Mohammed Shahabuddin | |
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মোহাম্মদ সাহাবুদ্দিন | |
![]() Shahabuddin in 2023 | |
16th President of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 24 April 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina Muhammad Yunus (acting) |
Preceded by | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohammed Shahabuddin 10 December 1949 Pabna, East Bengal, Pakistan |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Awami League[1] |
Spouse | |
Children | Arshad Adnan |
Residence | Bangabhaban |
Alma mater |
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Nickname | Chuppu[2] |
Military service | |
Branch/service | ![]() ∟ Mujib Bahini |
Years of service | 1971 |
Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Mohammed Shahabuddin (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সাহাবুদ্দিন; born 10 December 1949),[3] also known as Chuppu (চুপ্পু), is the 16th and incumbent President of Bangladesh. A jurist, civil servant and politician, he was elected unopposed in the 2023 presidential election in the nomination of the ruling Awami League. Prior to his presidency, Shahabuddin served as a district and sessions judge and a commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission from 2011 to 2016.[4]