List of office-holders in the Government of Bangladesh

This is a list of current office holders in various fields of the Government of Bangladesh.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left)
and
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus (right)

The President of Bangladesh is the Head of State of Bangladesh. Since 1991, Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy. This makes the President a mostly ceremonial post elected by the parliament.^[1] The President lives at the Bangabhaban Palace which is his office and home.

East India Company governors in Bengal

Governors of British East India Company in Bengal (1757–1793)

• Robert Clive 1757 – 1760
• Henry Vansittart 1760 – 1764
• Robert Clive (again) 1765 – 1766
• Harry Verelst 1767 – 1769
• John Cartier 1769 – 1772
• Warren Hastings 1772 – 1773 see below

As per the treaty of Allahabad in 1765, the British East India Company (BEIC) was given the right to collect revenue (Diwani right). From 1769, the company collected revenue from Bengal.

Governor-Generals of British East India Company in Bengal - Dual government (1773-1774)

Following the Regulating Act of 1773, the Governor of Bengal was officially called Governor-General of Fort William.

• Warren Hastings 1773 see above – 1774
• Charles Cornwallis 1786 – 1793

Governor-Generals of British East India Company in Bengal (1793–1854)

In 1793, the British East India Company abolished Nizamat, i.e. local rule by Mughal emperor- appointed Nawabs and annexed Bengal.

• Sir John Shore 1793 - 1798
• Richard Wellesley 1798 – 1805
• Charles Cornwallis 1805 – 1805
• Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet 1805 - 1807
• Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto 1807 - 1813
• Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings 1813 - 1823
• John Adam 1823 - 1823
• William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst 1823 - 1828
• William Butterworth Bayley 1828 - 1828
• Lord William Bentinck 1828 - 1833

Governor-Generals of British East India Company (1833-1858)

As per Charter Act of 1833, the Governor-General of Bengal would be called Governor-General of India

• Lord William Bentinck 1833 - 1835
• Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe 1835 - 1836
• George Eden 1836 - 1842
• Edward Law 1842 - 1844
• William Bird 1844 - 1844
• Henry Hardinge 1844 - 1848
• James Broun-Ramsay 1848 – 1856
• The Viscount Canning 1856 - 1858

British Raj Period

With the establishment of the Empire of India in 1858, the position of Governor-General was replaced with Governor-General and Viceroy of India. Calcutta, the capital of Bengal also became the capital of India. As a result, the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal was established to look after provincial matters.

Lieutenant-Governors (1858–1912)

Lieutenant Governors of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
#	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Appointee
1	Frederick James Halliday		1854	1859	The Marquess of Dalhousie
2	John Peter Grant		1859	1862	The Earl Canning
3	Cecil Beadon		1862	1866
4	William Grey		1867	1870	Sir John Lawrence, Bt
5	George Campbell		1870	1874	The Earl of Mayo
6	Sir Richard Temple Hart		1874	1877	The Lord Northbrook
7	Sir Ashley Eden		1877	1882
8	Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson		1882	1887	The Marquess of Ripon
9	Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley		1887	1890	The Earl of Dufferin
10	Sir Charles Alfred Elliott		1890	1893	The Marquess of Lansdowne
11	Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell		1893	1895
12	Sir Alexander Mackenzie		1895	1897	The Earl of Elgin
13	Sir Charles Cecil Stevens		1897	1898
14	Sir John Woodburn		1898	1902
15	James Dewar Bourdillon		1902	1903	The Lord Curzon of Kedleston
16	Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser		1903	1906
17	Francis Slacke		1906	1908	The Earl of Minto
18	Sir Edward Norman Baker		1908	1911
19	Frederick William Duke		1911	1912	The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst

Governors (1912–1947)

In late 1911, the Indian Government decided to move the capital to New Delhi. As a result, the Governorship of Bengal Presidency was now necessary.

Governors of Bengal
Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Appointee
The Lord Carimichael		1 April 1912	26 March 1917	The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
The Earl of Ronaldshay		26 March 1917	28 March 1922	The Lord Chelmsford
The Earl of Lytton		28 March 1922	28 March 1927	The Earl of Reading
Sir Francis Stanley Jackson		28 March 1927	28 March 1932	The Lord Irwin
Sir John Anderson		29 March 1932	30 May 1937	The Earl of Willingdon
The Lord Brabourne		30 May 1937	23 February 1939	The Marquess of Linlithgow
Sir John Arthur Herbert		1 July 1939	1 December 1943
The Lord Casey		14 January 1944	19 February 1946	The Viscount Wavell
Sir Frederick John Burrows		19 February 1946	15 August 1947

List of prime ministers of Bengal (1937–1947)

