Minister of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser of Home Affairs
People's Republic of Bangladesh; Adviser of Home Affairs
বাংলাদেশের স্বরাষ্ট্র উপদেষ্টা
	Government Seal of Bangladesh
	Flag of Bangladesh
	Incumbent; Jahangir Alam Chowdhury; since 16 August 2024
	Ministry of Home Affairs;
Style	The Honourable (formal); His Excellency (diplomatic);
Type	Cabinet minister
Status	Adviser
Member of	Cabinet; Advisory Council; National Committee on Security Affairs;
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
Formation	10 April 1971
First holder	Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman
Deputy	Khoda Baksh Chowdhury
Salary	৳245000 (US$2,000); per month; (incl. allowances)
Website	mha.gov.bd

The home minister of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was the first person appointed to this office by the then Mujibnagar government formed during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971.^[1]

List of Ministers, Advisers and State Ministers

Political parties

No.	Portrait	Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency	Term of office			Designation	Ministry	Prime Minister/ Chief Adviser
No.	Portrait	Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency	From	To	Tenure	Designation	Ministry	Prime Minister/ Chief Adviser
1		Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman (1926–1975) MP for Rajshahi	10 April 1971	11 January 1972	276 days	Minister	Mujib I		Tajuddin Ahmad
2		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) MP for Gopalganj-3	11 January 1972	12 April 1972	92 days	Minister	Mujib II		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3		Abdul Mannan (1929–2005) MP for Dhaka	12 April 1972	16 January 1973	279 days	Minister	Mujib II
4		Abdul Malek Ukil (1924–1987) MP for Noakhali	16 January 1973	1 February 1974	1 year, 16 days	Minister	Mujib III
5		Muhammad Mansur Ali (1919–1975) MP for Sirajganj	1 February 1974	15 August 1975	1 year, 195 days	Prime Minister	Mujib IV		Muhammad Mansur Ali
6		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918–1996)	15 August 1975	7 November 1975	84 days	Minister	Mostaq		Vacant
7		Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981)	7 November 1975	21 April 1977	2 years, 241 days	CMLA & Minister	Sayem		Mashiur Rahman (Acting)
7		Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981)	21 April 1977	6 July 1978	2 years, 241 days	CMLA & Minister	Zia		Shah Azizur Rahman
8		A S M Mustafizur Rahman (1934–1996) MP for Khulna-2	6 July 1978	27 November 1981	3 years, 144 days	Minister	Zia
9		M. A. Matin (1932–2012) MP for Pabna-5	27 November 1981	24 March 1982	117 days	Minister	Sattar
10		Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019)	24 March 1982	17 July 1982	115 days	CMLA & Minister	Ershad		Vacant
11		Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury MP for Faridpur-3	17 July 1982	19 July 1983	1 year, 2 days	Minister			Vacant
12		Abdul Mannan Siddique (?–2000)	19 July 1983	17 February 1986	2 years, 213 days	Minister			Ataur Rahman Khan
13		Mahmudul Hasan	17 February 1986	1 December 1986	287 days	Minister			Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
14		M. A. Matin MP for Pabna-5	1 December 1986	21 March 1989	2 years, 110 days	Minister			Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
15		Mahmudul Hasan	21 March 1989	6 December 1990	1 year, 260 days	Minister			Moudud Ahmed
16		Khaleda Zia (born 1945) MP for Bogra-6	7 April 1991	19 September 1991	165 days	Prime Minister	Khaleda I		Khaleda Zia
17		Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1944–2012) MP for Narayanganj-1	19 September 1991	19 March 1996	4 years, 182 days	Minister	Khaleda I
18		Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (b. 1946) MP for Comilla-2	19 March 1996	30 March 1996	11 days	Minister	Khaleda II
19		Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928–2010)	30 March 1996	24 June 1996	86 days	Chief Adviser	Habibur		Muhammad Habibur Rahman
20		Rafiqul Islam (b. 1943) MP for Chandpur-5	24 June 1996	2 March 1999	2 years, 251 days	Minister	Hasina I		Sheikh Hasina
21		Mohammed Nasim (1948–2020) MP for Sirajganj-2	2 March 1999	16 July 2001	2 years, 136 days	Minister	Hasina I		Sheikh Hasina
22		Latifur Rahman (1939–2012)	16 July 2001	11 October 2001	87 days	Chief Adviser	Latifur		Latifur Rahman
23		Altaf Hossain Chowdhury (b. 1947) MP for Patuakhali-1	11 October 2001	26 March 2004	2 years, 167 days	Minister	Khaleda III		Khaleda Zia
24		Iajuddin Ahmed (1931 – 2012)	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	74 days	President & Chief Adviser	Iajuddin		Iajuddin Ahmed
25		M. A. Matin (born ?)	16 January 2008	6 January 2009	356 days	Adviser	Fakhruddin		Fakhruddin Ahmed
26		Sahara Khatun (1943 – 2020) MP for Dhaka-18	7 January 2009	17 September 2012	3 years, 254 days	Minister	Hasina II		Sheikh Hasina
27		Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir (b. 1942) MP for Chandpur-1	18 September 2012	21 November 2013	1 year, 64 days	Minister	Hasina II
28		Sheikh Hasina (b. 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3	21 November 2013	14 July 2015	1 year, 235 days	Prime Minister	Hasina III
29		Asaduzzaman Khan (b. 1950) MP for Dhaka-12	15 July 2015	6 August 2024	9 years, 22 days	Minister	Hasina III
							Hasina IV
							Hasina V
30		M. Sakhawat Hossain (b. 1948)	9 August 2024	16 August 2024	7 days	Adviser	Yunus		Muhammad Yunus
31		Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (b. 1953)	16 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 127 days	Adviser	Yunus		Muhammad Yunus

State Ministers

No.	Portrait	Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency	Term of office			Designation	Ministry	Prime Minister
No.	Portrait	Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency	From	To	Tenure	Designation	Ministry	Prime Minister
1		Lutfozzaman Babar (b. 1958)	10 October 2001	29 October 2006	5 years, 19 days	Minister of State	Khaleda III		Khaleda Zia
2		Sohel Taj (b. 1970)	6 January 2009	31 May 2009	145 days	Minister of State	Hasina II		Sheikh Hasina
3		Shamsul Hoque Tuku (b. 1948)	31 July 2009	12 January 2014	4 years, 165 days	Minister of State	Hasina II		Sheikh Hasina

References

^ "Ex Ministers". Public Security Division. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[Ex_Ministers-1] "Ex Ministers". Public Security Division. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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