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Iajuddin Ahmed

1931 - 2012

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Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 1931 – 10 December 2012) was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009. With a doctorate in soil science, Ahmed became a full professor at the University of Dhaka and chairman of the department. Beginning in 1991, he started accepting appointments to public positions, as chairman of the Public Service Commission (1991 to 1993) and of the University Grants Commission (1995 to 1999). In 2002, he won election as president. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iajuddin Ahmed is the 9,411th most popular politician (up from 9,430th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Bangladesh (up from 17th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Bangladeshi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Iajuddin Ahmed ranks 9,411 out of 19,576. Before him are Duy Tân, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Gregory the Patrician, Kebek, Hyon Yong-chol, and Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona. After him are Cai Yuanpei, Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Phraates I, Raif Dizdarević, and Ahmed Ouyahia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Iajuddin Ahmed ranks 175. Before him are Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Shadia, Zeki Müren, Linda Nochlin, Dominic Chianese, and Cristina Deutekom. After him are Rolf Hochhuth, Aleksei Gubarev, Roger Piantoni, Tom Wilson, Umberto Lenzi, and Heisuke Hironaka. Among people deceased in 2012, Iajuddin Ahmed ranks 138. Before him are Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Al Freeman Jr., Svetozar Gligorić, Thomas Szasz, Besse Cooper, and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. After him are David Kelly, Andy Williams, Marcos Alonso, Ulric Neisser, William Thurston, and Sixten Jernberg.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed ranks 16 out of 74. Before him are Matsyendranatha (901), Zillur Rahman (1929), William Beveridge (1879), Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929), Sri Chinmoy (1931), and Ziaur Rahman (1936). After him are Anandamayi Ma (1896), Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894), Meghnad Saha (1893), Mahasweta Devi (1926), Radhabinod Pal (1886), and Begum Rokeya (1880).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bangladesh

Among politicians born in Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed ranks 9. Before him are Mohammed Shahabuddin (1949), Abdul Hamid (1944), Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909), Zillur Rahman (1929), and Ziaur Rahman (1936). After him are Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894), Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930), A. B. Bardhan (1924), Tajuddin Ahmad (1925), Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926), and Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918).

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