Writer's Building in Kolkata, the former seat of the Government of Bengal Province

The mausoleum of Huq, Nazimuddin and Suhrawardy in Dhaka

No	Name	Portrait	Tenure			Party (coalition partner)	Assembly	Appointed by (Governor)
			Took office	Left office[2]	Term
1	Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq		1 April 1937	1 December 1941	4 years, 244 days	Krishak Praja Party (Muslim League)	1st Assembly (1937 election)	Sir John Anderson
			12 December 1941	29 March 1943	1 year, 107 days	Krishak Praja Party (Hindu Mahasabha)		Sir John Arthur Herbert
2	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin		29 April 1943	31 March 1945	1 year, 336 days	Muslim League
-	Vacant (Governor's rule)		1 April 1945	22 April 1946	1 year, 21 days	N/A	Dissolved	-
3	Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy		23 April 1946	14 August 1947	1 year, 114 days	Muslim League	2nd Assembly (1946 election)	Sir Frederick Burrows

Pakistan Period

Governors

Political Party

  Muslim League

  Krishak Sramik Party

  Independent

•   Military Governor
  • Pakistan Army
  • Pakistan Navy

Legend

  Acting Governor

#	Portrait	Governor	Term of office			Political Party	Governor General/ President
			Term Start	Term End	Time in Office
Governor of East Bengal
1		Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne (1891-1977)	15 August 1947[3]	5 April 1950[3][4]	2 years, 233 days	Independent (British Administrator)	Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin
[-]		Justice A.S.M. Akram (acting)[a] (1888-1968)	16 March 1949[5]	25 April 1949[5]	40 days	Independent	Khawaja Nazimuddin
2		Sir Feroz Khan Noon (1893-1970)	5 April 1950[6][7]	26 March 1953[6]	2 years, 355 days	Muslim League	Khawaja Nazimuddin Malik Ghulam Muhammad
[-]		Abdur Rahman Siddiqui (acting)[b] (1887-1953)	25 July 1952[8]	10 November 1952[8]	108 days	Muslim League	Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3		Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman (1889-1973)	4 April 1953[9]	30 May 1954[c][9]	1 year, 56 days	Muslim League
4		Major General Iskander Mirza (1899-1969)	30 May 1954[c][10]	21 September 1954[10]	114 days	Muslim League
[-]		Justice Sir Thomas Hobart Ellis (acting)[d] (1894-1981)	Appointment:[11] 21 September 1954 Sworn in:[11] 25 October 1954	22 December 1954[11]	92 days	Independent
[-]		Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin (acting)[e] (1895-1971)	22 December 1954[12]	14 June 1955[f][12]	174 days	Independent
[-]		Justice Amiruddin Ahmad (acting)[g] (1895-1965)	14 June 1955[13]	As Governor of East Bengal: 14 October 1955 As Governor of East Pakistan: 9 March 1956[13]	As Governor of East Bengal: 122 days As Governor of Eastern Wing: 269 days	Independent	Malik Ghulam Muhammad Iskander Mirza
Governor of East Pakistan
1		Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq (1873 - 1962)	9 March 1956[14]	31 March 1958[h][14][15]	2 years, 22 days	Krishak Sramik Party	Iskander Mirza
[-]		Muhammad Hamid Ali (acting)[i] (1906-1972)	1 April 1958[16][15]	3 May 1958[16][17]	32 days	Independent
2		Sultanuddin Ahmad (1902-1977)	Appointment:[18] 26 April 1958 Sworn in:[18][17] 3 May 1958	10 October 1958[j][18][19]	160 days	Independent
3		Zakir Husain (1898-1971)	Appointment:[20] 10 October 1958 Sworn in:[20][19] 11 October 1958	14 April 1960[20]	1 year, 186 days	Independent	Iskander Mirza Ayub Khan
4		Lieutenant General Azam Khan (1908-1994)	15 April 1960[21]	10 May 1962[21]	2 years, 25 days	Military	Ayub Khan
[-]		Syed Hashim Raza (acting)[k] (1910-2003)	1 July 1961[22]	5 August 1961[22]	35 days	Independent
5		Ghulam Faruque Khan (1899-1992)	11 May 1962[23]	25 October 1962[l][23]	167 days	Independent
6		Abdul Monem Khan (1899-1971)	28 October 1962[24]	23 March 1969[24]	6 years, 146 days (Longest Serving)	Muslim League
7		Mirza Nurul Huda (1919-1991)	23 March 1969[25]	25 March 1969[m][25]	2 days	Independent
8		Major General Muzaffaruddin[n] (Martial Law Administrator)	25 March 1969[26]	23 August 1969[26]	151 days	Military	Yahya Khan
9		Lieutenant General Sahabzada Yaqub Khan[o] (1920-2016) (Martial Law Administrator)	23 August 1969[27]	1 September 1969[p][27]	9 days	Military
10		Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan (1921-1989)	1 September 1969[28]	1 March 1971[28]	1 year, 181 days	Military
11		Lieutenant General Sahabzada Yaqub Khan[q] (1920-2016) (Head of Civil Administration)	1 March 1971[27]	7 March 1971[27]	6 days	Military
12		Lieutenant General Tikka Khan (1915-2002)	Appointment:[29] 6 March 1971 Sworn in:[29] 7 March 1971 Officially announced:[29] 9 March 1971	3 September 1971[29]	180 days	Military
13		Abdul Motaleb Malik (1905-1977)	Appointment:[30] 31 August 1971 Sworn in:[30] 3 September 1971	14 December 1971[r][30]	102 days	Muslim League
14		Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi[s] (1915-2004) (Supreme Authority of East Pakistan)	14 December 1971[31]	16 December 1971[31]	2 days	Military

