – 28 January 2010) was the chief organizer involved in toppling the Sheikh Mujib regime in Bangladesh. He was convicted and hanged on 28 January 2010 along with co-conspirators Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, A. K. M. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and Mohammad Bazlul Huda in Dhaka Central Jail, Old Dhaka, for the murder of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, one of the founding leaders and the first president of Bangladesh. Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman and his close ally Khandaker Abdur Rashid were the chief organisers of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. He was 2IC of the 1st Bengal Lancers Regiment of the Bangladesh Army who led a group of junior army officers in order to overthrow the regime of Sheikh Mujib and install Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad as president of Bangladesh.