26 Facts About Mohammed Shahabuddin

Mohammed Shahabuddin was elected unopposed in the 2023 presidential election as the nominee of the ruling Awami League.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was born on 10 December 1949 in the Jubilee Tank area in Shivrampur of Sadar Upazila of Pabna District in erstwhile East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan.

Mohammed Shahabuddin went to Pabna's Purbatan Gandhi School and later was admitted to Radhanagar Majumdar Academy at fourth grade where he passed SSC examination in 1966.

Mohammed Shahabuddin then obtained master's in psychology from the University of Rajshahi in 1974, and then LLB from Shahid Aminuddin Law College in 1975.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was a student leader of the Awami League during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was the general secretary of the Pabna Edward College unit of the Chhatra League, and president of the Pabna District Chhatra League and Jubo League.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was the Pabna District convenor of the Shadhin Bangla Chhatra Shongram Parishad.

Mohammed Shahabuddin participated in the Liberation War as a freedom fighter.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was the joint secretary of the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League of the district unit and publicity secretary of the Awami League district unit.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was imprisoned after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 for three years.

In 1982, Mohammed Shahabuddin joined as a Munsef of the Judicial cadre in the Bangladesh Civil Service.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was finally promoted to the post of District and Sessions Judge, the highest position of the Bangladesh Judicial Service.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was elected to serve as General Secretary of the Judicial Service Association in 1995 and 1996.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was appointed by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to serve as a coordinator in the trial to prosecute the assassins of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Mohammed Shahabuddin served as Election Commissioner in the 2022 National Council of Bangladesh Awami League.

In February 2023, Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned from the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited after being elected president of Bangladesh, a position he held since 2017.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was nominated by the Awami League Parliamentary Party as their candidate for President of Bangladesh.

Mohammed Shahabuddin then held a tete-a-tete with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban.

Mohammed Shahabuddin's nomination was welcomed by the opposition Jatiya Party, while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party expressed their disinterest.

Mohammed Shahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd President of Bangladesh in a ceremony at the Bangabhaban on 24 April 2023.

In December 2023, Mohammed Shahabuddin vetoed the Labour Bill 2023 which was passed by the Parliament and sent it for reconsideration.

The President Mohammed Shahabuddin addressed the nation in 5 August 2024 and stated that Hasina has resigned.

Mohammed Shahabuddin immediately started the process of meeting with political leaders from around the country to discuss the formation of an interim government.

However, Mohammed Shahabuddin stated that Sheikh Hasina's resignation issue is a settled matter and urges all not to create controversy.

Since November 1972, Mohammed Shahabuddin is married to Rebecca Sultana, a former joint secretary to the government of Bangladesh.

Mohammed Shahabuddin served as the faculty member of Primeasia University and the founding chairperson of Friends for Children Organization.