List of mayors of Barisal

Mayor of Barisal
Incumbent Vacant since 19 August 2024
Barishal City Corporation
Style	Honourable (formal)
Type	Council Leader
Reports to	Barishal City Corporation
Seat	Nagar Bhaban, Barisal
Appointer	Electorate of Barisal
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	The City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holder	Ahsan Habib Kamal
Formation	25 July 2002;22 years ago (2002-07-25)
Salary	৳ 85,000 Monthly (US$ 999)
Website	barishalcity.gov.bd

The Mayor of the Barisal City is the highest ranking official of the Barishal City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Barisal city.

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 30 wards of Barisal City ^{[ citation needed ]}

List of officeholders

Political parties

•    Bangladesh Awami League
•    Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Status

  Acting Mayor and Administrator

	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office		Tenure	Party	Reference
		Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022)	–	25 July 2002	14 July 2003	354 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[1] [2]
		Mujibur Rahman Sarwar	2003	24 April 2003	21 April 2007	3 years, 362 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[2] [3]
		Awlad Hossain Dilu	–	22 July 2007	11 September 2008	1 year, 51 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[4] [5]
		Shawkat Hossain Hiron	2008	11 September 2008	15 June 2013	4 years, 277 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[5] [6]
		Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022)	2013	15 June 2013	8 October 2018	5 years, 115 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[6] [7]
		Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah	2018	31 October 2018	9 November 2023	6 years, 105 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[8]
		Abul Khair Abdullah	2023	14 November 2023	19 August 2024	279 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[9]
		Md. Shaukat Ali (Administrator)	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	178 days	Independent

Elections

Election result 2018

Barisal Mayoral Election 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah	1,09,803
	BNP	Mujibur Rahman Sarwar	13,041
Majority			96,762
Turnout			1,39,151
Registered electors			2,41,959
	AL gain from BNP

Election result 2013

Barisal Mayoral Election 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ahsan Habib Kamal	82,751
	AL	Shawkat Hossain Hiron	66,741
Majority			16,010
Turnout			1,49,492
Registered electors			2,11,257
	BNP gain from AL

References

1. Palit, Tapan (2012). "Barisal City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
2. "Picking Mayors". The Daily Star. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
3. "BCC's activities being hampered in absence of mayor, fund crisis". The Financial Express. Dhaka. UNB. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
4. "BCC disowns 'arbitrary' decisions of Mayor Sarwar". The Daily Star. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
5. "City mayors sworn in". Bangladesh News. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. "PM administers oath to four city mayors". The Financial Express. Dhaka. UNB. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
7. "Barisal mayor takes office". The Daily Star. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
8. "New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". Dhaka Tribune. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
9. "অব্যাহতি নিচ্ছেন মেয়র সাদিক, দেখা হচ্ছে না চাচা-ভাতিজার". Dhaka Post. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.