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Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ
4th President of Bangladesh
In office 15 August 1975 – 6 November 1975
Preceded by
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Succeeded by
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Personal details
Born
27 February 1919[1] Dashpara, Bengal, British India (now Comilla,Chittagong, Bangladesh)
Died
5 March 1996(1996-03-05) (aged 77) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party
Awami League (1949–1975)
Other political affiliations
All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975-1996)
Alma mater
University of Dhaka
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed; 27 February 1919 – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the fourth president of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was involved in the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. He took on the role of president immediately after the assassination, praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail.[2][3]
^Haque, Ahmed (12 August 2014). "Khondaker Mostaque Ahmed" [Biography of Khandakar Mostak Ahmed].
^Sheikh, Emran (15 August 2019). "Khondaker Mostaq er uthan poton" [Rise and fall of Khondoker Mostaq] (in Bengali).
^Khan, Saleh Athar (2012). "Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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