Hossain Muhammad Ershad
| Hussain Muhammad Ershad | |
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| হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ | |
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| Member of the Jatiyo Sangshad from Rangpur-3 | |
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Assumed office February 27, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Mofazzal Hossain |
| 10th President of Bangladesh | |
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In office 11 December 1983 – 6 December 1990 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ataur Rahman Khan Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Preceded by | AFM Ahsanuddin Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Chief of Army Staff | |
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In office 29 December 1978 – 27 November 1985 |
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| President | Ziaur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Ziaur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Atiqur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 February 1930 Dinhata, British India (now India) |
| Political party | Jatiya Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rowshan Ershad |
| Alma mater |
University of Dhaka Command and Staff College |
| Profession | Military officer, politician |
| Awards | UN Population Award UN Environment Award Global Officials of Dignity Award |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army
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| Years of service | 1952–1971 (Pakistan) 1973–1985 (Bangladesh) |
| Rank | Lt. General |
| Commands |
Chief of the Army, Adjutant General of the Army, CO, 7th East Bengal Regiment, CO, 3rd East Bengal Regiment |
Hussain Muhammad Ershad (Bengali: হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ Hussein Muhammad Ershad, born February 1, 1930) is a Bangladeshi politician and retired army general, who served as the 10th President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990.
He seized power as head of the army during a bloodless coup against President Abdus Sattar in 24 April 1982 (by imposing martial law). He declared himself president in 1983, and was elected to the post in his own right in 1986. Ershad served in office until 1990, when he was forced to resign during a popular uprising led by Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina. Ershad pursued devolution reforms, privatization of nationalised industries; the expansion of the national highway system; and the founding of SAARC; he committed his nation's forces as an ally to the United States in the Gulf War. He is the founder of the Jatiyo Party, currently the second-largest party in the Jatiyo Sangshad.
He contributed to developments in infrastructure and socio-economic growth, divesting key nationalised industries. He restored the chain of command in the Bangladesh Armed Forces after the turmoil following the Mujib assassination. Ershad is currently a member of parliament and the Chairman of Jatiyo Party. In 1989, Ershad pushed parliament to make Islam the state religion, in a sharp departure from Bangladesh's original secular constitution.
Ershad has twice been honoured as a United Nations Laureate, for contributions on population and environmental issues. He was awarded "Lifetime Achievement on Universal Courage and Heroism" at We Care for Humanity's 3rd Global Officials of Dignity Awards which was held at UN Millennium Hotel in August 2015.
Hussain Muhammad Ershad was born in Dinhata, British India in 1930. His parents migrated from Dinhata (subdivision of Coochbehar district of present West Bengal) to East Pakistan following Partition in 1947.
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