Muhammad Ershad
Birth:1929
Death:
A Bangladesh politician.
He was a colonel during the 1971 civil war of Bangladesh, deputy chief of Staff in 1975, chief of Staff in 1979, and chief Martial Law administrator in 1982 and after a coup Bangladesh's Prime Minister and President in 1983. Re-elected President in 1986 but was ousted by Begum Ziaur Rahman in the 1990 elections
Compiled by:M. Nauman Khan / Ghulam Mohiuddin