children birth_place party office birth_date spouse image article_title name
anwara begum omar faruq sonia mumtaz omar sharif chandanaish , chittagong , british empire nationalist party -lrb- 2006 -- present -rrb- party -lrb- 1980 -- 2006 -rrb- liberal democratic '' -lrb- bangladesh -rrb- '' ` former minister '' ' ministry ` of communication ministry of power , energy , & mineral president resources , ministry of agriculture , ministry of food and '' ministry of water resources development , ministry of youth development ' - liberal democratic party 13 march 1939 mumtaz begum oli ahmed , president - ldp.jpg oli ahmed
 oli ahmad
oli ahmed

oli ahmad -lrb- born 13 march 1939 -rrb- is a bangladeshi politician .
he is currently serving as the president of liberal democratic party -lrb- bangladesh -rrb- .
as a young captain , ahmad was the first bengali military officer to revolt against the pakistan army on 25 march 1971 -lrb- reference operation searchlight , content 5.2.1 , paragraph 4 -rrb- .
he was the first officer to be awarded bir bikram for his bravery during the bangladesh liberation war .
he fought under major ziaur rahman in sector no. 1 .
ahmad is highly regarded as one of the key founding members of bangladesh nationalist party -lrb- bnp -rrb- .
during the turbulent period 1994-96 he was under immense pressure to become the prime minister of bangladesh from both within his party and from the opposition , however , he never gave into temptation .
on 26 october 2006 , on protest against corruption , misrule and nepotism - ahmda and several other senior leaders of bnp defected to form liberal democratic party - ldp .
unlike most other national leaders of bangladesh , ahmad has an outstanding record of service to the nation , shining with true patriotism , dedication , sincerity & honesty .
he has been elected as a parliament member six times .
