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Revision as of 18:03, 16 July 2007
Iajuddin Ahmed | |
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| 17th President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 6 September 2002 – present | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia, Fazlul Haquei and Fakhruddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Jamiruddin Sircar |
| Interim Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 20 October 2006 – 11 January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Khaleda Zia |
| Succeeded by | Fazlul Haquei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1931 File:Imperial-India-Blue-Ensign.svg Munshiganj, Bengal |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Iajuddin Ahmed (Bangla: ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ) (February 1, 1931) is the current President of Bangladesh and has been in office since 2002. He was born in Munshiganj District, Bengal, India (now in Bangladesh).
Early Life
As the son of Moulvi Ibrahim, Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. and M.S. at the University of Dhaka in 1952 and 1954 respectively and later received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1958 and 1962 respectively from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States.
Teacher
Returning to his former university, he joined the University of Dhaka as an assistant professor in the Department of Soil Science. He moved up in the ranks until he became a full professor in the department. He held the post of chairman of the Soil Science Department of Dhaka University and dean of the Faculty of Biological Science of the same University. He was also provost of Salimullah Muslim Hall. He was responsible for inventing a process of preserving nutrients in the soil and later releasing them according to the needs of the vegetation. Professor Ahmed also worked as visiting professor in Cornell University in the United States in 1984 and the German Technical University and Gottingen University in Germany in 1984. Ahmed and his wife, Dr. Anwara Begum, have three children.
Politicial Career
Prof. Ahmed was an adviser in the caretaker government in 1991. He was also chairman of the Public Service Commission from 1991 to 1993 and chairman of the University Grants Commission from 1995 to 1999.
Presidency (2002 - present)
Ahmed became president of Bangladesh in 2002 after becoming the only candidate to register for presidential elections.
By-pass Heart operation
On the afternoon of May 23, 2006, President Iajuddin Ahmed was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka. Sources at the CMH said he was seriously ill and was under the observation of a team of elite doctors. On their advice President Ahmed was taken to Singapore on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. The 75-year-old president underwent a successful by-pass heart operation at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.
Interim Prime Minister
Ahmed was sworn in as the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government at 8.00 pm (Bangladesh standard time) on October 29, 2006 after the main political parties failed to agree on a candidate. This move of his created controversy as the opposition parties alleged that the constituitional guideline on recruitment of the Chief Adviser was not properly followed. He was supposed to serve in an interim capacity to oversee the forthcoming elections, planned for January 22, 2007, while remaining president. The Awami League, headed by Sheikh Hasina, and its allies opposed Ahmed as head of the caretaker government, alleging that he favours Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and demanded his resignation from this position. The Awami League and its allies have announced that they will boycott the election. Four important advisors of his caretaker cabinet resigned in December 2006 alleging the Chief Adviser of taking the decision of Army deployment ignoring the advisor council's recommendation against it.
Resignation of Interim Prime Minister
On 11 January, 2007 Iajuddin Ahmed resigned from his position of the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government, admitted the failure of the Election Commission and his government in creating proper atomosphere for the election, bestowed the responsibility on Former Justice Fazlul Haque temporarily, abolished the board of advisors and announced a state of emergency from that day until further announcement. [1]
The next day, Ahmed appointed Fakhruddin Ahmed to be the new chief advisor.
References
- ^ [1] "Presidencial Speech" BTV News, January 12, 2007.
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