Ziaur Rahman ministry | |
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| 2nd Council of Advisers and 8th Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| 29 June 1978 – 20 November 1981 | |
| President Ziaur Rahman | |
| Date formed | 29 June 1978 |
| Date dissolved | 27 November 1981 |
| People and organisations | |
| President |
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| President's history |
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| Vice-President | Abdus Sattar |
| Member party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Status in legislature | Single-party majority |
| Opposition party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Opposition leader | Asaduzzaman Khan |
| History | |
| Elections | |
| Outgoing election | 1981 (presidential) |
| Legislature terms | 2nd Jatiya Sangsad |
| Predecessor | Sayem |
| Successor | Sattar |
The Ziaur Rahman ministry was the second democratically elected Council of Ministers of Bangladesh, during the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad. It was initially formed with members of a provisional council of ministers on 29 June 1978, [1] and with members elected to the reconvened parliament the following year on 15 April, [2] a few days after the martial law promulgated since the August 1975 coup was finally withdrawn following a general election in February 1979. The ministry served under the directly elected President Ziaur Rahman and, after his assassination, his acting president Abdus Sattar. [3] It was dissolved by Sattar after he won the snap 1981 presidential election in November and declared a new council of ministers. [4]
The following lists the president(s), the vice-president(s) and the special assistant(s) to the president: [1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
President, CMLA (until 1979) and also in-charge of꞉
| 12 June 1978 | 30 May 1981 (assassinated) | |
Abdus Sattar (acting) | 30 May 1981 | 20 November 1981 | |
| Vice-president and also in-charge of Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs | 29 June 1978 | 20 November 1981 | |
| Assistant to the President | 9 November 1978 | 30 July 1979 |
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Minister (acting Prime Minister) Minister of Railways, Roads, Bridges and Road Transport | 29 June 1978 | 12 March 1979 (died in office) | |
| Minister of Planning Minister of Commerce | 29 June 1978 | 15 April 1979 | |
| Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | 29 June 1978 | 15 April 1979 |
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Adviser to the President on Tribal Affairs | 19 September 1980 | 27 November 1981 |
| Image | Name | Position | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Begum Kamrun Nahar Jafar | Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative | |||
| Professor Abdus Salam | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | 24 November 1979 | 27 November 1981 | |
| Zafar Imam | Deputy Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation | 25 April 1980 | 27 November 1981 | |
| Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | Deputy Minister of Food | |||
| Mabud Fatema Kabir | Deputy Minister of Health and Population Control | 15 April 1979 | 30 May 1981 |
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adviser for Civil Aviation and Tourism | 6 April 1979 | 15 April 1979 | |
| Deputy adviser for Agriculture and Forest | 6 April 1979 | 15 April 1979 | |
| Adviser for Jute | 15 April 1979 | 27 November 1981 | |
| Adviser for Finance | 24 April 1980 | 24 November 1981 |