Mohammed Shahabuddin[b] (born 10 December 1949), is a Bangladeshi jurist, civil servant and politician who has served as the 16th and current president of Bangladesh since 2023.

[4] Shahabuddin was born on 10 December 1949 in the Jubilee Tank area in Shivrampur of Sadar Upazila of Pabna District in erstwhile East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh).

[6] Shahabuddin went to Pabna's Purbatan Gandhi School and later was admitted to Radhanagar Majumdar Academy at fourth grade where he passed SSC examination in 1966.

[8] In 1982, Shahabuddin joined as a Munsef (Assistant Judge) of the Judicial cadre in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS).

[8] He was finally promoted to the post of District and Sessions Judge, the highest position of the Bangladesh Judicial Service.

[9] Shahabuddin was appointed by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to serve as a coordinator in the trial to prosecute the assassins of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

[19][20] On 5 August 2024, the Chief of the Army Staff, General Waker-uz-Zaman announced the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following the Non-cooperation movement (2024).

[25][26] He immediately started the process of meeting with political leaders from around the country to discuss the formation of an interim government.

[31] On 8 August, Shahabuddin swore in Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as Chief Adviser along with members of his interim government at the Bangabhaban.

[33] In October 2024, during a conversation with Manab Zamin's Chief Editor, [34] he stated that "I tried [to collect the resignation letter] many times but failed.