Mohammed Shahabuddin

Mohammed Shahabuddin is a Bangladeshi jurist, civil servant, and politician who is the 16th and incumbent President of Bangladesh. He was elected unopposed in the 2023 presidential election in the nomination of the ruling Awami League. Prior to his presidency, he served as a district and sessions judge and a commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission from 2011 to 2016.
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Some of the key events about Mohammed Shahabuddin

  • 1989
    Charged with murder for the first time
  • 1990
    Won election to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time
  • 1995
    Re-elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly
  • 1996
    Convicted in a double murder case and sentenced to life imprisonment
  • 2000
    Elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for a third consecutive term
  • 2001
    Accused of orchestrating the murder of a political rival from prison
  • 2004
    Won election to the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament)
  • 2004
    Charged with the murder of a journalist
  • 2005
    Re-elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly
  • 2005
    Convicted in absentia for the murder of a Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation leader
  • 2007
    Sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for attempted murder of a police officer
  • 2009
    Re-elected to the Lok Sabha
  • 2009
    Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the abduction and murder of two brothers
  • 2010
    Established a strong political base in Siwan district
  • 2015
    Continued to influence local politics from prison
  • 2015
    Charged with the murder of a witness in a criminal case against him
  • 2016
    Secured victory for his wife in the Bihar Legislative Assembly election
  • 2016
    Disqualified from contesting elections due to criminal convictions
  • 2017
    Formed alliances with other political parties to maintain influence
  • 2017
    Sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two brothers in 2004

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