Minister of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

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People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser of Home Affairs
বাংলাদেশের স্বরাষ্ট্র উপদেষ্টা
Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury adviser for the Yunus interim government.jpg
since 16 August 2024
Style
Type Cabinet minister
Status Adviser
Member of
Reports to Standard of the Chief Adviser 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 the
chief adviser's pleasure
Formation10 April 1971;54 years ago (10 April 1971)
First holder Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman
Deputy Khoda Baksh Chowdhury
Salary245000 (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
No.PortraitOfficeholder
(birth–death)
Constituency
Term of officeDesignationMinistryPrime Minister/
Chief Adviser
FromToTenure
1 A h m kamarujjaman.jpg 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 in 1950.jpg Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(1920–1975)
MP for Gopalganj-3
11 January
1972
12 April
1972
92 daysMinister Mujib II Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3 No image.png Abdul Mannan
(1929–2005)
MP for Dhaka
12 April
1972
16 January
1973
279 daysMinister
4 No image.png Abdul Malek Ukil
(1924–1987)
MP for Noakhali
16 January
1973
1 February
1974
1 year, 16 daysMinister Mujib III
5 Monsur ali.jpg 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 Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmad.png Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
(1918–1996)
15 August
1975
7 November
1975
84 daysMinister Mostaq Vacant
7 Ziaur Rahman 1979.jpg 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 No image.png A S M Mustafizur Rahman
(1934–1996)
MP for Khulna-2
6 July
1978
27 November
1981
3 years, 144 daysMinister
9 No image.png M. A. Matin
(1932–2012)
MP for Pabna-5
27 November
1981
24 March
1982
117 daysMinister Sattar
10 Hussain M. Ershad-2.jpg Hussain Muhammad Ershad
(1930–2019)
24 March
1982
17 July
1982
115 daysCMLA & Minister Ershad Vacant
11 No image.png Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury
MP for Faridpur-3
17 July
1982
19 July
1983
1 year, 2 daysMinister
12 No image.png Abdul Mannan Siddique
(?–2000)
19 July
1983
17 February
1986
2 years, 213 daysMinister Ataur Rahman Khan
13 No image.png Mahmudul Hasan 17 February
1986
1 December
1986
287 daysMinister Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
14 No image.png M. A. Matin
MP for Pabna-5
1 December
1986
21 March
1989
2 years, 110 daysMinister
15 No image.png Mahmudul Hasan 21 March
1989
6 December
1990
1 year, 260 daysMinister Moudud Ahmed
16 Khaleda Zia former Prime Minister of Bangladesh cropped.jpg Khaleda Zia
(born 1945)
MP for Bogra-6
7 April
1991
19 September
1991
165 daysPrime Minister Khaleda I Khaleda Zia
17 No image.png Abdul Matin Chowdhury
(1944–2012)
MP for Narayanganj-1
19 September
1991
19 March
1996
4 years, 182 daysMinister
18 Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.jpg Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
(b. 1946)
MP for Comilla-2
19 March
1996
30 March
1996
11 daysMinister Khaleda II
19 Habibur Rahman.jpg Muhammad Habibur Rahman
(1928–2010)
30 March
1996
24 June
1996
86 days Chief Adviser Habibur Muhammad Habibur Rahman
20 Rafiqul Islam, Bangladeshi politician.jpg Rafiqul Islam
(b. 1943)
MP for Chandpur-5
24 June
1996
2 March
1999
2 years, 251 daysMinister Hasina I Sheikh Hasina
21 Mohammed Nasim Rashtrapati Bhavan 2016.jpg Mohammed Nasim
(1948–2020)
MP for Sirajganj-2
2 March
1999
16 July
2001
2 years, 136 daysMinister
22 No image.png Latifur Rahman
(1939–2012)
16 July
2001
11 October
2001
87 daysChief Adviser Latifur Latifur Rahman
23 No image.png Altaf Hossain Chowdhury
(b. 1947)
MP for Patuakhali-1
11 October
2001
26 March
2004
2 years, 167 daysMinister Khaleda III Khaleda Zia
24 Iajuddin Ahmed at Zia International Airport in Dhaka (cropped).jpg Iajuddin Ahmed
(1931 – 2012)
29 October
2006
11 January
2007
74 days President &
Chief Adviser
Iajuddin Iajuddin Ahmed
25 No image.png M. A. Matin
(born ?)
16 January
2008
6 January
2009
356 days Adviser Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed
26 Sahara Khatun in New Delhi on 24 February 2012.jpg Sahara Khatun
(1943 – 2020)
MP for Dhaka-18
7 January
2009
17 September
2012
3 years, 254 daysMinister Hasina II Sheikh Hasina
27 Alamgir mohiuddin Khan.jpg Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir
(b. 1942)
MP for Chandpur-1
18 September
2012
21 November
2013
1 year, 64 daysMinister
28 Sheikh Hasina, Honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh (cropped).jpg Sheikh Hasina
(b. 1947)
MP for Gopalganj-3
21 November
2013
14 July
2015
1 year, 235 daysPrime Minister Hasina III
29 Asaduzzaman Khan kamal.jpeg Asaduzzaman Khan
(b. 1950)
MP for Dhaka-12
15 July
2015
6 August
2024
9 years, 22 daysMinister Hasina III
Hasina IV
Hasina V
30 M Sakhawat Hossain (6) (cropped).jpg M. Sakhawat Hossain
(b. 1948)
9 August
2024
16 August
2024
7 daysAdviser Yunus Muhammad Yunus
31 Director General, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Major General Md. Jahangir Alam Choudhury.jpg Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
(b. 1953)
16 August
2024
Incumbent1 year, 31 daysAdviser

State Ministers

No.PortraitOfficeholder
(birth–death)
Constituency
Term of officeDesignationMinistryPrime Minister
FromToTenure
1 lu[?]phujjaamaan baabr (6 aagstt 2005).jpeg Lutfozzaman Babar
(b. 1958)
10 October
2001
29 October
2006
5 years, 19 daysMinister of State Khaleda III Khaleda Zia
2 TanjimSohelTaj.jpg Sohel Taj
(b. 1970)
6 January
2009
31 May
2009
145 daysMinister of State Hasina II Sheikh Hasina
3 Shamsul Hoque Tuku in 2012.jpg Shamsul Hoque Tuku
(b. 1948)
31 July
2009
12 January
2014
4 years, 165 daysMinister of State

References

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