Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975) was the founding president of Bangladesh. He was also the second prime minister until his assassination.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Rahman in 1950
President of Bangladesh
In office 17 April 1971 – 12 January 1972
Prime Minister	Tajuddin Ahmad
Vice President	Syed Nazrul Islam
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Syed Nazrul Islam (Acting)
In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975
Prime Minister	Muhammad Mansur Ali
Preceded by	Mohammad Mohammadullah
Succeeded by	Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office 12 January 1972 – 24 January 1975
President	Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Mohammad Mohammadullah
Preceded by	Tajuddin Ahmad
Succeeded by	Muhammad Mansur Ali
Personal details
Born	Tungipara, Faridpur District, Bengal, British India (now Tungipara, Gopalganj, Bangladesh)
Died	15 August 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 55) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds

Early life

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on March 17, 1920 in Tungipara village of Gopalganj District.^[1] His father, Sheikh Lutfur Rahman, was a serestadar, an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court. He is the third child of his parents.

Death

On August 15, 1975, Rahman, along with his wife, two daughters-in-law and all of their three sons were shot and killed by mid ranking army officers that launched 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état at their home that time. 29 others were also killed and injured 48.^[2] He is popularly known as "Sheikh Mujib" or "Sheikh Sahib" and by his title "Eknayak". His daughter Sheikh Hasina was the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh until she was deposed and eloped to India following the July massacre.^[3]