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Shahabuddin Ahmed

Shahabuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th President of Bangladesh (died 2022)

Born
February 1, 1930
Died
March 19, 2022
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1930

About Shahabuddin Ahmed

Shahabuddin Ahmed (1 February 1930 – 19 March 2022) was a Bangladeshi statesman who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and as the chief justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995. He previously served as the acting president during 1990–91 when Hussain Muhammad Ershad resigned from the post. He headed a interim government and oversaw a general election in February 1991. == Early life and education == Ahmed was born on 1 February 1930 in Pemai village, then in the British Bengal Presidency, today part of Kendua in the Netrokona District of Bangladesh. His father Talukdar Resat Ahmed Bhuiyan was a philanthropist. After passing the matriculation and intermediate examinations he gained admission into the University of Dhaka in 1948, obtained a bachelor's degree in economics in 1951 and a master's in international relations in 1952 as a resident student of Fazlul Haq Hall. He attended a special course in public administration at the University of Oxford. == Career == Ahmed joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1954, completed training in the Lahore Civil Services Academy and at the University of Oxford. He was sub-divisional officer of Gopalganj and Natore. In addition he was a deputy commissioner of Faridpur.

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Career and life highlights

Shahabuddin Ahmed timeline

  1. Shahabuddin Ahmed (1 February 1930 – 19 March 2022) was a Bangladeshi statesman who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and as the chief justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995.
  2. He administered the oath of office to his council of advisors at Bangabhaban on 9 December 1990 and held the first meeting on 15 December 1990.
  3. In 2008, a lake in Gulshan, Dhaka was named Rastrapati Bicharpati Shahabuddin Ahmed Park after Ahmed.

The world when Shahabuddin Ahmed was born

Shahabuddin Ahmed was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shahabuddin Ahmed's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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