Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)

Minister of Finance
বাংলাদেশের অর্থমন্ত্রী
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Flag of Bangladesh
Incumbent Salehuddin Ahmed since 9 August 2024
Ministry of Finance
Style	The Honourable (official)
Status	Adviser
Member of	Advisory Council
Reports to	President 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 Chief Adviser's pleasures
Inaugural holder	Mansur Ali
Formation	14 April 1971
Website	mof.gov.bd

The Finance Minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Bangladesh. 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 finance ministers

Parties

  No party   Bangladesh Nationalist Party   Bangladesh Awami League   Jatiya Party

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Head of government
		M. Saifur Rahman	April 1980	May 1981		Ziaur Rahman (President)
		Abul Maal Abdul Muhith	27 March 1982	31 January 1984		Post abolished
		Hussain Muhammad Ershad	1 February 1984	27 March 1987
						Ataur Rahman Khan
						Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
		M. Syeduzzaman	March 1987	January 1988
		Wahidul Haq	January 1988	May 1988
						Moudud Ahmed
		Mohammad Abdul Munim	May 1988	September 1988
		Wahidul Haq	September 1988	May 1990
						Kazi Zafar Ahmed
		Mohammad Abdul Munim	May 1990	December 1990
		M. Saifur Rahman	March 1991	March 1996		Khaleda Zia
		Shah A M S Kibria	July 1996	July 2001		Sheikh Hasina
		M. Saifur Rahman	October 2001	October 2006		Khaleda Zia
		Abul Maal Abdul Muhith	6 January 2009	7 January 2019		Sheikh Hasina
		Mustafa Kamal	7 January 2019	10 January 2024
		Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali	11 January 2024	6 August 2024
			Salehuddin Ahmed	8 August 2024	Incumbent		Muhammad Yunus

References

• 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.