Background
Ahmed was born in Chauddagram Upazila in Comilla, British India (now Bangladesh).
politician Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Ahmed was born in Chauddagram Upazila in Comilla, British India (now Bangladesh).
University of Dhaka.
He was originally a student leader at the Dhaka University. He served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 20 March, 1989 to 6 December, 1990. He has a Master of Arts degree in history from Dhaka University.
Ahmed was a student leader who spearheaded the first popular revolt against the military ruler Ayub Khan in 1962 which eventually led to the relaxation of General
He later became a labour leader, mainly concentrating in organising the workers in the Tongi industrial area. He was also the leader of a pro-Chinese faction that broke away from the Communist Party in 1966.
He was among the first to demand the independence of East Pakistan and on February 22, 1970 from a grand rally of students, workers and general masses at the historic Paltan Maidan declared the programme for establishing an independent Peoples" Democratic Republic of Bangladesh. He declared to form a responsible opposition party.
Later he formed the United Peoples" Party (UPP) in 1974.
He took the UPP to a coalition government with President Ziaur Rahman after he assumed the presidency through a referendum. Ahmed became Education Minister, but left the coalition due to irreconcilable differences. However, many of his former colleagues joined Zia"s new party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Banque Nationale de Paris).
Prominent among them were Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Abdullah First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Noman who later became Banque Nationale de Paris"s secretary general and organising secretary, respectively.
Ahmed also played a leading role in the anti military role of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Ahmed dissolved his UPP and joined President Ershad"s Jatiya Party (Justice of the Peace).
He served the Ershad Government as Commerce Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and finally as Prime Minister. After the fall of the Ershad Government, Ahmed came to Australia for the treatment of his kidney.
He was then appointed as Distinguished Visiting Professor by the University of Western Sydney.
He delivered a number of public lectures on the Indian Independence Movement against British Rule, geo-political developments in the subcontinent and the Education in Bangladesh.
Ayub"s iron rule and the release of imprisoned political leaders. After independence, he joined the National Awami Party of Maulana Bhashani and became its Secretary General. But the period since 1975 in Bangladesh witnessed realignment of politics and leaders leaving their old parties and joining new ones.