Abu Taher Mohammad Haider

A. T. M. Haider
Native name	আবু তাহের মোহাম্মদ হায়দার
Born	12 January 1942 Bhowanipore, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Died	7 November 1975 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Buried	Sholakia, Kishoreganj
Allegiance	Pakistan (Before 1971)  Bangladesh
Service/branch	Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1964–1975
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Commander of Sector – II Sub-Commander of Sector – II CO of 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Director of Artillery School
Battles/wars	Second Siege of Dhaka † First Siege of Dhaka Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards	Bir Uttom[1]

Abu Taher Mohammad Haider, Bir Uttom (12 January 1942 – 7 November 1975^[2]) was a Bangladesh Army officer and recipient of Bir Uttom, the second highest military award in Bangladesh. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War as the second-in-command of the K force under Khaled Mosharraf. Later he became the sector commander of sector-2 from 22 September 1971. After the assassination of the President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujib in a military coup; he joined a counter coup led by his former commander Major General Khaled Mosharraf. He was killed in a situation marred with confusion along with Khaled Mosharraf on 7 November 1975 by proponents of a counter coup led by Colonel Abu Taher.^[3]