Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem

Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
আবু সাদাত মোহাম্মদ সায়েম
5th President of Bangladesh
In office
6 November 1975 – 21 April 1977
Preceded byKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad
Succeeded byZiaur Rahman
1st Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
12 January 1972 – 6 November 1975
PresidentAbu Sayeed Chowdhury
Mohammad Mohammadullah
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
Prime MinisterSheikh Mujibur Rahman
Muhammad Mansur Ali
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySyed A. B. Mahmud Hossain
Personal details
Born(1916-03-29)29 March 1916
Rangpur, Bengal, British India (now Rangpur, Bangladesh)
Died8 July 1997(1997-07-08) (aged 81)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyAwami League
Alma materPresidency College, Calcutta
University of Calcutta

Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (29 March 1916 – 8 July 1997) was a Bangladeshi jurist and statesman. He was first Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1975. He became the president of Bangladesh in the aftermath of counter-coups in November 1975. He was made Chief Martial Law Administrator. Sayem presided over a cabinet headed by the three chiefs of the armed forces. The cabinet included civilian technocrats and politicians. Sayem resigned on grounds of ill health in April 1977, and was replaced by President Ziaur Rahman.


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