Chief ministers

Political Party

  Muslim League

  Krishak Sramik Party

  United Front

  Awami League

#	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political Party	Governor	Governor-General/ President
			Term Start	Term End	Time in Office
1		Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894 – 1964)	August 15, 1947	September 4, 1948	1 year, 20 days	Muslim League	Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne	Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2		Nurul Amin (1893 – 1974)	September 14, 1948	April 3, 1954	5 years, 201 days	Muslim League	Sir Feroz Khan Noon	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3		Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq (1873 - 1962)	April 3, 1954	May 29, 1954	56 days	United Front	Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman	Malik Ghulam Muhammad
[-]		Vacant (Governor's rule)	May 29, 1954	June 20, 1955	1 year, 22 days	N/A	-
4		Abu Hussain Sarkar (1894 - 1969)	June 20, 1955	August 30, 1956	1 year, 71 days	Krishak Sramik Party	Iskander Mirza Sir Thomas Hobart Ellis (Acting) Muhammad Shahabuddin (Acting)	Malik Ghulam Muhammad Iskander Mirza
5		Ataur Rahman Khan (1907 - 1991)	September 1, 1956	March 31, 1958	1 year, 211 days	Awami League	Amiruddin Ahmad (Acting) Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq	Iskander Mirza
(4)		Abu Hussain Sarkar (1894 - 1969)	March 31, 1958	April 1, 1958	1 day	Krishak Sramik Party	Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq Muhammad Hamid Ali (Acting)
(5)		Ataur Rahman Khan (1907 - 1991)	April 1, 1958	June 18, 1958	78 days	Awami League	Muhammad Hamid Ali (Acting) Sultanuddin Ahmad	Iskander Mirza Ayub Khan
(4)		Abu Hussain Sarkar (1894 - 1969)	June 18, 1958	June 22, 1958	4 days	Krishak Sramik Party	Sultanuddin Ahmad	Ayub Khan
[-]		Vacant (Governor's rule)	June 22, 1958	August 25, 1958	64 days	N/A	-
(5)		Ataur Rahman Khan (1907 - 1991)	August 25, 1958	October 7, 1958	43 days	Awami League	Sultanuddin Ahmad

List of heads of state of Bangladesh

Political parties

  Awami League (AL)

  Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL)

  Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal (Jagodal) / Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

  Janadal / Jatiya Party (JP(E))

