Bangladesh: Heads of State: 1971-2026 |
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| Acting President of Bangladesh [1] | |
| 17 Apr 1971 - 10 Jan 1972 | Saiyd Najrul Islām = Syed Nazrul Islam |
| Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic 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 |
| Acting President | |
| 24 Dec 1973 - 27 Jan 1974 | Mohāmmad Mohāmmad Ullāh = Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| 27 Jan 1974 - 25 Jan 1975 | Mohāmmad Mohāmmad Ullāh = Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| 25 Jan 1975 - 15 Aug 1975 | Baṅgabandhu Śekh Mujibur Rahmān = Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| 15 Aug 1975 - 6 Nov 1975 | Khandakār Mośtāk Āhmed = Khandker Mustaque 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 |
| Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| 20 Nov 1981 - 24 Mar 1982 | Ābdus Sāttār = Abdus Sattar |
| Prathāna Sāmarika Āina Praśasaka = Chief Martial Law Administrator | |
| 24 Mar 1982 - 27 Mar 1982 | Husein Muhāmmad Erśād = Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic 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 |
| Upa-Rāṣṭrapati kartṛka astāyī Rāṣṭrapati = Vice-President acting as President | |
| 6 Dec 1990 - 9 Oct 1991 | Śāhābuddin Āhmed = Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| 9 Oct 1991 - 9 Oct 1996 | Ābdur Rahmān Biśbās = Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| 9 Oct 1996 - 14 Nov 2001 | Śāhābuddin Āhmed = Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| 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 |
| Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| 6 Sep 2002 - 12 Feb 2009 | Iyāj Uddīn Āhmmed = Iajuddin Ahmed |
| 12 Feb 2009 - 20 Mar 2013 | Mohāmmad Jillur Rahmān = Mohammad Zillur Rahman |
| Spikāra kartṛka astāyī Rāṣṭrapati = Speaker acting as President | |
| 20 Mar 2013 - 24 Apr 2013 | Mohāmmad Ābdul Hāmid = Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| 24 Apr 2013 - 24 Apr 2023 | Mohāmmad Ābdul Hāmid = Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| 24 Apr 2023 - | Mohāmmad Śāhābuddin = Mohammed Shahabuddin |
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| [1] | Pending the taking office by Rāṣṭrapati Ganaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeśa = President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. |
| [2] | In full: Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury. |
Last update: 08 May 2025
Last update: 08 May 2025