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Son of Bangladshi president
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Male
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Birth:
12 August 1970(Cumilla, Bangladesh)
Death:
24 January 2015(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
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 Ministerof 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.