Other affiliations

  Independent

Status

  Acting president

Symbols

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party (Coalition)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972)
1		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান (1920–1975) [t]	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	270 days	AL
—		Syed Nazrul Islam সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম (1925–1975) [u]	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	270 days	AL
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present)
2		Abu Sayeed Chowdhury আবু সাঈদ চৌধুরী (1921–1987)	—	12 January 1972	24 December 1973	1 year, 346 days	AL
3		Mohammad Mohammadullah মোহাম্মদ মুহম্মদুল্লাহ (1921–1999)	—	24 December 1973	27 January 1974	1 year, 32 days	AL
			1974	27 January 1974	25 January 1975
(1)		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান (1920–1975)	—	25 January 1975	15 August 1975 (Assassinated in a coup)	202 days	BaKSAL
4		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ (1918–1996)	—	15 August 1975	6 November 1975 (Deposed in a coup)	83 days	AL (with military support)
5		Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem আবু সাদাত মোহাম্মদ সায়েম (1916–1997) [v]	—	6 November 1975	21 April 1977	1 year, 166 days	AL (with military support)
6		Ziaur Rahman জিয়াউর রহমান (1936–1981) [w]	1977[x]	21 April 1977	12 June 1978	4 years, 39 days	Military / Jagodal / BNP
			1978[y]	12 June 1978	30 May 1981 (Assassinated)
7		Abdus Sattar আব্দুস সাত্তার (1906–1985)	—	30 May 1981	20 November 1981	298 days	BNP
			1981[y]	20 November 1981	24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup)
Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982)[z]
8		A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury আবুল ফজল মোহাম্মদ আহসানউদ্দিন চৌধুরী (1915–2001)	—	27 March 1982	10 December 1983 (Dismissed)	1 year, 258 days	Independent (with military support)
9		Hussain Muhammad Ershad হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ (1930–2019) [aa]	1985[x] 1986[y]	11 December 1983	6 December 1990 (Forced to resign)	6 years, 360 days	Military / Janadal / JP(E)
—		Shahabuddin Ahmed শাহাবুদ্দিন আহমেদ (1930–2022)	—	6 December 1990	10 October 1991	308 days	Independent
10		Abdur Rahman Biswas আবদুর রহমান বিশ্বাস (1926–2017)	1991	10 October 1991	9 October 1996	4 years, 365 days	BNP
11		Shahabuddin Ahmed শাহাবুদ্দিন আহমেদ (1930–2022)	1996	9 October 1996	14 November 2001	5 years, 36 days	Independent
12		A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury একিউএম বদরুদ্দোজা চৌধুরী (1930–2024)	2001	14 November 2001	21 June 2002	219 days	BNP
—		Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar মুহাম্মদ জমির উদ্দিন সরকার (born 1931)	—	21 June 2002	6 September 2002	77 days	BNP
13		Iajuddin Ahmed ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ (1931–2012)	2002	6 September 2002	12 February 2009	6 years, 159 days	Independent
14		Zillur Rahman জিল্লুর রহমান (1929–2013)	2009	12 February 2009	20 March 2013[†]	4 years, 36 days	AL
15		Mohammad Abdul Hamid মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল হামিদ (born 1944)[ab]	—	14 March 2013	24 April 2013	10 years, 41 days	AL
			2013 2018	24 April 2013	24 April 2023
16		Mohammed Shahabuddin মোহাম্মদ সাহাবুদ্দিন (born 1949)	2023	24 April 2023	Incumbent[ac]	2 years, 122 days	AL

List of prime ministers

There have been ten prime ministers, one senior minister, five chief advisers, and one acting chief adviser of Bangladesh.

Note that prime ministers are numbered either bracketless or with ( ) brackets, and chief advisors are numbered using [ ] brackets. Acting officeholders are not numbered and instead denoted with —.^[32]

Political parties

  Awami League (AL)

  Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL)

  Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal (Jagodal) / Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

  Janadal / Jatiya Party (JP(E))

Other affiliations

  Independent

Status

  Acting prime minister

Symbols

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party (Coalition)	Ministry
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972)
1		Tajuddin Ahmad তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ (1925–1975)	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	270 days	AL	Mujib I
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present)
2		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান (1920–1975)	1973	12 January 1972	25 January 1975	3 years, 13 days	AL	Mujib II–III
3		Muhammad Mansur Ali মুহাম্মদ মনসুর আলী (1917–1975)	—	25 January 1975	15 August 1975 (Deposed in a coup)	202 days	BaKSAL	Mujib IV
Post abolished (15 August 1975 – 29 June 1978)
—		Mashiur Rahman মশিউর রহমান (1924–1979) Senior Minister	—	29 June 1978	12 March 1979[†]	256 days	Jagodal / BNP	Zia
Post vacant (12 March – 15 April 1979)
4		Shah Azizur Rahman শাহ আজিজুর রহমান (1925–1988)	1979	15 April 1979	24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup)	2 years, 343 days	BNP	Zia
Post abolished (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984)
5		Ataur Rahman Khan আতাউর রহমান খান (1905–1991)	—	30 March 1984	1 January 1985[33]	277 days	Janadal	Ershad
Post vacant (1 January 1985 – 9 July 1986)
6		Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury মিজানুর রহমান চৌধুরী (1928–2006)	1986	9 July 1986	27 March 1988	1 year, 262 days	JP(E)	Ershad
7		Moudud Ahmed মওদুদ আহমেদ (1940–2021)	1988	27 March 1988	12 August 1989	1 year, 138 days	JP(E)
8		Kazi Zafar Ahmed কাজী জাফর আহমেদ (1939–2015)	—	12 August 1989	6 December 1990 (Fled on the president's resignation)	1 year, 116 days	JP(E)
Post vacant (6 December 1990 – 20 March 1991)
9		Khaleda Zia খালেদা জিয়া (born 1945)	1991 1996 (Feb)	20 March 1991	30 March 1996	5 years, 10 days	BNP	Khaleda I
[1]		Muhammad Habibur Rahman মুহাম্মদ হাবিবুর রহমান (1928–2014) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government	—	30 March 1996	23 June 1996	85 days	Independent	Habibur
10		Sheikh Hasina শেখ হাসিনা (born 1947)	1996 (Jun)	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	5 years, 22 days	AL	Hasina I
[2]		Latifur Rahman লতিফুর রহমান (1936–2017) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government	—	15 July 2001	10 October 2001	87 days	Independent	Latifur
(9)		Khaleda Zia খালেদা জিয়া (born 1945)	2001	10 October 2001	29 October 2006	5 years, 19 days	BNP (Four Party Alliance)	Khaleda II
[3]		Iajuddin Ahmed ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ (1931–2012) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government [ad]	—	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	74 days	Independent	Iajuddin
[—]		Fazlul Haque ম. ফজলুল হক (1938–2023) Acting Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government	—	11 January 2007	12 January 2007	1 day	Independent	—
[4]		Fakhruddin Ahmed ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ (born 1940) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government	—	12 January 2007	6 January 2009	1 year, 360 days	Independent (with military support)	Fakhruddin
(10)		Sheikh Hasina শেখ হাসিনা (born 1947)	2008 2014 2018 2024	6 January 2009	5 August 2024 (Resigned due to protests)	15 years, 212 days	AL (Grand Alliance)	Hasina II–III–IV–V
Post vacant (5 – 8 August 2024)
[5]		Muhammad Yunus মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস (born 1940) Chief Adviser of Interim Government	—	8 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 16 days	Independent	Yunus

