Iajuddin Ahmed

Iajuddin Ahmed
ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ
Ahmed in 2006
13th President of Bangladesh
In office 6 September 2002 – 12 February 2009
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia Himself (acting) Fazlul Haque (acting) Fakhruddin Ahmed (acting) Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (Acting)
Succeeded by	Zillur Rahman
3rd Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
In office 29 October 2006 – 11 January 2007
President	Himself
Preceded by	Khaleda Zia (as Prime Minister)
Succeeded by	Fazlul Haque
6th Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission
In office 14 September 1991 – 31 January 1993
Appointed by	Shahabuddin Ahmed
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed Abdur Rahman Biswas
Preceded by	S. M. Al Hussaini
Succeeded by	S. M. A. Foyaz
Personal details
Born	(1931-02-01)1 February 1931 Bikrampur, Bengal, British India
Died	10 December 2012(2012-12-10) (aged 81) Bangkok, Thailand
Resting place	Banani Graveyard[1]
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Anwara Begum[2]
Children	Sujan Ahmad, Adam Ahmad[3] and Imtiaz Ahmed (Babu) (adopted)[4]
Alma mater	University of Dhaka University of Wisconsin–Madison

Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 1931 – 10 December 2012) was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009. From late October 2006 to January 2007, he also served as Chief Advisor of the caretaker government. From October 2006 to early 2008, his responsibilities as president included the Defense Ministry of the caretaker government.

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. In 2004 he helped establish the private university, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology (ADUST).