Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)

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Minister of Finance
বাংলাদেশের অর্থমন্ত্রী
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Salehuddin Ahmed adviser for the Yunus Interim Government.jpg
Incumbent
Salehuddin Ahmed
since 9 August 2024
Ministry of Finance
Style The Honourable (official)
StatusAdviser
Member of
Reports to Flag of the President of Bangladesh.svg President
Standard of the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh.svg Chief Adviser
Seat Bangladesh Secretariat
Nominator Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Appointer President of Bangladesh
on the advice of the Chief Adviser
Term length Interim or
Chief Adviser's pleasures
Inaugural holder Mansur Ali
Formation14 April 1971
Website mof.gov.bd

The Finance Minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Bangladesh. [1] It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet and the Finance Minister must deal with all the other departments and plays an important role in deciding the funding levels for each.

The Finance Minister is responsible each year for presenting the government's budget.

List of finance ministers

Parties

   No party    Bangladesh Nationalist Party    Bangladesh Awami League    Jatiya Party

No.PortraitNameTook officeLeft office Head of government
M. Saifur Rahman April 1980May 1981 Ziaur Rahman (President)
Finance Minister of Bangladesh Abul Maal Abdul Muhith.jpg Abul Maal Abdul Muhith 27 March 198231 January 1984Post abolished
Hussain M. Ershad - 2.JPG Hussain Muhammad Ershad 1 February 198427 March 1987
Ataur Rahman Khan
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
M. Syeduzzaman March 1987January 1988
Wahidul Haq January 1988May 1988
Moudud Ahmed
Mohammad Abdul Munim May 1988September 1988
Wahidul Haq September 1988May 1990
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Mohammad Abdul Munim May 1990December 1990
M. Saifur Rahman March 1991March 1996 Khaleda Zia
Shah A M S Kibria July 1996July 2001 Sheikh Hasina
M. Saifur Rahman October 2001October 2006 Khaleda Zia
Finance Minister of Bangladesh Abul Maal Abdul Muhith.jpg Abul Maal Abdul Muhith 6 January 20097 January 2019 Sheikh Hasina
Mustafa Kamal at ORACLE Office Launching Ceremony 2020.jpg Mustafa Kamal 7 January 201910 January 2024
Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali - 2018 (29993917937) (cropped).jpg Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali 11 January 2024incumbent Sheikh Hasina

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References

  1. Administrator. "Finance Minister". mof.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2013.