# List of presidents of Bangladesh

* Top left: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. He was the president from 17 April 1971 to 12 January 1972 and from 25 January 1975 to 15 August 1975.
* Top right: Ziaur Rahman, the first president elected directly by the people of Bangladesh. He was the president from 21 April 1977 to 30 May 1981.
* Bottom left: Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the last president of Bangladesh directly elected by the people. He was the president from 11 December 1983 to 6 December 1990, a regime known as a dictatorship.
* Bottom right: Mohammad Abdul Hamid, the longest serving president of Bangladesh. He was the president from 14 March 2013 to 24 April 2023.
This article lists the presidents of Bangladesh, and includes persons sworn into the office of President of Bangladesh following the Proclamation of Independence and the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1971.

## Numbering

After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, there is no single numbering system for the subsequent presidents that is universally accepted and followed, even by government representatives. Different sources may calculate the numbering in different ways, depending whether they count acting presidents, how multiple terms are treated, whether the count is by number of terms or number of individuals, and other factors. For example, A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, although he served only a single term, has been described in a government publication and in the press as the 16th President of Bangladesh, as well as the 15th, the 13th and the 11th.
A list published in 2018 by Bdnews24.com appears to coincide with statements made by the country's Election Committee, making Mohammad Abdul Hamid the 20th President when first elected in 2013, yet contradicts the numbering of a list published in 2016 on the President's own official website. The Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore, in 2018 lists him as the 22nd President. Other reports about previous presidents, including some by Bangladesh's newspaper of record the Daily Star, do not correspond with either list.

## List of officeholders
### Symbols

$^†$ Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party (Coalition) |
| Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972) ||||||||
| 1 | | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান (1920–1975) | — | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 270 days | AL |
| — | | Syed Nazrul Islam সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম (1925–1975) | — | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 270 days | AL |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present) ||||||||
| 2 | | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury আবু সাঈদ চৌধুরী (1921–1987) | — | 12 January 1972 | 24 December 1973 | 1 year, 346 days | AL |
| 3 | | Mohammad Mohammadullah মোহাম্মদ মুহম্মদুল্লাহ (1921–1999) | — | 24 December 1973 | 27 January 1974 | 1 year, 32 days | AL |
| 3 | | Mohammad Mohammadullah মোহাম্মদ মুহম্মদুল্লাহ (1921–1999) | 1974 | 27 January 1974 | 25 January 1975 | 1 year, 32 days | AL |
| (1) | | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান (1920–1975) | — | 25 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 (Assassinated in a coup) | 202 days | BaKSAL |
| 4 | | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ (1918–1996) | — | 15 August 1975 | 6 November 1975 (Deposed in a coup) | 83 days | AL (with military support) |
| 5 | | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem আবু সাদাত মোহাম্মদ সায়েম (1916–1997) | — | 6 November 1975 | 21 April 1977 | 1 year, 166 days | AL (with military support) |
| 6 | | Ziaur Rahman জিয়াউর রহমান (1936–1981) | 1977 | 21 April 1977 | 12 June 1978 | 4 years, 39 days | Military / Jagodal / BNP |
| 6 | | Ziaur Rahman জিয়াউর রহমান (1936–1981) | 1978 | 12 June 1978 | 30 May 1981 (Assassinated) | 4 years, 39 days | Military / Jagodal / BNP |
| 7 | | Abdus Sattar আব্দুস সাত্তার (1906–1985) | — | 30 May 1981 | 20 November 1981 | 298 days | BNP |
| 7 | | Abdus Sattar আব্দুস সাত্তার (1906–1985) | 1981 | 20 November 1981 | 24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup) | 298 days | BNP |
| Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982) ||||||||
| 8 | | A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury আবুল ফজল মোহাম্মদ আহসানউদ্দিন চৌধুরী (1915–2001) | — | 27 March 1982 | 10 December 1983 (Dismissed) | 1 year, 258 days | Independent (with military support) |
| 9 | | Hussain Muhammad Ershad হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ (1930–2019) | 1985 1986 | 11 December 1983 | 6 December 1990 (Forced to resign) | 6 years, 360 days | Military / Janadal / JP(E) |
| — | | Shahabuddin Ahmed শাহাবুদ্দিন আহমেদ (1930–2022) | — | 6 December 1990 | 10 October 1991 | 308 days | Independent |
| 10 | | Abdur Rahman Biswas আবদুর রহমান বিশ্বাস (1926–2017) | 1991 | 10 October 1991 | 9 October 1996 | 4 years, 365 days | BNP |
| 11 | | Shahabuddin Ahmed শাহাবুদ্দিন আহমেদ (1930–2022) | 1996 | 9 October 1996 | 14 November 2001 | 5 years, 36 days | Independent |
| 12 | | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury একিউএম বদরুদ্দোজা চৌধুরী (1930–2024) | 2001 | 14 November 2001 | 21 June 2002 | 219 days | BNP |
| — | | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar মুহাম্মদ জমির উদ্দিন সরকার (born 1931) | — | 21 June 2002 | 6 September 2002 | 77 days | BNP |
| 13 | | Iajuddin Ahmed ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ (1931–2012) | 2002 | 6 September 2002 | 12 February 2009 | 6 years, 159 days | Independent |
| 14 | | Zillur Rahman জিল্লুর রহমান (1929–2013) | 2009 | 12 February 2009 | 20 March 2013 | 4 years, 36 days | AL |
| 15 | | Mohammad Abdul Hamid মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল হামিদ (born 1944) | — | 14 March 2013 | 24 April 2013 | 10 years, 41 days | AL |
| 15 | | Mohammad Abdul Hamid মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল হামিদ (born 1944) | 2013 2018 | 24 April 2013 | 24 April 2023 | 10 years, 41 days | AL |
| 16 | | Mohammed Shahabuddin মোহাম্মদ সাহাবুদ্দিন (born 1949) | 2023 | 24 April 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 310 days | AL |