Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism

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Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg
Incumbent
Faruk Khan
since 2024
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer President
Term length 5 years
Website mocat.gov.bd

The Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the Government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. In September 1962, a department called Biman Paribahan was formed. A separate ministry, the Ministry of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Tourism, was later formed, but in January 1986, the ministry was transformed into a division of the Ministry of Communications. In December 1986, a ministry called the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was created. [1]

On 24 March 1972, it was transformed into a single division under the Ministry of Defense. On 8 July 1986, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was re-established as an independent ministry. Listed here are all the ministers, advisors, state ministers and deputy ministers. [2]

Office holders

No.ImageNamePostStartEnd
1 Shah Moazzem Hossain State Minister20 August 19759 November 1975
2 Muhammad Ghulam Tawab DMLA9 November 19751 May 1976
3 Khademul Bashar Chief of Air Staff 3 May 19765 September 1976
4 Abdul Gafoor Mahmud Chief of Air Staff 6 September 19763 July 1978
5 Kazi Anwarul Haque Minister4 July 197814 July 1979
6 M.A. Matin Minister15 July 197922 August 1979
7 Kazi Anwarul Haque Minister23 August 197924 April 1980
8 KM Obaidur Rahman Minister25 April 198026 November 1981
9 AKM Maidul Islam Minister27 November 198118 January 1985
10 A. R. Yusuf Minister19 January 198511 October 1985
11 Shafiqul Gani Swapan State Minister12 October 198522 October 1986
12 Shafiqul Gani Swapan Minister23 October 198629 November 1986
13 A Sattar State Minister30 November 198626 March 1988
14 A Sattar Minister27 March 19889 December 1988
15 Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu Minister10 December 198819 June 1989
16 Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu Minister20 June 198918 July 1989
17 HMA Gaffar Minister19 July 19899 October 1990
18 Rafiqul Islam Advisor10 October 199019 March 1991
19 Abdul Mannan State Minister20 March 19919 January 1995
2010 January 199519 August 1995
21 Syed Manzur Elahi Advisor20 August 199522 June 1996
22 Sheikh Hasina Advisor23 June 199628 January 1997
23 Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir State Minister29 January 199730 December 1997
24 Mosharraf Hossain Minister31 December 199715 July 2001
25 Sayed Ashraful Islam State Minister6 January 200115 July 2001
26 Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Advisor16 July 200110 October 2001
27 Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin State Minister11 October 200117 November 2005
28 Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.jpg Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir State Minister18 November 200527 October 2006
29 M. Azizul Haq Advisor31 October 200611 January 2007
30 M. A. Matin Advisor14 January 200710 January 2008
31 Mahbub Jamil Special Assistant21 January 20086 January 2009
32 GM Quader 2023.png GM Quader Minister7 January 20097 December 2011
33 Colonel Faruk Khan.JPG Faruk Khan Minister7 December 201121 November 2013
34 A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader.jpg A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader Minister24 November 201312 January 2014
35 Rashed Khan Menon (01).jpg Rashed Khan Menon Minister12 January 20143 January 2018
36 A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal Minister3 January 20186 January 2019
37 Md. Mahbub Ali State Minister7 January 201911 January 2024
38 Colonel Faruk Khan.JPG Faruk Khan Minister11 January 2024incumbent

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References

  1. "State Minister". Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Former Minister / State Minister / Advisers". Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Retrieved 27 June 2020.