Zillur Rahman

Zillur Rahman
জিল্লুর রহমান
Rahman in 2011
15th President of Bangladesh
In office 12 February 2009 – 20 March 2013
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Iajuddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office 23 January 1996 – 15 July 2001
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Succeeded by	M. Azizul Haq ‍(as Adviser of the Caretaker Government)
Member of Parliament
In office 25 January 2009 – 11 February 2009
Preceded by	Mujibur Rahman Monju
Succeeded by	Nazmul Hassan
Constituency	Kishoreganj-6
In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Constituency	Kishoreganj-7
In office 14 July 1996 – 3 July 2001
Preceded by	Shafiqul Islam
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Kishoreganj-7
In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Abu Bakr Siddique
Constituency	Kishoreganj-7
In office 7 March 1973 – 6 November 1975
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Constituency	Mymensingh-32
Member of Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh
In office 10 April 1972 – 16 December 1972
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Constituency	Mymensingh-16
Personal details
Born	Mohammed Zillur Rahman (1929-03-09)9 March 1929 Bhairab, Bengal, British India
Died	20 March 2013(2013-03-20) (aged 84) Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Resting place	Banani graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh[1]
Citizenship	British subject (until 1947) Pakistan (1947–1971) Bangladesh (from 1971)
Political party	Awami League
Other political affiliations	Grand Alliance (2008–2013)
Spouse	Ivy Rahman ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 2004)​
Children	3 Nazmul Hassan
Education	MS (history)
Alma mater	Dhaka College University of Dhaka

Mohammed Zillur Rahman^[a] (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President^[2] from 2009 until his death in 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League.^[3][4][5] He is the third president of Bangladesh, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, to die in office, while being the first to die of natural causes.

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