Syed Faruque Rahman | |
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| Native name | সৈয়দ ফারুক রহমান |
| Born | 9 August 1946 Rajshahi, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 28 January 2010 (aged 63) Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan (Before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1966-1979 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel (Dismissed) |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
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| Known for | Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Syed Faruque Rahman (9 August 1945 – 28 January 2010) was a coup member involved in toppling the Sheikh Mujib regime in Bangladesh. He was convicted and hanged on 28 January 2010 along with co-conspirators Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and Mohammad Bazlul Huda in Dhaka Central Jail, Old Dhaka, for the murder of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder and first president of Bangladesh. Syed Faruque Rahman and his close ally Khondaker Abdur Rashid were the chief organisers of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. He was 2IC of the 1st Bengal Lancers Regiment of the Bangladesh Army who led a group of junior army officers in order to overthrew the regime of Sheikh Mujib and install Khondaker Mushtaque Ahmed as president of Bangladesh.