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Kazi Zafar Ahmed was born on 1 July, 1939 in Chauddagram, Bengal Presidency, British India, is a Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Discover Kazi Zafar Ahmed's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 1 July, 1939
Birthday 1 July
Birthplace Chauddagram, Bengal Presidency, British India
Date of death 27 August, 2015
Died Place Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality India

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1939

Kazi Zafar Ahmad (কাজী জাফর আহমেদ; 1 July 1939 – 27 August 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party, who was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990.

Ahmed was born in 1939, in village: Kazi Bari Cheora Chauddagram Upazila, Comilla, British India (now Bangladesh), the son of Cheora Kazi Bari.

He was a freedom fighter and a student leader at the University of Dhaka, where he obtained a M.A. degree in history.

Ahmed was a Maoist.

1962

From 1962 to 1963 he served as the General Secretary of the East Pakistan Chattra Union.

1966

In 1966 he joined the Maoist Communist Party and became a labour leader, mainly concentrating in organising the workers in the Tongi industrial area.

During the Bangladesh Liberation war he worked for Mujibnagar government.

After independence, he joined the National Awami Party of Maulana Bhashani and became its Secretary General.

He supported the ideology of Islamic socialism by Maulana Bhashani.

He declared that he would form a responsible opposition party.

1974

Later he formed the United Peoples' Party (UPP) in 1974 with Captain Abdul Halim Chowdhury.

He worked with the People's Democratic Party under President Ziaur Rahman after he assumed the presidency through a referendum.

Ahmed became Minister of Education.

Ahmed also played a leading role in the anti military role of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

1975

But the period since 1975 in Bangladesh witnessed realignment of politics and leaders leaving their old parties and joining new ones.

Ahmed dissolved his UPP and joined President Ershad's Jatiya Party.

1985

On 3 July 1985 he was made a Minister in the cabinet of President Ershad.

1986

He served in the Ershad Government as Minister of Commerce from 1986 to 1989.

1988

Ershad on the 3 March 1988 made Ahmed the deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Moudud Ahmed.

He defended the decision of Ershad to make Islam the state religion of Bangladesh as move against fundamentalism on 6 June 1988.

1989

In August 1989 he was appointed Prime Minister replacing Moudud Ahmed who was made vice-president.

1990

He served as the Prime Minister from August 1989 to 6 December 1990.

He fled to India after Ershad resigned from power.

He became known as Sugar Zafar for his role in the theft of a sugar shipment.

1996

Ershad was imprisoned since he lost power and was freed in 1996 after Bangladesh Awami League came to power.

1997

Ahmed criticised Ershad for joining the Bangladesh Awami League government in 1997 and created his own party called Jatiya Dal, which joined the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

1999

Ahmed was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a Dhaka court in November 1999 on corruption charges related to the misappropriation of funds meant for an orphanage.

He moved to Australia and successfully applied for asylum.

In Australia he was able to access government disability pension for the treatment of his kidney.

John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, called an inquiry into how Ahmed was able to secure asylum.

2008

Ahmed competed in the 2008 Bangladesh General Election from the Comilla-11.

2013

On 5 May 2013 he went on the stage at a Hefajat-e Islam rally in Motijheel.

In 2013 he was suspended from Jatiya Party by Ershad and a few hours later Ahmed tried to expel Ershad from the Jatiya Party, after which he formed his own faction of Jatiya Party.

Golam Moshi joined the Ahmed faction of Jatiya Party.

2014

Ahmed, the presidium member of Jatiya Party, criticised Ershad for agreeing to join the 2014 Bangladesh election organised by Bangladesh Awami League led coalition government.

In January 2014 he joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led 20-party alliance with his faction of Jatiya Party.

Ahmed was married to Momtaz Begum.

They had three daughters, Kazi Joya Ahmed, Kazi Sonia Ahmed, and Kazi Rona Ahmed.

2015

Ahmed died on 27 August 2015 in United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.