Zillur Rahman
Zillur Rahman | |
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জিল্লুর রহমান | |
Rahman in 2011 | |
| 15th President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 12 February 2009 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives | |
| In office 23 January 1996 – 15 July 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | M. Azizul Haq (as Adviser of the Caretaker Government) |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 11 February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mujibur Rahman Monju |
| Succeeded by | Nazmul Hassan |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-6 |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-7 |
| In office 14 July 1996 – 3 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Shafiqul Islam |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-7 |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Abu Bakr Siddique |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-7 |
| In office 7 March 1973 – 6 November 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Constituency | Mymensingh-32 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh | |
| In office 10 April 1972 – 16 December 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Constituency | Mymensingh-16 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammed Zillur Rahman 9 March 1929 Bhairab, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 20 March 2013 (aged 84) Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Awami League |
| Other political affiliations | Grand Alliance (2008–2013) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 Nazmul Hassan |
| Education | MS (history) |
| Alma mater | |
Mohammed Zillur Rahman (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President 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, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, to die in office, while being the first to die of natural causes.