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 Ministry of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| Date formed | 15 April 1979 |
| Date dissolved | 24 March 1982 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar |
| Head of government | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1979 |
Azizur Rahman ministry was created from 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982.[1] The cabinet served under President Ziaur Rahman till the assassination of Ziaur Rahman.[2]
Cabinet
editThis table lists those ministers who held Cabinet membership in the ministry.[3] Many retained roles they held in Ziaur Rahman's first cabinet or his earlier councils of advisors and these are marked in situ with the date of their original appointment. For new appointments, their predecessor's name is given.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Notes and citations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Shah Azizur Rahman | BNP | succeeded Senior Minister Mashiur Rahman; Azizur Rahman was also the Minister of Education; Azizur Rahman was previously Minister of Labour and Industrial Welfare | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | BNP | resigned mid-1979; Chowdhury was also the Minister of Health and Family Planning; Chowdhury was previously Minister of Health and Population Control | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Moudud Ahmed | BNP | dismissed 2 January 1980; Ahmed was also the Minister of Power, Flood Control and Water Resources | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jamal Uddin Ahmad | BNP | from 25 April 1980; Ahmad was also the Minister of Industries | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | S. A. Bari | BNP | from 25 April 1980; Bari was also the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Nurul Islam Shishu | BNP | succeeded Azizul Haque | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | Mohammed Abdul Matin | ML | succeeded Kazi Anwarul Haque; until late 1979 | |
| Kazi Anwarul Haque | BNP | succeeded Mohammed Abdul Matin; from late 1979 | ||
| KM Obaidur Rahman | BNP | succeeded Kazi Anwarul Haque; from 25 April 1980 | ||
| Minister of Commerce | Mohammad Saifur Rahman | BNP | in situ – appointed 21 April 1977 | |
| Minister of Cultural Affairs, Religious Affairs and Sports | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978 | |
| Minister of Education | Shah Azizur Rahman | BNP | succeeded Abdul Baten; Azizur Rahman was also the Prime Minister; Azizur Rahman was previously Minister of Labour and Industrial Welfare | |
| Minister in Charge of the Establishment Division | Majid-ul-Haq | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978 | |
| Minister of Finance and External Resources | Mirza Nurul Huda | succeeded Ziaur Rahman; until 24 April 1980; Huda was previously Minister of Planning | ||
| Minister of Finance | Mohammad Saifur Rahman | BNP | succeeded Mirza Nurul Huda; from 25 April 1980; was previously Minister of Commerce | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | KM Obaidur Rahman | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978; (((reshuffled on 25 April 1980))) | |
| S. A. Bari | BNP | from 25 April 1980 | ||
| Minister of Food | Abdul Momen Khan | BNP | in situ – appointed 12 October 1977 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Muhammad Shamsul Huq | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978 | ||
| Minister of Health and Family Planning | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | BNP | resigned mid-1979; Chowdhury was also Deputy Prime Minister; Chowdhury was previously Minister of Health and Population Control | |
| Minister of Health and Population Control | Mohammed Abdul Matin | BNP | from 25 April 1980 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978 | |
| Minister of Industries | Jamal Uddin Ahmad | BNP | in situ – appointed 10 July 1977 | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Habib Ullah Khan | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978; (((reshuffled to June 25 April 1980))) | |
| Shamsul Huda Chowdhury | BNP | succeeded Habib Ullah Khan; from 25 April 1980 | ||
| Minister of Jute | Abdur Rahman Biswas | BNP | succeeded SM Shafiul Azam; until 24 April 1980 | |
| Habib Ullah Khan | BNP | succeeded Abdur Rahman Biswas; from 25 April 1980 | ||
| Minister of Labour and Industrial Welfare | Md. Reazuddin Ahmed | BNP | from late 1979 | |
| Minister of Land Administration and Land Reforms | Mohammad Abdul Haque | Ind. | succeeded Mirza Ghulam Hafiz; until 24 April 1980 | |
| Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives | Abdul Haleem Chowdhury | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978 | |
| Minister of Manpower Development and Social Welfare | S. A. Bari | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978 | |
| Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | Akbar Hossain | BNP | in situ – appointed 19 October 1978 | |
| Minister of Planning | Fashiuddin Mahtab | BNP | succeeded Mirza Nurul Huda; Mahtab was previously a Minister of State | |
| Minister of Ports, Shipping and Inland Water Transport | Nurul Huq | in situ – appointed 9 December 1977 | ||
| Minister of Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones | AKM Maidul Islam | BNP | succeeded Moudud Ahmed | |
