Deputy Leader of Parliament (Bangladesh)

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Deputy Leader of Parliament
সংসদ উপনেতা
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Incumbent
Vacant
since  6 August 2024
Parliament of Bangladesh
Style The Honourable
(formal)
StatusDissolved
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
Reports to
Seat Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
AppointerAll MPs of the majority party
Term length 5 years
Constituting instrumentArticle 65 of Constitution of Bangladesh
Inaugural holder Syed Nazrul Islam
Formation12 January 1972(53 years ago) (1972-01-12)
Deputy Deputy Leader of the House

The Deputy Leader of Parliament is the deputy leader of the ruling party in the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The Deputy Leader is elected based on the majority support of the Members of Parliament. Syed Nazrul Islam was the first Deputy Leader of the Parliament of Bangladesh, and currently, the position is vacant. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The position of Deputy Leader holds the same rank as a Cabinet Minister. [5] [6]

List of Deputy Leaders of Parliament

Political parties
ParliamentName
(Date of birth)		ImageTermParty
1st Syed Nazrul Islam
(1925–1975)		 Sayed nazrul islam.jpg 7 April 197325 January 1975 Bangladesh Awami League
2nd Moudud Ahmed
(1940–2021)		 Moudud Ahmed (01) (headshot).jpg 15 April 197924 March 1982
(Removed from office)		 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
3rd Kazi Zafar Ahmed
(1939–2015)		 Kazi Zafar Ahmed.jpg 9 July 19866 December 1987 Jatiya Party (Ershad)
4th27 March 198812 August 1989
4th Shah Moazzem Hossain
(1939–2022)		12 August 19896 December 1990
5th A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
(1932–)		 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury.jpg 20 March 199124 November 1995 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
6th19 March 199630 March 1996
7th Zillur Rahman
(1929–2013)		Zillur Rahman in Neubrandenburg, Germany in 1973.jpg23 June 199615 July 2001 Bangladesh Awami League
8th A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
(1932–)		 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury.jpg 10 October 200114 November 2001 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
9th Zillur Rahman
(1929–2013)		Zillur Rahman in Neubrandenburg, Germany in 1973.jpg06 January 200912 February 2009 Bangladesh Awami League
9th Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury
(1935–2022)		 Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (1970).jpg 12 February 200924 January 2014
10th29 January 201430 January 2019
11th11 February 201911 September 2022
11th Matia Chowdhury
(1942–)		 Matia Chowdhury.jpg 12 January 20236 August 2024
12th

References

  1. ↑ "List of Honourable Members Elected to the 2nd Jatiya Sangsad" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad . Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Who will be the Deputy Leader of Parliament?". Jagonews24.com. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "List of Honourable Members Elected to the 3rd Jatiya Sangsad" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad . Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "List of Honourable Members Elected to the 4th Jatiya Sangsad" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad . Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "List of Honourable Members Elected to the 5th Jatiya Sangsad" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad . Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "List of Honourable Members Elected to the 8th Jatiya Sangsad" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad . Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018.
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