Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad

Khondaker Moshtaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed) (1918 - March 5, 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. Ahmad played important roles in the Awami League and the Mujibnagar government-in-exile formed during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Image File history File links A_0095A.jpg‎ Source:[1] This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links A_0095A.jpg‎ Source:[1] This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the day. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This page lists Presidents of Bangladesh. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh, was assassinated on August 15, 1975. ... The Bangladesh Awami League (বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ Bāŋlādeś Āowāmī Līg) or the Bangadesh Peoples League is the main opposition party in Bangladesh. ... Mujibnagar (Bengali: ), formerly known as Baidyanathtala is a town in the Meherpur District of Bangladesh. ... Combatants Mukti Bahini India Aided By  Soviet Union Pakistan Aided By United States People’s Republic of China Commanders • Col. ...

Early life

Born in the village of Daspara in Daudkandi Upazila of Comilla District, Khondakar Mostaq Ahmad obtained the law degree from the University of Dhaka and joined politics in 1942. An activist in the Pakistan movement and a leading student activist in the Muslim League, Ahmad was one of the founder joint secretaries of the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League, founded by A. K. Fazlul Huq and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. Ahmad was one of the closest associates of the young and charismatic politician Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, since his earliest days as a student leader. Comilla (3,085. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan (Urdu: تحریک پاکستان) is a name given to the Movement carried out by the Muslims of British India to create a separate homeland. ... The All India Muslim League (Urdu: مسلم لیگ), founded at Dhaka in 1906, was a political party in British India that developped into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... The Bangladesh Awami League (বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ Bangladesh Aoami Lig) or the Bangladesh Peoples League is the mainstream center-left political party in Bangladesh, and the political catalyst for Bengali discontent and rebellion in 1971. ... Sher-e-Bangla (Urdu phrase meaning The Tiger of Bengal) Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq (Bangla:আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক) (born 26 October 1873-died 27 April 1962) was a famous Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century. ... Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (September 8, 1892 - December 5, 1963) was a politician from Bengal in undivided India, and later in East Pakistan, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957. ... Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangla: শেখ মুজিবর রহমান Shekh Mujibur Rôhman) (March 17, 1920 – August 15, 1975) was a Bengali political leader in East Pakistan and the founding leader of Bangladesh. ...

Political career

Ahmad was elected a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1954 as a candidate of the United Front. After the central government of Pakistan dissolved the United Front, Mostaq Ahmad was jailed in 1954 with other Bengali leaders. He was released in 1955 and elected chief whip of the United Front parliamentary party. But with the promulgation of martial law in the country in 1958 he was arrested by the regime of Ayub Khan. During the 6 Point Movement, Ahmad would be jailed again in 1966. Following his release, Ahmad would accompany Sheikh Mujib (now the topmost leader of the Awami League) to the all-parties conference called by Ayub Khan in Rawalpindi in 1969. He was elected a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Front was a coalition of mainly political parties from East Pakistan, organized and led by A. K. Fazlul Haq, Maulana Bhashani and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy of the Awami League. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a Pakistani military officer. ... 6 Point Movement was a Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which eventually resulted in the liberation of Bangladesh. ... Rawalpindi (Urdu: راولپنڈی) is a city in the Potwar Plateau near Pakistans capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

At the onset of the Bangladesh Liberation War and Mujib's arrest, Ahmad and other Awami League leaders gathered in Mujibnagar to form a government-in-exile of "Bangladesh." Syed Nazrul Islam served as acting president (Mujib was declared president), Tajuddin Ahmad served as prime minister and Ahmad was made foreign minister. In this capacity, Ahmad was to build international support for the cause of Bangladesh's independence. However, suspicions and animosity between the Mujibnagar leaders soon arose as Tajuddin Ahmad alleged that Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was maintaining secret links with the Pakistan Army and government. He was also blamed for his pro-USA tilt during the liberation war of Bangladesh which was basically being supported by Indo-soviet axis. Combatants Mukti Bahini India Aided By  Soviet Union Pakistan Aided By United States People’s Republic of China Commanders • Col. ... Mujibnagar (Bengali: ), formerly known as Baidyanathtala is a town in the Meherpur District of Bangladesh. ... Saiyid Nazrul Islam (1925 – 1975) was a Bangladeshi political figure. ... Tajuddin Ahmed. ... Pakistan Army Flag The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک فوج) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered territories and defending the national interests of Pakistan within the framework of its international obligations. ...

President of Bangladesh

After Bangladesh's independence, Ahmad became a member of the cabinet of Sheikh Mujib and was given the charge of the ministries of power, irrigation and flood control. In 1975, he was given charge of the ministry of commerce. However, Ahmad is believed to have grown alienated from Mujib and having maintained contacts with anti-Mujib and Islamic political groups. A conservative leader, Ahmad opposed Mujib's socialism, secularism and pro-India policies. Despite this, Ahmad remained in Mujib's cabinet and was appointed a member of the BAKSAL executive committee when Mujib banned other political parties, declaring himself president. Socialism refers to a broad array of ideologies and movements which aim to improve society through collective and egalitarian action; and to a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ... George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906), British writer who coined the term secularism. ... The Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League was the political amalgmation of the Awami League with the Krishak Sramik Party that supported President Mujibur Rahman in governing Bangladesh. ...

