What is Ziaur Rahman?
[[File:Ziaur Rahman 1979.jpg|thumb|Ziaur Rahman in 1979]] [[File:Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman (07).jpg|thumb|Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman]] '''Ziaur Rahman''' ({{lang-bn|জিয়াউর রহমান}} Ziaur Rôhman; 19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi war hero, politician and statesman. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1976 until 1981 and founded the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP), one of the two largest political parties in the country. His widow, [[Begum Khaleda Zia]], has been Prime Minister of Bangladesh three times. {{bio-stub}} {{Commonscat|Ziaur Rahman}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, Ziaur}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:1981 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of Bangladesh]] [[Category:Politicians from Rajshahi Division]]