Hussein Muhammad Ershad February 1, 1930 Former Chief of Army Staff, one-time Chief Military Administrator and President of Bangladesh. He is the founder of a political party called Jatiya Party. He is currently the leader of Jatiya Party Ershad faction. In the 9th Jatiya Sangsad elections held in 2009, he was elected a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Dhaka 16 seats. During his tenure as army chief under an elected government in 1973, he assumed state power and ruled the country by imposing martial law.