Abdur Rahman Biswas

Abdur Rahman Biswas (born 1 September 1926 in Shaistabad, British India) was 1991-1996 President of the Republic of Bangladesh and a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Biography

Biswas was initially taught in his native village at the local college. He then studied at the University of Dhaka, where he received his Bachelor and Master of Arts in Historical Sciences and a Bachelor of Laws. First, he was chairman of a local credit union and initiated the establishment of various educational institutions. For his contribution to the co-operative movement in Bangladesh and various social and economic activities, he was awarded in 1958 by the then Pakistani government.

In 1962 and 1965 he was elected member of the East Pakistan each regional parliament. From 1965, he spent four years ostpakistanischer Parliamentary Secretary. In 1967 he was its representative in the 22nd General Assembly of the United Nations. In 1979 he was elected to the national parliament of Bangladesh ( Jatiyo Sangshad ) and served initially for one year as Minister of National Affairs regarding the raw material jute and from 1981 to 1982 as Minister of Health. From 1991, he was speaker of parliament. After the parliamentary democracy was reintroduced in the country, Biswas won the scheduled elections and was elected on 8 October of the same year as President of the Republic of Bangladesh. On 8 October 1996 his term of office ended properly.

Biswas belongs to the Sunni Islam.