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Bangladesh: Heads of State: 1971-2012

Upa-Rāṣṭrapati kartṛka astāyī Rāṣṭrapati = Vice-President acting as President [1]
17 Apr 1971 - 10 Jan 1972 Saiyd Najrul Islām = Syed Nazrul Islam
Bāṃlādeśera Rāṣṭrapati = President of Bangladesh
17 Apr 1971 - 12 Jan 1972 Baṅgabandhu Śekh Mujibur Rahmān = Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
12 Jan 1972 - 24 Dec 1973 Āby Sāīd Caudhurī = Abu Sayeed Chowdhuri
Upa-Rāṣṭrapati kartṛka astāyī Rāṣṭrapati = Vice-President acting as President
24 Dec 1973 - 27 Jan 1974 Mohāmmad Mohāmmad Ullāh = Mohammad Mohammadullah
Bāṃlādeśera Rāṣṭrapati = President of Bangladesh
27 Jan 1974 - 25 Jan 1975 Mohāmmad Mohāmmad Ullāh = Mohammad Mohammadullah (x)
25 Jan 1975 - 15 Aug 1975 Baṅgabandhu Śekh Mujibur Rahmān = Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (x)
15 Aug 1975 - 6 Nov 1975 Khandakār Mośtāk Āhmed = Khandker Mushtaque Ahmad
6 Nov 1975 - 21 Apr 1977 Ābu Sādāt Mohāmmad Sāyem = Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
21 Apr 1977 - 30 May 1981 Jīyāur Rahmān = Ziaur Rahman
Upa-Rāṣṭrapati kartṛka astāyī Rāṣṭrapati = Vice-President acting as President
30 May 1981 - 20 Nov 1981 Ābdus Sāttār = Abdus Sattar
Bāṃlādeśera Rāṣṭrapati = President of Bangladesh
20 Nov 1981 - 24 Mar 1982 Ābdus Sāttār = Abdus Sattar (x)
Prathāna Sāmarika Āina Praśasaka = Chief Martial Law Administrator
24 Mar 1982 - 27 Mar 1982 Husein Muhāmmad Erśād = Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Bāṃlādeśera Rāṣṭrapati = President of Bangladesh
27 Mar 1982 - 11 Dec 1983 Ābul Phajal Mohāmmad Āhsān Uddīn Caudhurī = Abul Fazal Mohammad Ahsanuddin Choudhury
11 Dec 1983 - 6 Dec 1990 Husein Muhāmmad Erśād = Hussain Muhammad Ershad (x)
Upa-Rāṣṭrapati kartṛka astāyī Rāṣṭrapati = Vice-President acting as President
6 Dec 1990 - 9 Oct 1991 Śāhābuddin Āhmed = Shahabuddin Ahmed
Bāṃlādeśera Rāṣṭrapati = President of Bangladesh
9 Oct 1991 - 9 Oct 1996 Ābdur Rahmān Biśbās = Abdur Rahman Biswas
9 Oct 1996 - 14 Nov 2001 Śāhābuddin Āhmed = Shahabuddin Ahmed (x)
14 Nov 2001 - 21 Jun 2002 E K Ū Em Badruddojā Caudhurī = A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury [2]
Spikāra kartṛka astāyī Rāṣṭrapati = Speaker acting as President
21 Jun 2002 - 6 Sep 2002 Mohāmmad Jamiruddīn Sarkār = Mohammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Bāṃlādeśera Rāṣṭrapati = President of Bangladesh
6 Sep 2002 - 12 Feb 2009 Iyāj Uddīn Āhmmed = Iajuddin Ahmed
12 Feb 2009 - Mohāmmad Jillur Rahmān = Mohammad Zillur Rahman

[1] Pending the taking office by Baṅgabandhu Śekh Mujibur Rahmān = Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
[2] In full: Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury.

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