Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem | |
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আবু সাদাত মোহাম্মদ সায়েম | |
5th President of Bangladesh | |
In office 6 November 1975 – 21 April 1977 | |
Preceded by | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad |
Succeeded by | Ziaur Rahman |
1st Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
In office 12 January 1972 – 6 November 1975 | |
President | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Mohammad Mohammadullah Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Muhammad Mansur Ali |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain |
Personal details | |
Born | Awami League | 29 March 1916
Alma mater | Presidency College, Calcutta University of Calcutta |
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (29 March 1916 – 8 July 1997) was a Bangladeshi jurist and statesman. He was first Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1975. He became the president of Bangladesh in the aftermath of counter-coups in November 1975. He was made Chief Martial Law Administrator. Sayem presided over a cabinet headed by the three chiefs of the armed forces. The cabinet included civilian technocrats and politicians. Sayem resigned on grounds of ill health in April 1977, and was replaced by President Ziaur Rahman.
Early life
Sayem was born on 29 March 1916 in
Career
Sayem started working as an advocate at the
Sayem was also elected to the local board of the State Bank of Pakistan. He was appointed judge in the Dhaka High Court on 3 July 1962. He served in the Commission of Enquiry for finding out the causes of exodus and eviction of the members of the minority community in 1967. In 1970 he was appointed to the Delimitation Commission responsible for the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. He was appointed to the Election Commission.[1]
In 1971, Bangladesh became an independent country following the
Sayem assumed the office of President and Chief Martial Law Administrator on 6 November 1975 following the
Death
He died on 8 July 1997 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hoque, Kazi Ebadul (22 March 2015). "Sayem, Justice Abusadat Mohammad". Banglapedia. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "We, the people". The Daily Star. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "BNP founder Gen Zia's Independence Award removed from National Museum". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "April 22, 1977, Forty Years Ago". The Indian Express. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.