Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar

Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar
মুহম্মদ জমিরুদ্দিন সরকার
Sarkar in 2016
Acting President of Bangladesh
In office
21 June 2002 – 6 September 2002
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byA. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Succeeded byIajuddin Ahmed
10th Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
In office
28 October 2001 – 26 January 2009
DeputyAkhtar Hameed Siddiqui
Preceded byMohammad Abdul Hamid
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Hamid
Minister of Law and Justice Affairs
In office
19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byMirza Golam Hafiz
Succeeded bySyed Ishtiaq Ahmed
Minister of Education
In office
19 September 1991 – 19 March 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byA. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Succeeded byASHK Sadek
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Panchagarh-1
In office
14 July 1996 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byMirza Ghulam Hafiz
Succeeded byMazharul Haque Prodhan
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office
26 January 2009 – 12 January 2014
Preceded byMohammad Abdul Hamid
Succeeded byGM Quader
In office
30 March 1996 – 28 October 2001
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Hamid
Personal details
Born(1931-12-01)1 December 1931
Tentulia, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died12 July 2026(2026-07-12) (aged 94)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse
Nur Akhtar
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(died 2023)​
ChildrenMuhammad Nawshad Zamir (son)
EducationUniversity of Dhaka

Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒɑmirʊdːin ˈʃɔrkɑr]; 1 December 1931 – 12 July 2026) was a Bangladeshi barrister and politician who served as the acting President of Bangladesh. Prior to serving as president, he served as the Speaker and held ministerial offices. He was one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was a member of its standing committee since its inception. He also established Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar Collegiate Institute in Panchagarh in 1990.