List of speakers and deputy speaker

Political parties

•   Bangladesh Awami League
•   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
•   Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Speakers

No.	Officeholder	From	To	Legislative body
1	Shah Abdul Hamid	10 April 1972	1 May 1972		Ganaparishad
2	Mohammad Mohammadullah	12 October 1972	27 January 1974
3	Abdul Malek Ukil	28 January 1974	5 November 1975		1st Jatiya Sangsad
4	Mirza Ghulam Hafiz	2 April 1979	23 March 1982		2nd Jatiya Sangsad
5	Shamsul Huda Chaudhury	10 July 1986	25 April 1988		3rd Jatiya Sangsad
		25 April 1988	5 April 1991		4th Jatiya Sangsad
6	Abdur Rahman Biswas	5 April 1991	10 October 1991		5th Jatiya Sangsad
7	Sheikh Razzak Ali	12 October 1991	19 March 1996
		19 March 1996	14 July 1996		6th Jatiya Sangsad
8	Humayun Rashid Choudhury	14 July 1996	10 July 2001		7th Jatiya Sangsad
9	Mohammad Abdul Hamid	12 July 2001	28 October 2001
10	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	28 October 2001	25 January 2009		8th Jatiya Sangsad
11	Mohammad Abdul Hamid	25 January 2009	24 April 2013		9th Jatiya Sangsad
12	Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury	30 April 2013	29 January 2014
		29 January 2014	30 January 2019		10th Jatiya Sangsad
		30 January 2019	30 January 2024		11th Jatiya Sangsad
		30 January 2024	2 September 2024[ae]		12th Jatiya Sangsad

Deputy speakers

No.	Officeholder	From	To	Legislative body
1[af]	Mohammad Mohammadullah	10 April 1972	11 October 1972		Ganaparishad
1	Mohammad Baitullah	7 April 1973	5 November 1975		1st Jatiya Sangsad
2	Sultan Ahmed	2 April 1979	23 March 1982		2nd Jatiya Sangsad
3	Md Korban Ali	10 July 1986	25 April 1988		3rd Jatiya Sangsad
4	Md. Reazuddin Ahmed	25 April 1988	5 April 1991		4th Jatiya Sangsad
5	Sheikh Razzak Ali	5 April 1991	12 October 1991		5th Jatiya Sangsad
6	Humayun Khan Panni	14 October 1991	19 March 1996
7	L. K. Siddiqi	19 March 1996	14 July 1996		6th Jatiya Sangsad
8	Mohammad Abdul Hamid	14 July 1996	12 July 2001		7th Jatiya Sangsad
9	Ali Ashraf	12 July 2001	28 October 2001
10	Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui	28 October 2001	25 January 2009		8th Jatiya Sangsad
11	Shawkat Ali	25 January 2009	29 January 2014		9th Jatiya Sangsad
12	Fazle Rabbi Miah	29 January 2014	30 January 2019		10th Jatiya Sangsad
		30 January 2019	22 July 2022		11th Jatiya Sangsad
13	Shamsul Hoque Tuku	28 August 2022	30 January 2024
		30 January 2024	6 August 2024		12th Jatiya Sangsad

