Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (Bengali: আবু সাঈদ চৌধুরী; 31 January 1921 – 2 August 1987) was a jurist and the second president of Bangladesh. Besides that, he held the positions of the Chairmen of the United Nations Commission on Human rights, the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh and the first Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK.
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury | |
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আবু সাঈদ চৌধুরী | |
Chowdhury in 1970 | |
| 2nd President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 12 January 1972 – 24 December 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| Foreign Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 15 August 1975 – 7 November 1975 | |
| President | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Kamal Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Shamsul Haque |
| 41st Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights | |
| Preceded by | Pieter Kooijmans |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Charry-Samper |
| 1st Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1 August 1971 – 8 January 1972 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | S.A. Sultan |
| Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka | |
| In office 2 December 1969 – 20 January 1972 | |
| Preceded by | M Osman Ghani |
| Succeeded by | Syed Sajjad Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1921 Nagbari, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 2 August 1987 (aged 66) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Children | Abul Hasan Chowdhury |
| Parent | Abdul Hamid Chowdhury |
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