Sheikh Mujib and all but two members of his family were assassinated by a group of army officers on 15 August 1975. Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad immediately took control of the government, proclaiming himself president. He would appoint Major General Ziaur Rahman as the army chief and chief martial law administrator. He would also order the imprisonment of pro-Mujib leaders Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman and Muhammad Mansur Ali. He replaced the national slogan of Joy Bangla with the Bangladesh Zindabad slogan and changed the name Bangladesh Betar to 'Radio Bangladesh'. More controversially, he proclaimed the Indemnity Ordinance, which granted immunity from prosecution to the assassins of Mujib. Mujib's daughters Sheikh Hasina Wazed and Sheikh Rehana were barred from returning to Bangladesh from abroad. BAKSAL and pro-Mujib political groups were dissolved. is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ziaur Rahman (Bengali: Ziaur Rôhman) (January 19, 1936 — May 30, 1981) was the 6th President of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. ... Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was a Bangladeshi politician, a senior leader of the Awami League and a close confidante of the countrys founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. ... Muhammad Mansur Ali (b. ... Logo of Bangladesh Betar Bangladesh Betar (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বেতার) is the state-owned radio broadcasting organisation of Bangladesh. ... The Indemnity Act was first promulgated as an ordinance by Bangladesh president Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad. ... Sheikh Hasina Wajed (born September 28, 1947) is the President of the Bangladesh Awami League and daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. ...

On 3 November, the four imprisoned pro-Mujib leaders were assassinated while imprisoned at the Dhaka Central Jail. However, Ahmad was ousted from power on 6 November in a coup led by pro-Mujib military officers Khaled Mosharraf and Shafat Jamil. is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bengali: Ḍhākā; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Khaled Mosharraf Bir Uttom, was a Bangladeshi army officer and war hero. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Shafaat Jamil. ...

Later life and legacy

Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad would be imprisoned by the Mosharraf regime and later by the regime of Ziaur Rahman till 1978. Upon his release, he formed the Democratic League and attempted to resuscitate his political career, but to no avail. He spent his last years in Dhaka and died on March 5, 1996. Ahmad was named in the investigation of the murder of Sheikh Mujib launched in 1996 by his daughter Sheikh Hasina, who had just won the national elections and become prime minister. Due to his death, he was not chargesheeted or tried. Historians and critics assert that Ahmad was one of the key plotters of Mujib's murder. He is also criticised for legitimising political murders by protecting Mujib's killers. This article is about the day. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

See also

• Military coups in Bangladesh
• Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
• Indemnity Act

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References

• Banglapedia biography
• Bangladesh military coups (1975-77)

Presidents of Bangladesh

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury | Mohammad Ullah | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem | Ziaur Rahman | Abdus Sattar | Hossain Mohammad Ershad | A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury | Hossain Mohammad Ershad | Shahabuddin Ahmedⁱ | Abdur Rahman Biswas | Shahabuddin Ahmed | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Jamiruddin Sircarⁱ | Iajuddin Ahmed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangla: শেখ মুজিবর রহমান Shekh Mujibur Rôhman) (March 17, 1920 – August 15, 1975) was a Bengali political leader in East Pakistan and the founding leader of Bangladesh. ... This page lists Presidents of Bangladesh. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem was the president of Bangladesh between 6 November 1975 and 21 April 1977. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... This page lists Presidents of Bangladesh. ... Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangla: শেখ মুজিবর রহমান Shekh Mujibur Rôhman) (March 17, 1920 – August 15, 1975) was a Bengali political leader in East Pakistan and the founding leader of Bangladesh. ... Abu Saiyid Chowdhury (31 January 1921, Nagbari, Bengal - 1 August 1987, London, England), was the presedent of Bangladesh 12 January 1972 - 24 December 1973. ... Muhammad Ullah (1921 – November 11, 1999) was a Bangladeshi political figure. ... Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangla: শেখ মুজিবর রহমান Shekh Mujibur Rôhman) (March 17, 1920 – August 15, 1975) was a Bengali political leader in East Pakistan and the founding leader of Bangladesh. ... Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem was the president of Bangladesh between 6 November 1975 and 21 April 1977. ... Ziaur Rahman (Bengali: Ziaur Rôhman) (January 19, 1936 — May 30, 1981) was the 6th President of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. ... Abdus Sattar (born 1906) was a Bangladeshi political figure. ... Hossain Mohammad Ershad (b. ... Abul Fazal Mohammad Ahsanuddin Choudhury (1915 - August 30, 2001) was a judicial and political figure in Bangladesh. ... Hossain Mohammad Ershad (b. ... Shahabuddin Ahmed (Bangla: শাহাবুদ্দিন আহমেদ) (b. ... Abdur Rahman Biswas(born 1 September 1926) is a Bangladeshi politician. ... Shahabuddin Ahmed (Bangla: শাহাবুদ্দিন আহমেদ) (b. ... Prof. ... Jamiruddan Circar (born 1931) is a non-partisan politician from Bangladesh. ... Iajuddin Ahmed (Bangla: ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ) (February 1, 1931) is the current President of Bangladesh and has been in office since 2002. ...

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