Arafat Rahman
Son of Bangladshi president
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| Intro | Son of Bangladshi president | ||||||
| Places | Bangladesh Pakistan Malaysia | ||||||
| was | Businessperson President | ||||||
| Work field | Business Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 12 August 1970, Cumilla, Bangladesh | ||||||
| Death | 24 January 2015Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (aged 44 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Leo | ||||||
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Biography
Arafat Rahman, nicknamed "Koko" alternative spelling "Coco" (12 August 1969 – 24 January 2015) was the younger son of former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia. Arafat was convicted in a money-laundering case by the Caretaker government of Bangladesh in 2007.
Personal life
Rahman was married to Sharmila Rahman Sithi. They had two daughters – Zahia and Zaisa.
On 17 July 2008, after taking permission from Bangladesh Supreme Court, Rahman went to Thailand and then to Malaysia for medical treatment. He died of a cardiac arrest on 24 January 2015, at University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.