| Minister of Power, Water Resources and Flood Control | Moudud Ahmed | BNP | succeeded BM Abbas; dismissed 2 January 1980; Ahmed was also Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Kazi Anwarul Haque | BNP | succeeded Moudud Ahmed from 2 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Public Works and Urban Development | Abdur Rahman | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978 | |
| Minister of Railways, Roads, Highways and Road Transport | Abdul Alim | succeeded Mashiur Rahman; Alim was previously Minister of Textiles | ||
| Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation | Emran Ali Sarkar | BNP | succeeded Rasaraj Mandal | |
| Minister of Religious Affairs | Abdur Rahman | BNP | from 25 April 1980 | |
| Minister of Textiles | M. Mansur Ali | BNP | succeeded Abdul Alim; until 5 April 1981 | |
| Minister of Youth Development | Khondakar Abdul Hamid | BNP | until 24 April 1980 | |
| Minister of Women's Affairs | Amina Rahman | BNP | in situ – appointed 29 June 1978; until 24 April 1980 | |
List of Cabinet Ministers
edit| No. | Image | Name | Status | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shah Azizur Rahman | Prime Minister[1] | 15 April 1979 | |
| 2 | Jamal Uddin Ahmad | Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Minister of Education | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 | |
| 3 | S. A. Bari | Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Minister of Industries | ||
| 4 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq | Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
| 5 | Abdul Momen Khan | Minister of Food | ||
| 6 | M Majidul Huq | Minister of Establishment | ||
| 7 | Abdul Halim Chowdhury | Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative | ||
| 8 | Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman | Ministry of Home Affairs | ||
| 9 | Saifur Rahman | Minister of Finance | ||
| 10 | Kazi Anwarul Haque | Minister of Power, Flood control, & Water resources | ||
| 11 | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | Minister of Information and Broadcasting | ||
| 12 | Nurul Huq | Minister of Ports and Shipping | ||
| 13 | Nurul Islam Shishu | Minister of Agriculture and Forests | ||
| 14 | KM Obaidur Rahman | Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | ||
| 15 | Abdul Alim | Minister of Railway, Roads, and Highway | ||
| 16 | Habib Ullah Khan | Minister of Jute | ||
| 17 | Abdur Rahman Biswas | Minister of Religious Affairs | ||
| 18 | Akbar Hossain | Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | ||
| 19 | Fashiuddin Mahtab | Minister of Planning | ||
| 20 | M. A. Matin | Minister of Youth Development | ||
| 21 | Emran Ali Sarkar | Minister of relief and Rehabilitation | ||
| 22 | AKM Maidul Islam | Minister of Post, Telephone, and Telegraph | ||
| 23 | Md. Reazuddin Ahmed | Minister of Labour and Labour Welfare | ||
| 24 | Muhammad Yusuf Ali | Minister of Textiles |
State Ministers
edit| No. | Image | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Baten | State Minister of Education | |
| 2 | Abu Ahmad Fazlul Karim | Minister of Population Control | |
| 3 | R. A. Ghani | State Minister of Science and Technology | |
| 4 | Iqbal Hasan Mahmud | State Minister of Agriculture and Forests | |
| 5 | Sunil Kumar Gupta | State Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | |
| 6 | Dr. Abul Quasem | State Minister for Youth Development | |
| 7 | Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury | State Minister of Food | |
| 8 | Taslima Abed | State Minister of Women Affairs | |
| 9 | Mohammad Ismail | State Minister of Land Administration and Land Reforms | |
| 10 | Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky | State Minister of Commerce | |
| 12 | L. K. Siddiqi | State Minister of Power, State Minister of Water Resources & Flood Control | |
| 13 | Aftabuzzaman | State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| 14 | Sirajul Haque Montu | State Minister of Textiles | |
| 15 | Amirul Islam Kamal | State Minister of Culture and Sports | |
| 16 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | State Minister of Public Works and Urban Development | |
| 17 | Abdus Salam Talukder | State Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| 18 | Syed Mahibul Hasan | State Minister of Human Resources Development and Social Welfare |
Deputy Ministers
edit| No. | Image | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Begum Kamrun Nahar Jafar | Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative | |
| 2 | Professor Abdus Salam | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | |
| 3 | Jafar Imam | Deputy Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation | |
| 4 | Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | Deputy Minister of Food | |
| 5 | Mabud Fatema Kabir | Deputy Minister of Health and Population Control |
References
edit- ^ a b Mahfuz Ullah (2016). President Zia of Bangladesh : a political biography. Dhaka: Adorn Publication. pp. 457–458. ISBN 978-984-20-0492-6. OCLC 956502101.
- ^ "Ziaur Rahman | president of Bangladesh | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Zafarullah, Habib, ed. (1996). The Zia Episode in Bangladesh Politics. New Delhi: South Asian Publishers. pp. 180–188. ISBN 81-7003-191-5.
