A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed (25 February 1949 – 28 January 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who was convicted in absentia and executed for the

assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most of his family members during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, re ...

. On 28 January 2010, Ahmed was hanged along with

Syed Faruque Rahman Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman (9 August 1945 – 28 January 2010) was the chief organizer involved in toppling the Sheikh Mujib regime in Bangladesh. He was convicted and hanged on 28 January 2010 along with co-conspirators Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, ...

, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and

Mohammad Bazlul Huda Mohammad Bazlul Huda (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi Army officer and freedom fighter who was convicted of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding president of Bangladesh. On 28 January 2010, Bazlul was executed along with ...

in Old Dhaka Central Jail.

Early life and education

Ahmed was born in

Bogra Bogra (), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, officially Bogura, is a city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in North Bengal, Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in te ...

, East Bengal, Pakistan (now

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, Bangladesh). He enlisted to

Pakistan Military Academy Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) is a military academy located nearby Kakul village in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Established in October 1947, it is the only service academy in Pakistan that trains cadets to serve as army of ...

in 1967 and was commissioned at

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on 1969. He was soon promoted to lieutenant in January 1971 and was transferred as patrol officer for the bravo company under the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. His unit was transferred from

Lahore Cantonment Lahore Cantonment () is a garrison located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Lahore City District (UC 152), it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department of ...

to outskirts of the Mirpur Cantonment around February 1971.

Military career

Ahmed was in East Pakistan at the time of

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and revolt against the

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with his company commander major Moinul Hossain Chowdhury. Chowdhury became the commanding officer for the 2nd East Bengal Regiment during the

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while Ahmed was ameliorated to war substantive captain and transferred as the Aide-de-camp to commander of S Force lieutenant colonel K. M. Shafiullah. After the war Ahmed was promoted to the rank of major on 1972 and designated as a company commander alpha at 4th East Bengal Regiment.

15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état

In 1975, Ahmed and a few other mid ranking army officers, displeased with the direction the government of Bangladesh was heading, decided to overthrow President

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

and replace him with an Islamic government led by

Khandaker Moshtaque Ahmed Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (; 27 February 1919 – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the Minister of Commerce in the third Mujib Rahman ministry under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and assumed the presidency of Bangladesh after the Ass ...

. They attacked the residence of Sheikh Mujib on 15 August 1975. After Sheikh Mujib and most of his family members were killed, Ahmed went with the other officers to form a command council and a government headed by Moshtaque. After the killing he was posted to a diplomatic mission in Tripoli, Libya. Ahmed fled to the United States in 1996, the same year

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returned to power. He applied for asylum but his application was rejected and he was ordered to be deported from the United States on 2002. On 18 June 2007 Ahmed was deported from the

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after fighting a prolonged legal battle to remain in the United States. He had been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on 13 March 2007. His home in Patuakhali was burned down on 18 November 2009 by locals.

Trial

2 October 1996 AFM Mohitul Islam filed the case over the attack on Sheikh Mujib with Dhanmondi Police Station. On 8 November 1998 Ahmed and 14 others were sentenced to death in the case filed over the murder of Sheikh Mujib and his family. 30 April 2001,

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confirmed the death sentences of 12.

Death

On 28 January 2010, Ahmed's mercy petition was rejected by the

President of Bangladesh President of Bangladesh (POB), officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is the head of state of Bangladesh and commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The role of the president has changed three times since ...

. On 28 January 2010, Ahmed was hanged along with Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, Syed Farooq Rahman, and

in Dhaka Central Jail. He was buried in Galachipa Upazila in

Patuakhali District Patuakhali District (; ) is a district in south-central Bangladesh in Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. History The early history of Patuakhali is little known. In medieval times, the northern part ...

References

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