Moudud Ahmed

Moudud Ahmed
মওদুদ আহমেদ
Ahmed at U.S. Embassy Dhaka in 2012
7th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office 27 March 1988 – 12 August 1989
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Deputy	Mohammed Abdul Matin Shah Moazzem Hossain Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Preceded by	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Kazi Zafar Ahmed
6th Vice President of Bangladesh
In office September 1989 – December 1990
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Preceded by	A. K. M. Nurul Islam
Succeeded by	Shahabuddin Ahmed
Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office 9 July 1986 – 27 March 1988
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Preceded by	Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Succeeded by	Shah Moazzem Hossain
In office 15 April 1979 – 2 January 1980
President	Ziaur Rahman
Prime Minister	Shah Azizur Rahman
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	Jamal Uddin Ahmad
5th Leader of the House
In office 27 March 1988 – 12 August 1989
Preceded by	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Minister of Law and Justice
In office 10 October 2001[1] – 28 October 2006[1]
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Abdul Matin Khasru[1]
Succeeded by	Md. Fazlul Haque[1]
Member of Parliament
In office 10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006
Preceded by	Obaidul Quader[2]
Succeeded by	Obaidul Quader[3]
Constituency	Noakhali-5
In office February 1991 – March 1996
Preceded by	Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud[4]
Succeeded by	Obaidul Quader[2]
Constituency	Noakhali-5[5][6]
In office May 1986 – February 1991
Preceded by	Zafor Imam[7]
Succeeded by	Zainul Abdin Farroque[6]
Constituency	Noakhali-1[8]
In office April 1979 – March 1982
Preceded by	Abdur Rahman
Constituency	Noakhali-5
Personal details
Born	মওদুদ আহমেদ (1940-05-24)24 May 1940 Manikpur, Noakhali, Bengal Presidency
Died	16 March 2021(2021-03-16) (aged 80) Singapore
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1978–1984), (1996–death)
Other political affiliations	Jatiya Party (1984–1996)
Spouse	Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud
Alma mater	University of Dhaka Lincoln's Inn

Moudud Ahmed (Bengali: মওদুদ আহমেদ; 24 May 1940 – 16 March 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[9] Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member total five times from Noakhali-1 and Noakhali-5 constituencies.

Ahmed served as the post master general of Bangladesh after independence. From the 1980s on he held numerous political offices for short stints in the Government of Bangladesh, including Deputy Prime Minister (1979–1980 and 1986–1988), Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1988–1989), Vice President of Bangladesh (1989–1990), and Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (2001–2006).