Shahabuddin Ahmed, who happens to be the former president and chief justice of Bangladesh, has died at the age of 92 while at the intensive care unit of the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.
Shahabuddin Ahmed served as the President of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, and the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995.
Born on February 1, 1930, in Kendua Upazila, Bangladesh, Shahabuddin was said to have passed away on March 19, 2022.
Ahmed’s father Talukdar Resat Ahmed Bhuiyan was a philanthropist. Ahmed, after he passed his high school education, furthered his education to the University of Dhaka in 1948 and earned a degree in economics in 1951.
Shahabuddin is also said to have a master’s in international relations from the University of Dhaka.
Ahmed died on 19 March 2022 at the Combined Military Hospital after he was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital last month February 2022.
He was said to have left behind his wife Anowara Begum as well as his two sons and three daughters.
Shahabuddin Ahmed Wiki
| President of Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
| In office 6 December 1990 – 10 October 1991 |
|
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| In office 9 October 1996 – 14 November 2001 |
|
| Prime Minister | Hasina Wazed Latifur Rahman (Acting) Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| Succeeded by | Badruddoza Chowdhury |
| Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
| In office 14 January 1990 – 1 January 1995 |
|
| Preceded by | Badrul Haider Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Habibur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1930 Pemal, Kendua, Netrokona, Bengal Presidency, British Raj |
| Died | 19 March 2022 (aged 92) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Education | MA (international relations) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
