Shaikh Mujibur Rahman
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Bangabandhu বঙ্গবন্ধু Jatir Janak জাতির জনক Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
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| শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান | |
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| 1st and 4th President of Bangladesh | |
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In office 11 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Tajuddin Ahmad |
| Vice President | Nazrul Islam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nazrul Islam (Acting) |
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In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| Succeeded by | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
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In office 12 January 1972 – 24 January 1975 |
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| President |
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| Preceded by | Tajuddin Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 March 1920 Tungipara, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Died | 15 August 1975 (aged 55) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) |
| Other political affiliations |
All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Awami League (1949–1975) |
| Spouse(s) | Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib |
| Relations | Sheikh–Wazed family |
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| Alma mater |
Islamia College University of Dhaka |
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Bengali: শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; Bengali pronunciation: [Shekh Mujibur Rôhman]; (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), shortened as Sheikh Mujib or just Mujib, was a Bengali politician and statesman. He is the founding father of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He served as the First President of Bangladesh and later Prime Minister of Bangladesh from March 1971 until his assassination in August 1975. He is considered to be the driving force behind the independence of Bangladesh. He is popularly known under the title of Bangabandhu (Bôngobondhu "Friend of Bengal"). He became a leading figure in and eventually the leader of the Awami League, founded in 1949 as an East Pakistan-based political party in Pakistan. Mujib is credited as an important figure in efforts to gain politician autonomy for East Pakistan and later as the central figure behind the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Thus, he is regarded Jatir Janak (Jatir Jônok "Father of the Nation") of Bangladesh. His daughter Sheikh Hasina is the current leader of the Awami League and the present Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
An advocate of socialism, Mujib rose to the ranks of the Awami League and East Pakistani politics as a charismatic and forceful orator. He became popular for his opposition to the ethnic and institutional discrimination of Bengalis in Pakistan, who comprised the majority of the state's population. At the heightening of sectional tensions, he outlined a 6-point autonomy plan and was jailed by the regime of Field Marshal Ayub Khan for treason. Mujib led the Awami League to win the first democratic election of Pakistan in 1970. Despite gaining a majority, the League was not invited by the ruling military junta to form a government. As civil disobedience erupted across East Pakistan, Mujib indirectly announced inpependence of Bangladesh during a landmark speech on 7 March 1971. On 26 March 1971, the Pakistan Army responded to the mass protests with Operation Searchlight, in which Prime Minister-elect Mujib was arrested and flown to solitary confinement in West Pakistan, while Bengali civilians, students, intellectuals, politicians and military defectors were murdered as part of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. After Bangladesh's liberation, Mujib was released from Pakistani custody and returned to Dhaka in January 1972.
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