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On 3 November, he himself was deposed in another coup.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1918","date":"1918"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Daudkandi Upazila","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5227878"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"5 March 1996","date":"1996-03-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Dhaka","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1354"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Bangladesh","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902"},{"text":"British Raj","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129286"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Bangladesh Awami League","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281480"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Dhaka","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480421"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Bangladesh (15 August 1975 – 6 November 1975)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q596123","start":"1975-08-15","end":"1975-11-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khondaker_Mostaq_Ahmad","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad born?","a":"Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was born on 1918 in Daudkandi Upazila."},{"q":"What positions has Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad held?","a":"Positions held by Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad include: President of Bangladesh (1975–1975)."},{"q":"Where did Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad study?","a":"Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was educated at University of Dhaka."}],"related":[{"name":"Iajuddin Ahmed","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/iajuddin-ahmed"},{"name":"Sheikh Mujibur Rahman","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sheikh-mujibur-rahman"},{"name":"Ziaur Rahman","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ziaur-rahman"},{"name":"A. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ (cropped).jpg — Masum-al-hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/khondaker-mostaq-ahmad. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/khondaker-mostaq-ahmad","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/khondaker-mostaq-ahmad","ne":null}}