| Election Name: | 1996 Bangladeshi presidential election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Next Election: | 2001 Bangladeshi presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Election Date: | 23 July 1996 |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Nominee1: | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Image1: | Shahabuddin Ahmed.jpg |
| Electoral Vote1: | Unopposed |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| Before Party: | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| After Election: | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| After Party: | Independent |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
The Bangladeshi presidential election of 1996 was held on July 23, 1996. Shahabuddin Ahmed was elected after being nominated by the ruling party.[1] He replaced Abdur Rahman Biswas when his five-year term came to an end.[2] His inauguration ceremony was held October 9, 1996.[3]