Hussain Muhammad Ershad
In office Preceded by Mohammad Mofazzal Hossain In office Prime Minister Ataur Rahman Khan Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed Vice President A K M Nurul Islam Moudud Ahmed Shahabuddin Ahmed Preceded by AFM Ahsanuddin Chowdhury Succeeded by Shahabuddin Ahmed In office [ 1] President Ziaur Rahman Preceded by Ziaur Rahman Succeeded by Atiqur Rahman
Born (1930-02-01 ) 1 February 1930Dinhata , British India (now India ) Died 14 July 2019(2019-07-14) (aged 89)Dhaka , Bangladesh Political party Jatiya Party Spouse(s) Rowshan Ershad Alma mater University of Dhaka Command and Staff College Profession Military officer, politician Awards UN Population Award Allegiance Pakistan (before 1971)Bangladesh Branch/service Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army Years of service 1952–1971 (Pakistan) Rank Lt. General Commands Chief of the Army ,Adjutant General of the Army ,CO , 7th East Bengal Regiment ,CO , 3rd East Bengal Regiment
Hussain Muhammad Ershad (Bengali : হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ Hussein Muhammad Ershad , 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the 10th President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990. He was the founder of the Jatiyo Party , currently the second-largest party in the Jatiyo Sangshad .
Ershad was twice honoured as a United Nations Laureate , for his works on population and environmental issues.[ 2] [ 3]
Ershad died on 14 July 2019 at a military hospital in Dhaka from myelodysplastic syndrome , aged 89.[ 4] [ 5]
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad at Wikimedia Commons
