Ataur Rahman Khan

Ataur Rahman Khan (Bengali: আতাউর রহমান খান; 6 March 1905 – 7 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as Chief Minister of East Pakistan from 1956–1958, and as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 30 March 1984 to 1 January 1985.[1] He is noted for being the only Bangladeshi to have served as premier in both pre and post independent Bangladesh

Not to be confused with Khan Ataur Rahman.

Ataur Rahman Khan
আতাউর রহমান খান
5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office 30 March 1984 – 9 July 1986
President	Hossain Mohammad Ershad
Preceded by	Shah Azizur Rahman
Succeeded by	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
5th Chief Minister of East Bengal
In office 1956–1958
Governor	Amiruddin Ahmad
Preceded by	Abu Hussain Sarkar
Succeeded by	Abu Hussain Sarkar
Personal details
Born	(1905-03-06)6 March 1905 Balia, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died	7 December 1991(1991-12-07) (aged 86) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Jatiya Party (1984–1991)
Other political affiliations	All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Awami League (1949–1984)
Alma mater	Jagannath University University of Dhaka

Early life

Ataur Rahman Khan was born in 1905 at Balia village in Dhamrai thana of Dhaka district. He passed his matriculation examination from Pogose School in Dhaka in 1924, FA examination from Jagannath College in 1927, and obtained BA (Hons) degree from the Dhaka University in 1930.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh

He eventually joined the cabinet of General Ershad with the belief that by being part of the government he would be able to direct it towards a more democratic agenda. He was made the Prime Minister in 1984 which office he held till 1 January 1985, when he resigned citing irreconcilable differences with General Ershad's style of administration.

Bibliography

Ataur Rahman Khan has authored a number of books most noted of which are Ojarotir Dui Bochhor (1963), Shoiracharer Dosh Bochhor (1969), Prodhan-Montritter Noi Maash (1987), and Oboruddhor Noi Maash (1990).

Death

Ataur Rahman Khan died in Dhaka on 7 December 1991 at the age of 86 and is buried beside Parliament.

References

1. Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Khan, Ataur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Political offices
Preceded by Shah Azizur Rahman	Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1984–1986	Succeeded by Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by New Office	Chairperson of SAARC 1985	Succeeded by Rajiv Gandhi