Who is considered as Father of SAARC?

General Zia Ur Rehman, the former President of Bangladesh, is widely recognized as the 'Father of SAARC' (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation). He initiated the idea of regional cooperation among South Asian nations in the late 1970s, which eventually led to SAARC's formation in 1985.

• General Zia Ul Haq was a former President of Pakistan, but not associated with the founding concept of SAARC.
• Birendra Bir Bikram refers to King Birendra of Nepal, who was a monarch during SAARC's establishment but not its conceptualizer.
• Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first Prime Minister and a key figure in the Non-Aligned Movement, but SAARC was formed much later and not under his initiative.