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'''Major General Muhammad Abul Manzoor''' (? - [[1981]]) was a [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] army officer responsible for organising the [[assassination of Ziaur Rahman]] on [[May 30]], [[1981]] in [[Chittagong]]. He was a freedom fighter during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of [[1971]]. Later he was appointed as the head of the Army Staff College, and finally, in Chittagong Cantonment. Following the killing of Zia, Manzoor delivered a public message via radio that he had taken control of the government. However, this coup attempt was swiftly crushed by state forces. MonjurManzoor was discovered hiding in a tea plantation in rural Chittagong, and executed.

[[Category:1981 deaths]]