Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)

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.

People's Republic of Bangladesh Adviser of Finance
বাংলাদেশের অর্থ উপদেষ্টা
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
Incumbent Salehuddin Ahmed since 9 August 2024
Ministry of Finance
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
Inaugural holder	Mansur Ali
Formation	14 April 1971; 54 years ago (14 April 1971)
Salary	৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	mof.gov.bd

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.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Head of government
		Tajuddin Ahmad	13 April 1972	16 March 1973		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	16 March 1973	15 August 1975		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
		Muhammad Yusuf Ali	20 August 1975	9 November 1975		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
		Ziaur Rahman	10 November 1975	14 April 1979		Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Ziaur Rahman
		Mirza Nurul Huda	15 April 1979	24 April 1980		Ziaur Rahman
		M. Saifur Rahman	25 April 1980	11 January 1982		Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar
		Fasihuddin Mahtab	12 January 1982	26 March 1982		Abdus Sattar
		Abul Maal Abdul Muhith	31 March 1982	9 January 1984		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
		M Syeduzzaman	9 January 1984	26 December 1987		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
		A. K. Khandker	28 December 1987	22 March 1990		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
		Mohammad Abdul Munim	22 March 1990	6 December 1990		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
		Mahmoud Kafil Uddin	10 December 1990	27 December 1990		Shahabuddin Ahmed
		Rehman Sobhan	27 December 1990	27 December 1990		Shahabuddin Ahmed
		M. Saifur Rahman	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		Khaleda Zia
		Wahiduddin Mahmud	30 March 1996	23 June 1996		Muhammad Habibur Rahman
		Shah A M S Kibria	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		Sheikh Hasina
		M Hafizuddin Khan	16 July 2001	10 October 2001		Latifur Rahman
		M. Saifur Rahman	10 October 2001	28 October 2006		Khaleda Zia
		Akbar Ali Khan	31 October 2006	12 December 2006		Iajuddin Ahmed
		Shoeb Ahmed	13 December 2006	11 January 2007		Iajuddin Ahmed
		A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam	14 January 2007	6 January 2009		Fakhruddin Ahmed
		Abul Maal Abdul Muhith	6 January 2009	7 January 2019		Sheikh Hasina
		Mustafa Kamal	7 January 2019	10 January 2024
		Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali	11 January 2024	6 August 2024
		Salehuddin Ahmed	8 August 2024	Incumbent		Muhammad Yunus