List of chief justices of Bangladesh

No.	Name (birth–death)	Image	Start of Term	End of Term	Length of Term	Appointed by (President of Bangladesh)	Ref.
1	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916 – 1997)		16 December 1972	5 November 1975	2 years, 324 days	Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
2	Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain (1916 – 1981)		18 November 1975	31 January 1978	2 years, 74 days	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
3	Kemaluddin Hossain (1923 - 2013)		1 February 1978	11 April 1982	4 years, 69 days	Ziaur Rahman
4	Fazle Kaderi Mohammad Abdul Munim (1924 – 2001)		12 April 1982	30 November 1989	7 years, 232 days	Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
5	Badrul Haider Chowdhury (1925 – 1998)		1 December 1989	1 January 1990	31 days	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
6	Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930 – 2022)		14 January 1990	31 January 1995	5 years, 17 days
7	Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928 – 2014)		1 February 1995	30 April 1995	88 days	Abdur Rahman Biswas
8	Abu Taher Mohammad Afzal (born 1934)		1 May 1995	31 May 1999	4 years, 30 days
9	Mustafa Kamal (1933 – 2015)		1 June 1999	31 December 1999	213 days	Shahabuddin Ahmed
10	Latifur Rahman (1936 – 2017)		1 January 2000	28 February 2001	1 year, 58 days
11	Mahmudul Amin Choudhury (1937 – 2019)		1 March 2001	16 December 1970	1 year, 108 days
12	Mainur Reza Chowdhury (1938 – 2004)		18 June 2002	22 June 2003	1 year, 4 days	Badruddoza Chowdhury
13	Khondokar Mahmud Hasan (born 1939)		23 June 2003	26 January 2004	217 days	Iajuddin Ahmed
14	Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain (born 1940)		27 January 2004	28 February 2007	3 years, 32 days		[34]
15	Md. Ruhul Amin (1941 – 2024)		1 March 2007	31 May 2008	1 year, 91 days		[35]
16	M M Ruhul Amin (1942 – 2017)		1 June 2008	22 December 2009	1 year, 204 days		[36] [37]
17	Md. Tafazzul Islam (born 1943)		23 December 2009	7 February 2010	46 days	Zillur Rahman	[38]
18	Mohammad Fazlul Karim (1943 – 2024)		8 February 2010	30 September 2010	234 days		[39]
19	A.B.M. Khairul Haque (born 1944)		1 October 2010	17 May 2011	228 days		[40]
20	Md. Muzammel Hossain (born 1948)		18 May 2011	16 January 2015	3 years, 243 days		[41]
21	Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1951)		17 January 2015	11 November 2017 (Resigned)	2 years, 298 days	Abdul Hamid	[42] [43]
Acting	Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah (born 1951)		11 November 2017	2 February 2018 (Resigned)	83 days		[44] [45]
22	Syed Mahmud Hossain (born 1954)		2 February 2018	30 December 2021	3 years, 331 days		[46]
23	Hasan Foez Siddique (born 1956)		30 December 2021	25 September 2023	1 year, 269 days		[47]
24	Obaidul Hassan (born 1959)		26 September 2023	10 August 2024 (Resigned)	319 days	Mohammed Shahabuddin	[48] [49]
25	Syed Refaat Ahmed (born 1958)		10 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 14 days		[50]

List of Chief Election Commissioners of Bangladesh

The following have held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.^[51]

No.	Name (birth–death)	Image	Start of Term	End of Term	Length of Term	Appointed by (President of Bangladesh)	Ref.
1	Justice M. Idris (? – ?)		7 July 1972	7 July 1977	5 years, 0 days	Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
2	Justice A.K.M. Nurul Islam (1919 – 2015)		8 July 1977	17 February 1985	7 years, 194 days	Ziaur Rahman
3	Justice Chowdhury A.T.M. Masud (1924 - 2013)		17 February 1985	17 February 1990	5 years, 0 days	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
4	Justice Sultan Hossain Khan (1924 – 2015)		17 February 1990	24 December 1990	310 days
5	Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf (1925 – 1998)		25 December 1990	18 April 1995	4 years, 114 days	Shahabuddin Ahmed
6	Justice A.K.M. Sadeq (1928 – 2016)		27 April 1995	6 April 1996	345 days	Abdur Rahman Biswas
7	Mohammad Abu Hena (born 1937)		9 April 1996	8 May 2000	4 years, 29 days
8	M. A. Sayed (1937 – 2013)		23 May 2000	22 May 2005	4 years, 364 days	Shahabuddin Ahmed
9	Justice M. A. Aziz (born 1939)		23 May 2005	21 January 2007	1 year, 243 days	Iajuddin Ahmed
10	Dr. A. T. M. Shamsul Huda (born 1943)		5 February 2007	5 February 2012	5 years, 0 days
11	Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed (born 1943)		9 February 2012	9 February 2017	5 years, 0 days	Zillur Rahman
12	K. M. Nurul Huda (born 1948)		15 February 2017	17 February 2022	5 years, 2 days	Abdul Hamid
13	Kazi Habibul Awal (born 1956)		27 February 2022	5 September 2024	2 years, 191 days		[52]
14	AMM Nasir Uddin (born 1953)		22 November 2024	Incumbent	275 days	Mohammed Shahabuddin	[53]

