Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed
| Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | |
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| খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ | |
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| President of Bangladesh | |
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In office 15 August 1975 – 6 November 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 Daspara, British Raj (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 5 March 1996 (aged 77–78) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Awami League (1949–1975; 1975–1996) |
| Other political affiliations |
All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed) (Bengali: খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ;1918 – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was one of the key plotters of Mujibur Rahman's murder.
Ahmad was elected a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1954 as a candidate of the United Front. After the central government of Pakistan dissolved the United Front, Mostaq Ahmad was jailed in 1954 with other Bengali leaders. He was released in 1955 and elected chief whip of the United Front parliamentary party. But with the promulgation of martial law in the country in 1958 he was arrested by the regime of Ayub Khan. During the 6 Point Movement, Ahmad was once again jailed in 1966. Following his release, Ahmad accompanied Sheikh Mujib (then the topmost leader of the Awami League) to the all-parties conference called by Ayub Khan in Rawalpindi in 1969. He was elected a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970.
At the onset of the Bangladesh War of Independence and Mujib's arrest, Ahmad and other Awami League leaders gathered in Meherpur to form the Government of Bangladesh in exile. Syed Nazrul Islam served as Acting President (Mujib was declared President), Tajuddin Ahmad served as Prime Minister and Khondokar Mostaq Ahmad was made Foreign Minister. In this capacity, Ahmad was to build international support for the cause of Bangladesh's independence. But his role as the Foreign Minister became controversial as he wanted a peaceful solution, remaining within Pakistan in line with the Six Point Charter of his leader Sheikh Mujib. Zafrullah Chowdhury alleges that Mostaq Ahmad did not act alone in this regard and that Awami League leaders were involved.
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