List of prime ministers of Bangladesh
This article lists the prime ministers of Bangladesh, and includes persons sworn into the office of Prime Minister of Bangladesh following the Proclamation of Independence and the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1971. Moreover it also lists the chief advisers of caretaker governments of Bangladesh, which is a position equivalent to that of the prime minister, and is sometimes colloquially referred to as the prime minister.[1]
Prime Minister's seal (left) and Prime Minister's flag (right)
- Top left: Tajuddin Ahmed became the first prime minister of Bangladesh under the Provisional Government of Bangladesh on 10 April 1971.
- Top right: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the first elected prime minister of Bangladesh on 7 March 1973.
- Bottom left: Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, was prime minister on 27 February 1991, 15 February 1996, and 1 October 2001.
- Bottom right: Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh, became prime minister on 12 June 1996, 29 December 2008, 5 January 2014, 30 December 2018, 7 January 2024.
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List of officeholders
[edit]There have been 10 prime ministers, 1 senior minister, 5 chief advisers, and 1 acting chief adviser of Bangladesh.
Note that prime ministers are numbered either bracketless or with ( ) brackets, and chief advisors are numbered using [ ] brackets. Acting officeholders are not numbered and instead denoted with —.[2]
- Political parties
Bangladesh Awami League (BAL)
- Other factions
- Status
Denotes acting prime minister
- Symbols
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Election | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) |
Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972) | ||||||||
| 1 | 
|
Tajuddin Ahmad (1925–1975) MP for Dhaka-20 |
— | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 270 days | AL | Mujib I |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present) | ||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) MP for Dhaka-12 |
1973 | 12 January 1972 | 16 March 1973 | 3 years, 13 days | AL | Mujib II |
| 16 March 1973 | 25 January 1975 | Mujib III | ||||||
| 3 | 
|
Muhammad Mansur Ali (1917–1975) MP for Pabna-1 |
— | 25 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 (Deposed in a coup) |
202 days | BaKSAL | Mujib IV |
| Post abolished (15 August 1975 – 29 June 1978) | ||||||||
|
— |
|
Mashiur Rahman (1924–1979) Senior Minister MP for Rangpur-1 |
— | 29 June 1978 | 12 March 1979[†] | 256 days | Jagodal / BNP |
Zia |
| Post vacant (12 March – 15 April 1979) | ||||||||
| 4 | 
|
Shah Azizur Rahman (1925–1988) MP for Kushtia-3 |
1979 | 15 April 1979 | 24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup) |
2 years, 343 days | BNP | Zia |
| Post abolished (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984) | ||||||||
| 5 | 
|
Ataur Rahman Khan (1905–1991) Not a MP |
— | 30 March 1984 | 1 January 1985[3] | 277 days | Janadal | Ershad |
| Post vacant (1 January 1985 – 9 July 1986) | ||||||||
| 6 | 
|
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006) MP for Chandpur-4 |
1986 | 9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | 1 year, 262 days | JP(E) | Ershad |
| 7 | .jpg)
|
Moudud Ahmed (1940–2021) MP for Noakhali-1 |
1988 | 27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | 1 year, 138 days | ||
| 8 | Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015) MP for Comilla-12 |
— | 12 August 1989 | 6 December 1990 (Fled on the president's resignation) |
1 year, 116 days | |||
| Post vacant (6 December 1990 – 20 March 1991) | ||||||||
| 9 | 
|
Khaleda Zia (born 1945) MP for Feni-1 |
1991 | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | BNP | Khaleda I |
| [1] | 
|
Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928–2014) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government |
— | 30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 85 days | Independent | Habibur |
| 10 | .jpg)
|
Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3 |
1996 (Jun) | 23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 22 days | AL | Hasina I |
| [2] | 
|
Latifur Rahman (1936–2017) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government |
— | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | Latifur |
| (9) | 
|
Khaleda Zia (born 1945) MP for Bogra-6 |
2001 | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | 5 years, 19 days | BNP (Four Party Alliance) |
Khaleda II |
| [3] | .jpg)
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Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government [a] |
— | 29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 74 days | Independent | Iajuddin |
| [—] | 
|
Fazlul Haque (1938–2023) Acting Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government |
— | 11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | 1 day | Independent | — |
| [4] | 
|
Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government |
— | 12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 360 days | Independent (with military support) |
Fakhruddin |
| (10) | .jpg)
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Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3 |
2008 2014 2018 2024 |
6 January 2009 | 5 August 2024 (Resigned) |
15 years, 212 days | AL (Grand Alliance) |
Hasina II-III-IV-V |
| Post vacant (5 – 8 August 2024) | ||||||||
| [5] | 
|
Muhammad Yunus (born 1940) Chief Adviser of Interim Government |
— | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | 104 days | Independent | Yunus |
Timeline
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See also
[edit]- Caretaker government of Bangladesh
- Chief Adviser
- Prime Minister of Bengal
- Politics of Bangladesh
- President of Bangladesh
- List of office-holders in the Government of Bangladesh
- Vice President of Bangladesh
- Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- List of international trips made by prime ministers of Bangladesh
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Q&A: Bangladesh's Leader Fakhruddin Ahmed". Time. 25 September 2008.
- ^ "A look back at caretaker governments throughout the years". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024.
- ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Khan, Ataur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
