Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)
| People's Republic of Bangladesh Adviser of Finance | |
|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশের অর্থ উপদেষ্টা | |
since 9 August 2024 | |
| Ministry of Finance | |
| Style |
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| Type | Cabinet minister |
| Status | Adviser |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Chief Adviser |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat |
| Nominator | Chief Adviser of Bangladesh |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh on the advice of the chief adviser |
| Term length | Interim or the chief adviser's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Mansur Ali |
| Formation | 14 April 1971 |
| Salary | ৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | mof.gov.bd |
The finance minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Finance of the government of Bangladesh.[1] It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet and the finance minister must deal with all the other departments and plays an important role in deciding the funding levels for each.
The finance minister is responsible each year for presenting the government's budget.
List of Ministers and Advisers
- Political parties
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency |
Term of office | Designation | Ministry | Prime Minister/ Chief Adviser | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Tenure | ||||||||
| 1 | Muhammad Mansur Ali (1917–1975) |
10 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 277 days | Minister | Mujib I | Tajuddin Ahmad | |||
| 2 | Tajuddin Ahmad (1925–1975) |
13 January 1972 | 16 March 1973 | 1 year, 62 days | Minister | Mujib II | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |||
| 3 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) |
16 March 1973 | 26 January 1975 | 1 year, 316 days | Prime Minister | Mujib III | Himself | |||
| 4 | Azizur Rahman Mallick (1918–1997) |
26 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 | 1 year, 62 days | Minister | Mujib IV | Muhammad Mansur Ali | |||
| 5 | Muhammad Yusuf Ali (1923–1998) |
20 August 1975 | 9 November 1975 | 81 days | Minister | Mostaq | Vacant | |||
| 6 | Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981) |
10 November 1975 | 26 September 1976 | 321 days | Minister | Sayem | ||||
| 29 June 1978 | 14 April 1979 | 289 days | Zia | Mashiur Rahman (Acting) | ||||||
| 7 | Mirza Nurul Huda (1919–1991) |
15 April 1979 | 24 April 1980 | 1 year, 9 days | Minister | Shah Azizur Rahman | ||||
| 8 | M. Saifur Rahman (1932–2009) |
25 April 1980 | 23 November 1981 | 1 year, 261 days | Minister | |||||
| 24 November 1981 | 11 January 1982 | Sattar | ||||||||
| 9 | Fasihuddin Mahtab (?–2008) |
12 January 1982 | 26 March 1982 | 73 days | Minister | |||||
| 10 | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (1934–2022) |
31 March 1982 | 9 January 1984 | 1 year, 284 days | Minister | Ershad | Vacant | |||
| 11 | M Syeduzzaman (born–1933) |
9 January 1984 | 29 November 1986 | 3 years, 351 days | Adviser | Ataur Rahman Khan | ||||
| 30 November 1986 | 26 December 1987 | Minister | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | |||||||
| 12 | A. K. Khandker (born–1930) |
28 December 1987 | 22 March 1990 | 2 years, 84 days | Minister | Moudud Ahmed | ||||
| 13 | Mohammad Abdul Munim | 22 March 1990 | 6 December 1990 | 259 days | Minister | |||||
| 14 | Kafiluddin Mahmood (?–2011) |
9 December 1990 | 27 December 1990 | 18 days | Adviser | Shahabuddin | Vacant | |||
| 15 | Rehman Sobhan (born–1935) |
27 December 1990 | 27 December 1990 | 0 days | Adviser | |||||
| 16 | M. Saifur Rahman (1932–2009) |
20 March 1991 | 19 March 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | Minister | Khaleda I | Khaleda Zia | |||
| 19 March 1996 | 30 March 1996 | Khaleda II | ||||||||
| 17 | Wahiduddin Mahmud (born–1948) |
31 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 84 days | Adviser | Habibur | Muhammad Habibur Rahman | |||
| 18 | Shah A M S Kibria (1931–2005) |
23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 22 days | Minister | Hasina I | Sheikh Hasina | |||
| 19 | M Hafizuddin Khan (born–?) |
16 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 86 days | Adviser | Latifur | Latifur Rahman | |||
| 20 | M. Saifur Rahman (1932–2009) |
10 October 2001 | 28 October 2006 | 5 years, 18 days | Minister | Khaleda III | Khaleda Zia | |||
| 21 | Akbar Ali Khan (1944–2022) |
31 October 2006 | 12 December 2006 | 42 days | Adviser | Iajuddin | Iajuddin Ahmed | |||
| 22 | Shoeb Ahmed (born–1948) |
13 December 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 29 days | Adviser | |||||
| 23 | A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam (born–?) |
14 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 358 days | Adviser | Fakhruddin | Fakhruddin Ahmed | |||
| 24 | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (1934–2022) |
6 January 2009 | 11 January 2014 | 10 years, 1 day | Minister | Hasina II | Sheikh Hasina | |||
| 12 January 2014 | 7 January 2019 | Hasina III | ||||||||
| 25 | Mustafa Kamal (born–1947) |
7 January 2019 | 10 January 2024 | 5 years, 3 days | Minister | Hasina IV | ||||
| 26 | Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali (1943–2025) |
11 January 2024 | 5 August 2024 | 207 days | Minister | Hasina V | ||||
| 27 | Salehuddin Ahmed (born–1949) |
8 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 134 days | Adviser | Yunus | Muhammad Yunus | |||
References
- ^ Administrator. "Finance Minister". mof.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.