# Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad

_Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975_

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> Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the Minister of Commerce in the third Mujib Rahman ministry under President-Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and assumed the presidency of Bangladesh after the President-Prime Minister's assassination on 15 August 1975. He praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail. On 3 November, he himself was deposed in another coup.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1918 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Daudkandi Upazila ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P19))
- **Died:** 5 March 1996 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P570))
- **Place of death:** Dhaka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Bangladesh; British Raj ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P106))
- **Political party:** Bangladesh Awami League ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P102))
- **Education:** University of Dhaka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P69))
- **Positions held:** President of Bangladesh (15 August 1975 – 6 November 1975) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042#P39))

## Questions

**When was Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad born?**  
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was born on 1918 in Daudkandi Upazila.

**What positions has Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad held?**  
Positions held by Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad include: President of Bangladesh (1975–1975).

**Where did Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad study?**  
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was educated at University of Dhaka.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khondaker_Mostaq_Ahmad) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2427042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427042) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ (cropped).jpg by Masum-al-hasan (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6_(cropped).jpg)

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