Hussain Muhammad Ershad

Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( "Hussein Muhammad Ershad", 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the 10th President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990. He was the founder of the Jatiyo Party, currently the second-largest party in the Jatiyo Sangshad.
Ershad was twice honoured as a United Nations Laureate, for his works on population and environmental issues.
Ershad died on 14 July 2019 at a military hospital in Dhaka from myelodysplastic syndrome, aged 89.