Bangladesh Public Service Commission Chairpersons

List of chairpersons:^[54]

No.	Name	Image	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Ref.
1	A. Q. M. Bazlul Karim		15 May 1972	15 December 1977	5 years, 214 days
2	Mohiuddin Ahmed		25 May 1972	14 December 1977	5 years, 203 days
3	M. Moydul Islam		22 December 1977	21 December 1982	4 years, 364 days
4	Faiz Uddin Ahmed		22 December 1982	31 May 1986	3 years, 160 days
5	S. M. Al Hussaini		1 June 1986	1 May 1991	4 years, 334 days
6	Iajuddin Ahmed		14 September 1991	31 January 1993	1 year, 139 days
7	S. M. A. Foyaz		1 March 1993	5 March 1998	5 years, 4 days
8	Md. Mustafa Chowdhury		25 March 1998	23 January 2002	3 years, 304 days
9	Z. N. Tahomida Begum		9 May 2002	7 May 2007	4 years, 363 days
10	Saadat Husain		9 May 2007	23 November 2011	4 years, 198 days
11	A. T. Ahmedul Huq Chowdhury		27 November 2011	20 December 2013	2 years, 23 days
12	Ikram Ahmed		24 December 2013	13 April 2016	2 years, 111 days
13	Muhammed Sadique		2 May 2016	18 September 2020	4 years, 139 days	[55]
14	Mohammed Sohrab Hossain		21 September 2020	8 October 2024	4 years, 17 days	[56]
15	Mobasser Monem		15 October 2024	Incumbent	313 days	[57]

Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)

The Chairmen of the Anti-Corruption Commission are as follows:

• Sultan Hossain Khan (23 February 2004 – 8 February 2007)
• Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury (22 February 2007 – 2 April 2009)
• Ghulam Rahman (1 May 2009 – 23 June 2013)
• M Badiuzzaman (24 June 2013 – 6 March 2016)
• Iqbal Mahmood (14 March 2016 – 9 March 2021)
• Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah (10 March 2021 – 29 October 2024)^[58]
• Mohammad Abdul Momen (12 December 2024 – present)^[59]

List of comptrollers and auditors general

On 11 May 1973, the first comptroller and auditor-general was appointed by the government of Bangladesh.^[60] Since then there were 12 people who led office of the comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh. A list is given below including the running CAG-

Order	Comptroller and Auditor General[61]	Term Start	Term End
1	Late Fazle Kader Muhammad Abdul Baqui	11 May 1973	31 December 1975
2	Osman Ghani Khan	1 March 1976	31 December 1982
3	A K Azizul Huq	1 January 1983	29 March 1989
4	Gholam Kibria	30 March 1989	31 December 1991
5	Khondkar Moazzamuddin Hossain	7 March 1992	29 March 1996
6	M. Hafizuddin Khan	3 April 1996	7 August 1999
7	Syed Yusuf Hossain	8 August 1999	4 February 2002
8	Muhammad Ahsan Ali Sarkar	5 March 2002	31 December 2002
9	Asif Ali	2 January 2003	1 January 2008
10	Ahmed Ataul Hakeem	12 February 2008	11 February 2013
11	Masud Ahmed	28 April 2013	26 April 2018
12	Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury	17 July 2018	16 July 2023
13	Md. Nurul Islam	26 July 2023	Incumbent

