1920–1975
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh and the 2nd Prime Minister and first President of Bangladesh
55years old at death
20,239days lived
22%of the people on this site died younger
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on 17 March 1920 and died on 15 August 1975, aged 55 years and 151 days. That is 20,239 days in all.
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