Iajuddin Ahmed ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ
President of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office  06 September 2002
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia Fazlul Haque Fakhruddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Jamiruddin Sircar
Born	1 February 1931 (1931-02-01) (age 77) Munshiganj, Bengal
Political party	Independent
Religion	Sunni Islam

Iajuddin Ahmed (Bengali: ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ) (born February 1, 1931) is the current President of Bangladesh and has been in office since 2002. The President is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Khaleda Zia ( খালেদা জিয়া (born 15 August 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 the first woman Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed (ড ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ Fokhruddin Ahmed)(born May 1, 1940, in Bikrampur of Dhaka District Jamiruddan Sircar (জমীরুদ্দিন সরকার (born 1931) is a politician from Bangladesh. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Munshiganj ( Bangla:মুন্সীগঞ্জis a district in central Bangladesh. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He was born in Bikrampur of Dhaka District, erstwhile Bengal province, British India (now Munshiganj District, Bangladesh). Bikrampur (বিক্রমপুর Bikrômpur) is a historic region in Bengal, currently in Munshiganj District, Bangladesh. Dhaka District (ঢাকা জেলা is a district located in central Bangladesh. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Munshiganj ( Bangla:মুন্সীগঞ্জis a district in central Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Early life 1.1 Teacher 1.2 Political career 2 Presidency (2002 - present) 2.1 By-pass heart operation 2.2 Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government 2.3 Resignation as Chief Advisor 3 References

Early life

As the son of Moulvi Ibrahim, Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. and M.S. at the University of Dhaka in 1952 and 1954 respectively and later received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1958 and 1962 respectively from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Iajuddin Ahmed ( ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ (born February 1, 1931) is the current President of Bangladesh and has been in A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S A Master of Science ( Latin: Magister Scientiæ; abbreviated MSc, M The University of Dhaka (commonly referred to as Dhaka University or just DU) ( Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Đhaka Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) A Master of Science ( Latin: Magister Scientiæ; abbreviated MSc, M "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1]

Teacher

Returning to his former university, he joined the University of Dhaka as an assistant professor in the Department of Soil Science. He moved up in the ranks until he became a full professor in the department. He held the post of chairman of the Soil Science Department of Dhaka University and dean of the Faculty of Biological Science of the same University. The University of Dhaka (commonly referred to as Dhaka University or just DU) ( Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Đhaka The Faculty of Biological Science was established on 1 January 1974. He was also provost of Salimullah Muslim Hall. Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent He was responsible for inventing a process of preserving nutrients in the soil and later releasing them according to the needs of the vegetation. Professor Ahmed also worked as visiting professor in Cornell University in the United States in 1984 and the German Technical University and Gottingen University in Germany in 1984. The University of Göttingen ( German: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) is a University in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Ahmed and his current wife, Dr. Anwara Begum, have one child, son Imtaz; he has two others, daughter Susan and son Adam, by a prior marriage. ^[1]

Political career

Prof. Ahmed was an adviser in the caretaker government in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He was also chairman of the Public Service Commission from 1991 to 1993 and chairman of the University Grants Commission from 1995 to 1999. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) ^[1]

Presidency (2002 - present)

Ahmed became president of Bangladesh in 2002 after becoming the only candidate to register for presidential elections.

By-pass heart operation

On the afternoon of May 23, 2006, President Iajuddin Ahmed was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sources at the CMH said he was seriously ill and was under the observation of a team of elite doctors. On their advice President Ahmed was taken to Singapore on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. The 75-year-old president underwent a successful by-pass heart operation at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Medical Centre ( Chinese: 伊丽莎白医院 is a private Hospital in Singapore. Singapore ^[2]

Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government

Ahmed was sworn in as the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government at 8. 00 pm (Bangladesh standard time) on October 29, 2006 after the main political parties failed to agree on a candidate. This move created controversy as the opposition parties alleged that the constitutional guideline on recruitment of the Chief Adviser was not properly followed. He was supposed to serve in an interim capacity to oversee the forthcoming elections, planned for January 22, 2007, while remaining president. General elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh on 18 December 2008. The Awami League, headed by Sheikh Hasina, and its allies opposed Ahmed as head of the caretaker government, alleging that he favoured Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and demanded his resignation from this position. The Bangladesh Awami League ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ also translated Bangladesh People's League) is the mainstream Sheikh Hasina Wazed (শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ Shekh Hasina Oajed) (born September 28 1947 was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 Khaleda Zia ( খালেদা জিয়া (born 15 August 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 the first woman Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Dôl, BNP is the immediate The Awami League and its allies announced that they would boycott the election. An election boycott is the Boycotting of an Election by a group of voters each of whom abstains from voting Four important advisors of his caretaker cabinet resigned in December 2006, accusing the Chief Adviser of taking the decision of Army deployment while ignoring the advisor council's recommendation against it. ^[3]

Resignation as Chief Advisor

On 11 January 2007 Iajuddin Ahmed resigned from his position as Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government, admitted the failure of the Election Commission and his government in creating a proper atmosphere for the election, bestowed the responsibility on Former Justice Fazlul Haque temporarily, abolished the board of advisors and announced a state of emergency from that day until further announcement. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies ^[4] The next day, Ahmed appointed Fakhruddin Ahmed to be the new chief advisor. Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed (ড ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ Fokhruddin Ahmed)(born May 1, 1940, in Bikrampur of Dhaka District

Although Ahmed's term as President was due to end on September 5, 2007, it was announced on that date that he would remain in office until after the election of a new parliament (planned to be held by late 2008), which will in turn elect a president, as the constitution provides for the president to remain in office until the election of a successor. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. General elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh on 18 December 2008. Indirect presidential elections will be held in Bangladesh after the 2008 parliamentary election, likely in early 2009 ^[5]

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jamiruddin Sircar	President of Bangladesh 2002 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Khaleda Zia	Interim Prime Minister of Bangladesh 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Fazlul Haque

Jamiruddan Sircar (জমীরুদ্দিন সরকার (born 1931) is a politician from Bangladesh. The President is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Khaleda Zia ( খালেদা জিয়া (born 15 August 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 the first woman The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is in practice the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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