Jamal Uddin Ahmad (c. 1929 – 3 January 2015) was a Bangladeshi

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and

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. He served as the

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of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1982. He also served as the former President of the South Asian Federation of Accountants, as well as the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh for two terms. In 1954, Ahmad received a

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from the

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. Ahmad died at his home in the

Baridhara Baridhara ( bn, বারিধারা) is an upscale residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located on the east of and north east of Gulshan across Gulshan-Baridhara Lake. It has special zones designated for diplomats, and many of the ...

neighborhood in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest ...

at approximately 10p.m. on 3 January 2015, at the age of 85. His first funeral prayer was held at the Gulshan Azad Mosque in

Gulshan Thana Gulshan ( bn, গুলশান) is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood; and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, shopping centres, schools, banks, members' clubs and ho ...

with burial at a family cemetery in

Daulatpur union Daulatpur union ( bn, দৌলতপুর ) is a union of Fatikchhari Upazila in Chittagong District, Bangladesh. Geography Area of Daulatpur: 2,871 acres (11.62 km2). Location *North: Nanupur Union *East: Lelang Union *South: Jafotn ...

Fatikchhari Upazila Fatikchari( bn, ফটিকছড়ি, Fôṭikchhôṛi) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. History The Fatikchhari Jami al-Uloom Fazil Madrasa and the Jamia Arabia Nasirul Islam Madrasa were founded i ...

Chittagong District Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is l ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Jamal Uddin 2015 deaths Deputy Prime Ministers of Bangladesh Bangladeshi accountants University of Dhaka alumni People from Dhaka People from Fatikchhari Upazila Year of birth uncertain 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis