Statesman. He served as the 19th President of People's Republic of Bangladesh from February 11, 2009 until his death. He was a close aide of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and a top leader of the ruling Awami League party (AL) before Parliament elected him president in 2009. In 1972, after the Independence, the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected as the President while he was elected as the General-Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. He re-elected as the General-Secretary of the Party in 1974. He was the first General Secretary of Bangladesh Krishok Sramik Awami League in 1975. He played important role as Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League. He was imprisoned in 1986 while he was a Member of Parliament. He was elected as General-Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League both in 1992 and in 1997. His wife Ivy Rahman, a veteran leader of AL, died on August 24, 2004 for wounds suffered three days before in an grenade attack commited by an insurgent group.
Cause of death: respiratory failure
Cause of death: respiratory failure
Statesman. He served as the 19th President of People's Republic of Bangladesh from February 11, 2009 until his death. He was a close aide of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and a top leader of the ruling Awami League party (AL) before Parliament elected him president in 2009. In 1972, after the Independence, the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected as the President while he was elected as the General-Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. He re-elected as the General-Secretary of the Party in 1974. He was the first General Secretary of Bangladesh Krishok Sramik Awami League in 1975. He played important role as Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League. He was imprisoned in 1986 while he was a Member of Parliament. He was elected as General-Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League both in 1992 and in 1997. His wife Ivy Rahman, a veteran leader of AL, died on August 24, 2004 for wounds suffered three days before in an grenade attack commited by an insurgent group.
Cause of death: respiratory failure
Cause of death: respiratory failure
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