Shah Azizur Rahman

Shah Azizur Rahman (; 23 November 1925 – 1 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh. However, he was the subject of considerable controversy for his collaboration with the Pakistan Army against the struggle for the independence of Bangladesh.

Early life Shah Azizur Rahman was born in Kushtia, Bengal (now in Bangladesh), on 23 November 1925. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English language and literature from Calcutta University and went on to study at Dhaka University. He led the Pakistani delegation to the United Nations in November 1971, where he would emphatically deny that the Pakistan Army's Operation Searchlight had degenerated into genocide. In 1971, following the defeat of Pakistan in the war, Azizur Rahman was arrested under the collaborators act but was released in 1973 under a general amnesty by Prime Minister Sheikh Mujib. It is believed that Ziaur Rahman preferred candidates such as Badruddoza Chowdhury or Saifur Rahman for the job.