Zia-ur-Rehman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Zia-ur-Rehman
Occupation	Military Officer, Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1936(1936-01-19)
Age	88
Birthplace	Bogra District
Country	Bangladesh
Horoscope	Capricorn

Zia-ur-Rehman Biography

Zia-ur-Rehman is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer, Politician who was born on January 19, 1936 in Bogra District, Bangladesh. Ziaur Rahman, [ji-yaur rohman] – 19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was Chief of Army Staff and served as President of Bangladesh between 1977-1981. In an army coup, he was assassinated in Chittagong on 30 May 1981.

Rahman visited East Pakistan for a brief visit. He was shocked by the attitude of the Bengali middle classes towards the military which ate a significant portion of the country’s resources. Rahman believed that discrimination was the main reason for the low representation of Bengalis in military. However, Rahman also felt that the Bengali attitude to the military may have prevented promising young Bengalis from pursuing military careers. He was a Bengali Army officer and advocated for military careers for young Bengalis. He was stationed in Karachi for two years and then transferred to the East Bengal Regiment, in 1957. He was a graduate of military training schools in West Germany, and the UK. From 1959 to 1964, he also worked for the military intelligence department.

Rahman was awarded two gallantry awards for two wars fought in South Asia. Hilal-i-Jurat for the Indo-Pak War in 1965, and Bir Uttom in 1972 for the Bangladesh Independence war 1971 for his wartime contributions. According to the 1986 book Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood written by Anthony Mascarenhas, Rahman retired from the Bangladesh Army as a Lt. General (promoted by himself) in 1978 with effect from 28 April.

Ayub Khan’s highly successful military rule from 1958 to 1968 convinced Rahman of the need for a fundamental change in the Bengali attitude towards the military. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Rahman saw combat in the Khemkaran sector in Punjab as the commander of a company unit of 100–150 soldiers. Rahman was awarded Hilal-i-Jur’at for gallantry by the Pakistan government medal, Pakistan’s second highest military award, and the first Battalion of the East Bengal Regiment (EBR) under which he fought won 3 Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage) medals, and 8 Tamgha-e-Jurat (Medal of Courage) medals, for their role in the 1965 War with India. In 1966, Rahman was appointed military instructor at the Pakistan Military Academy, later going on to attend the Command and Staff College in Quetta, Pakistan, he completed a course in command and tactical warfare. Rahman helped raise two Bengali battalions called the 8th and 9th Bengals during his stint as instructor. Around the same time, his wife Khaleda Zia, now 24, gave birth to their first child Tarique Rahman on 20 November 1966. Rahman joined the 2nd East Bengal regiment as its second-in-command at Joydebpur in Gazipur district, near Dhaka, in 1969, and travelled to West Germany to receive advanced military and command training with the German Army and later spent a few months with the British Army.

Rahman graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy 12th PMA Long Course on 18 September 1955. He was in the top 10% of his class and was commissioned as a second lieutenant with the Pakistan Army. He received commando training and became a paratrooper while undergoing special intelligence training.

Zia-ur-Rehman Net Worth

Zia-ur-Rehman is one of the richest Military Officer, Politician from Bangladesh. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Zia-ur-Rehman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mansur Rahman enrolled Rahman in 1946 for a brief stint at Calcutta’s Hare School. He remained there until 1947 when the British Empire in India was disintegrated and India and Pakistan were partitioned. Mansur Rahman, a Muslim majority Pakistani citizen, exercised his right to move to Karachi in August

1947. Karachi was the capital of Pakistan. It is located in Sindh in West Pakistan. Zia was 11 years old when she enrolled in sixth grade at the Academy School, Karachi. Rahman spent his childhood in Karachi, and at 16 he had completed secondary education at the Academy School in Karachi in 1952.

Rahman was accepted into the D.J. in 1953. College in Karachi. He was also an officer cadet at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul that same year.

In August 1960, his marriage was arranged to Khaleda Khanam Putul, the 15 -year-old daughter of Iskandar Majumder and Taiyaba Majumder from the Feni District (part of then Noakhali District). Khaleda Khanam Putul, later known as Khaleda Zia, went on serve as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh three times. Rahman, a captain in the then Pakistan Army who was posted at that time as an Officer of the Defence Forces. His father, Mansur Rahman could not attend the marriage ceremony, as he was in Karachi. Zia’s mother had died earlier.

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Rahman was a Bangladesh Forces Commander of BDF Sector BDF Sector 1 initially, and from June as BDF commander of BDF Sector 11 of the Bangladesh Forces and the Brigade Commander of Z Force from mid-July during the country’s Independence war from Pakistan in 1971. He originally broadcast the Bangladesh declaration of independence on 27 March from Kalurghat radio station in Chittagong. After the war of Independence, Rahman became a brigade commander in Bangladesh Army, later the deputy chief of staff and Chief of staff of Bangladesh Army. His ascent to leadership of the country resulted from a conspiracy that had begun with the killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, in a military coup d’état followed by a coups and counter-revolt within the military to gain control at the helm. Ziaur Rahman gained de facto power as head of the government already under martial law imposed by the Mushtaq government. He took over the presidency in 1977.

Facts & Trivia

Zia-ur-Rehman Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer, Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bangladesh. Zia-ur-Rehman celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

Rahman enacted several controversial measures, some to discipline the army, some to solidify his power and some to win the support of right wing political groups such as the Jamaat-e-Islami. Zia also facilitated the comeback of the Muslim League and other Islamic parties, appointed the highly controversial anti-independence figure Shah Azizur Rahman (who was earlier released from jail by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1973) prime minister.

What is the meaning of Zia ur Rehman?

Ziaur Rahman or Zia ur Rehman (Arabic: ضیاء الرحمن) is a male Muslim given name, meaning Light of the Most Merciful. Other notable bearers of the name include: Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman (born 1955), Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force.

Who is the 1st president of Bangladesh?

The first president of Bangladesh was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the first vice president to take oath of office was Syed Nazrul Islam with Tajuddin Ahmad as the first prime minister.

When did Ziaur Rahman died?

May 30, 1981

When was Ziaur Rahman Declaration of Independence?

The independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971 at the onset of the Bangladesh Liberation War by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; the following day the declaration was broadcast by Major Ziaur Rahman in a radio broadcast.

Who is the first Everest winner in Bangladesh?

Musa Ibrahim (Bengali: মুসা ইব্রাহীম) is a Bangladeshi mountaineer and an adventurer, explorer, journalist and author. He is the first Bangladeshi to claim to reach the summit of Mount Everest.