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Md. Zillur Rahman মোঃ জিল্লুর রহমান | |
President of Bangladesh | |
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Incumbent | |
Assumed office 12 February 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 March 1929 (1929-03-09) (age 82) Bhairab, British Raj (now Bangladesh) |
Political party | Awami League Grand Alliance |
Spouse(s) | Ivy Rahman (1958-2004) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Zillur Rahman was born on 9 March 1929 in Bhairab Upazila, Kishorganj.[4] His father, Meher Ali Mian, was a renowned lawyer, the Chairman of the then Mymensingh Local Board and the Member of the District Board. In 1945, he passed Matriculation which is equivalent to O level from Bhairab K. B. High School. He passed Intermediate of Arts (IA) which is equivalent to A level in 1947 from Dhaka Intermediate college. He earned a law degree and Master's Degree in history from Dhaka University.
Zillur Rahman participated in the Bengali language movement of 1952. Later, as an Awami League candidate, he was elected as a member of parliament in the 1970 national elections of Pakistan. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Rahman actively participated in the Government-in-exile.
After the war, Rahman became the General Secretary of Awami League in 1972. He was elected as a member of the parliament in the 1973 general elections. After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Zillur Rahman was arrested by the army junta, and spent four years in prison.
Rahman served as a minister in the Awami League government between 1996 and 2001.