Minister of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

People's Republic of Bangladesh Adviser of Home Affairs
বাংলাদেশের স্বরাষ্ট্র উপদেষ্টা
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
Incumbent Jahangir Alam Chowdhury since 16 August 2024
Ministry of Home Affairs
Style	The Honourable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Cabinet minister
Status	Adviser
Member of	Cabinet Advisory Council National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to	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 the chief adviser's pleasure
Formation	10 April 1971;54 years ago (10 April 1971)
First holder	Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman
Deputy	Khoda Baksh Chowdhury
Salary	৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	mha.gov.bd

The home minister of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was the first person appointed to this office by the then Mujibnagar government formed during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. ^[1]

List of Ministers, Advisers and State Ministers

Political parties

•    Bangladesh Awami League
•    BaKSAL
•    Bangladesh Nationalist Party
•    Jatiya Party
•    Independent politician

No.	Portrait		Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency	Term of office			Designation	Ministry	Prime Minister/ Chief Adviser
				From	To	Tenure
1			Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman (1926–1975) MP for Rajshahi	10 April 1971	11 January 1972	276 days	Minister	Mujib I		Tajuddin Ahmad
2			Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) MP for Gopalganj-3	11 January 1972	12 April 1972	92 days	Minister	Mujib II		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3			Abdul Mannan (1929–2005) MP for Dhaka	12 April 1972	16 January 1973	279 days	Minister
4			Abdul Malek Ukil (1924–1987) MP for Noakhali	16 January 1973	1 February 1974	1 year, 16 days	Minister	Mujib III
5			Muhammad Mansur Ali (1919–1975) MP for Sirajganj	1 February 1974	15 August 1975	1 year, 195 days	Prime Minister	Mujib IV		Muhammad Mansur Ali
6			Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918–1996)	15 August 1975	7 November 1975	84 days	Minister	Mostaq		Vacant
7			Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981)	7 November 1975	21 April 1977	2 years, 241 days	CMLA & Minister	Sayem		Mashiur Rahman (Acting)
				21 April 1977	6 July 1978			Zia		Shah Azizur Rahman
8			A S M Mustafizur Rahman (1934–1996) MP for Khulna-2	6 July 1978	27 November 1981	3 years, 144 days	Minister
9			M. A. Matin (1932–2012) MP for Pabna-5	27 November 1981	24 March 1982	117 days	Minister	Sattar
10			Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019)	24 March 1982	17 July 1982	115 days	CMLA & Minister	Ershad		Vacant
11			Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury MP for Faridpur-3	17 July 1982	19 July 1983	1 year, 2 days	Minister
12			Abdul Mannan Siddique (?–2000)	19 July 1983	17 February 1986	2 years, 213 days	Minister			Ataur Rahman Khan
13			Mahmudul Hasan	17 February 1986	1 December 1986	287 days	Minister			Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
14			M. A. Matin MP for Pabna-5	1 December 1986	21 March 1989	2 years, 110 days	Minister
15			Mahmudul Hasan	21 March 1989	6 December 1990	1 year, 260 days	Minister			Moudud Ahmed
16			Khaleda Zia (born 1945) MP for Bogra-6	7 April 1991	19 September 1991	165 days	Prime Minister	Khaleda I		Khaleda Zia
17			Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1944–2012) MP for Narayanganj-1	19 September 1991	19 March 1996	4 years, 182 days	Minister
18			Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (b. 1946) MP for Comilla-2	19 March 1996	30 March 1996	11 days	Minister	Khaleda II
19			Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928–2010)	30 March 1996	24 June 1996	86 days	Chief Adviser	Habibur		Muhammad Habibur Rahman
20			Rafiqul Islam (b. 1943) MP for Chandpur-5	24 June 1996	2 March 1999	2 years, 251 days	Minister	Hasina I		Sheikh Hasina
21			Mohammed Nasim (1948–2020) MP for Sirajganj-2	2 March 1999	16 July 2001	2 years, 136 days	Minister
22			Latifur Rahman (1939–2012)	16 July 2001	11 October 2001	87 days	Chief Adviser	Latifur		Latifur Rahman
23			Altaf Hossain Chowdhury (b. 1947) MP for Patuakhali-1	11 October 2001	26 March 2004	2 years, 167 days	Minister	Khaleda III		Khaleda Zia
24			Iajuddin Ahmed (1931 – 2012)	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	74 days	President & Chief Adviser	Iajuddin		Iajuddin Ahmed
25			M. A. Matin (born ?)	16 January 2008	6 January 2009	356 days	Adviser	Fakhruddin		Fakhruddin Ahmed
26			Sahara Khatun (1943 – 2020) MP for Dhaka-18	7 January 2009	17 September 2012	3 years, 254 days	Minister	Hasina II		Sheikh Hasina
27			Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir (b. 1942) MP for Chandpur-1	18 September 2012	21 November 2013	1 year, 64 days	Minister
28			Sheikh Hasina (b. 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3	21 November 2013	14 July 2015	1 year, 235 days	Prime Minister	Hasina III
29			Asaduzzaman Khan (b. 1950) MP for Dhaka-12	15 July 2015	6 August 2024	9 years, 22 days	Minister	Hasina III
								Hasina IV
								Hasina V
30			M. Sakhawat Hossain (b. 1948)	9 August 2024	16 August 2024	7 days	Adviser	Yunus		Muhammad Yunus
31			Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (b. 1953)	16 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 31 days	Adviser

State Ministers

No.	Portrait		Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency	Term of office			Designation	Ministry	Prime Minister
				From	To	Tenure
1			Lutfozzaman Babar (b. 1958)	10 October 2001	29 October 2006	5 years, 19 days	Minister of State	Khaleda III		Khaleda Zia
2			Sohel Taj (b. 1970)	6 January 2009	31 May 2009	145 days	Minister of State	Hasina II		Sheikh Hasina
3			Shamsul Hoque Tuku (b. 1948)	31 July 2009	12 January 2014	4 years, 165 days	Minister of State

References

1. "Ex Ministers". Public Security Division. Retrieved 23 June 2020.