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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]
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 | .jpg)
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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) |
— | 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 | 15 February 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | BNP | Khaleda I |
| 1996 (Feb) | 15 February 1996 | 30 March 1996 | ||||||
| [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) | .jpg)
|
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) | 
|
Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3 |
2008 | 6 January 2009 | 12 January 2014 | 15 years, 212 days | AL (Grand Alliance) |
Hasina II |
| 2014 | 12 January 2014 | 7 January 2019 | Hasina III | |||||
| 2018 | 7 January 2019 | 11 January 2024 | Hasina IV | |||||
| 2024 | 11 January 2024 | 5 August 2024 (Resigned) |
Hasina V | |||||
| Post vacant (5 – 8 August 2024) | ||||||||
| [5] | 
|
Muhammad Yunus (born 1940) Chief Adviser of Interim Government |
— | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | 85 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
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.
