A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury

A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury ( Bengali: একিউএম বদরুদ্দোজা চৌধুরী, Ekiuem Badaruddojā Caudhurī; born 1 November 1932 in Munsif Bari, Kumilla, Bengal ) is a politician and former President of Bangladesh.

Life

Studies and career

After studying medicine in Dhaka, Cardiff, London and Edinburgh, the son of a former minister working as a physician and professor of medicine. Later he engaged President of the National Anti- Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh ( NATAB ) as well as President of the International Union against Tuberculosis of LUNA Disease ( IUATLD ) for the Asia -Pacific region, based in Paris.

In addition, he is a recognized writer, playwright and essayist in his native country and received as such in 1976 a National Television Award.

Minister

On April 15, 1979, he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population in the presidential cabinet of Ziaur Rahman. In this office he also participated in several international conferences.

Along with Rahman he founded in 1979 the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP ) and became its first Secretary General and party leader after the election in 1979. Later he took over the office of the Minister of Education, Science, technology and culture. Chowdhury also founded the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP) and is its chairman.

Of 10 October 2001 until his inauguration as President on 14 November 2001, he was Foreign Minister in the caretaker government of Khaleda Zia.

President

On 14 November 2001 he was appointed as successor by Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh. On 21 June 2002, he resigned after him, the ruling BNP had asked to resign. Reason for the withdrawal request was from the perspective of the BNP that Chowdhury had refused to visit the grave of the founder of BNP and former military ruler Ziaur Rahman on his 21st death anniversary. Successor as president was for a transitional period Jamiruddin Sircar before Iajuddin Ahmed President was ultimately on 6 September 2002.