List of Attorney General of Bangladesh

No.[62]	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure
1	M. H. Khandaker	21 January 1972	17 December 1972	331 days
2	Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad	18 December 1972	21 March 1976	3 years, 94 days
3	Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed	22 March 1976	6 May 1976	45 days
4	Khandaker Abu Bakr	10 May 1976	13 March 1985	8 years, 307 days
5	M. Nurullah	14 March 1985	6 April 1990	5 years, 23 days
6	Rafique Ul Huq	7 April 1990	17 December 1990	254 days
7	Aminul Haque	18 December 1990	13 July 1995	4 years, 207 days
8	M. Nurullah	26 July 1995	26 June 1996	336 days
9	K. S. Nabi[63]	31 July 1996	30 May 1998	1 year, 303 days
10	Mahmudul Islam[64]	16 July 1998	9 October 2001	3 years, 85 days
11	A. F. Hassan Ariff	14 October 2001	30 April 2005	3 years, 198 days
12	A. J. Mohammad Ali	30 April 2005	24 January 2007	1 year, 269 days
13	Fida M. Kamal	5 February 2007	16 July 2008	1 year, 162 days
14	Salahuddin Ahmad	20 July 2008	12 January 2009	176 days
15	Mahbubey Alam	13 January 2009	27 September 2020	11 years, 258 days
16	A. M. Amin Uddin	11 October 2020	7 August 2024	3 years, 301 days
17	Md Asaduzzaman	8 August 2024	present	1 year, 16 days

Constitutional Office

Office	Name	Portrait	Since
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin		24 April 2023[65][66]
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus		8 August 2024
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad	Vacant		6 August 2024
Chief Justice	Syed Refaat Ahmed		10 August 2024[67]
Chief Election Commissioner	AMM Nasir Uddin		22 November 2024
Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission	Mobasser Monem		9 October 2024[68]
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission	Mohammad Abdul Momen		12 December 2024
Comptroller and Auditor General	Md. Nurul Islam		26 July 2023
Attorney General	Md Asaduzzaman		8 August 2024

List of Leaders of the House

Leader of the House (Bangladesh)

Political parties

•   Bangladesh Awami League / BAKSAL
•   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
•   Jatiya Party

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Party
1	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)		12 January 1972	25 January 1975	Bangladesh Awami League
2	Muhammad Mansur Ali (1919–1975)		25 January 1975	15 August 1975 (Deposed)	BAKSAL
3	Shah Azizur Rahman (1925–1988)		15 April 1979	24 March 1982 (Deposed)	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
4	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006)		9 July 1986	27 March 1988	Jatiya Party
5	Moudud Ahmed (1940–2021)		27 March 1988	12 August 1989	Jatiya Party
6	Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015)		12 August 1989	6 December 1990	Jatiya Party
7	Khaleda Zia (1945–)		20 March 1991	30 March 1996	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
8	Sheikh Hasina (1947–)		23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Bangladesh Awami League
(7)	Khaleda Zia (1945–)		10 October 2001	29 October 2006	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(8)	Sheikh Hasina (1947–)		6 January 2009	5 August 2024	Bangladesh Awami League
	Position Vacant		5 August 2024	Incumbent

List of leaders of the opposition in Jatiya Sangsad

There was no opposition leader in the 1st and the 6th Parliament.^[69]

No.	Portrait	Leader of the Opposition	Party	Term of office		Sangsad
N/A	Vacant		N/A	7 March 1973	18 February 1979	1st
1		Asaduzzaman Khan	Bangladesh Awami League	18 February 1979	24 March 1982	2nd
2		Sheikh Hasina	Bangladesh Awami League	7 May 1986	3 March 1988	3rd
3		A. S. M. Abdur Rab	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal	3 March 1988	27 February 1991	4th
(2)		Sheikh Hasina	Bangladesh Awami League	27 February 1991	15 February 1996	5th
N/A	Vacant		N/A	15 February 1996	12 June 1996	6th
4		Khaleda Zia	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	12 June 1996	15 July 2001	7th
(2)		Sheikh Hasina	Bangladesh Awami League	1 October 2001	29 October 2006	8th
(4)		Khaleda Zia	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	29 December 2008	9 January 2014	9th
5		Rowshan Ershad	Jatiya Party	9 January 2014	3 January 2019	10th
6		Hussain Muhammad Ershad	Jatiya Party	3 January 2019	14 July 2019	11th
N/A	Vacant		N/A	14 July 2019	9 September 2019
(5)		Rowshan Ershad	Jatiya Party	9 September 2019	10 January 2024
7		GM Quader	Jatiya Party	28 January 2024	6 August 2024	12th

Chief Whip (Bangladesh)

1. Shah Moazzem Hossain^[70]
2. Abul Hasanat Abdullah
3. T.I.M. Fazlay Rabbi Chowdhury
4. M. A. Sattar
5. Khandaker Delwar Hossain
6. Khandaker Delwar Hossain
7. Abul Hasnat Abdullah
8. Md. Abdus Shahid
9. A. S. M. Feroz
10. Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton^[71][72]

Parliament

Office	Name	Portrait	Since
Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad	Vacant		6 August 2024
Leader of the House	Vacant		6 August 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Vacant		6 August 2024
Chief Whip	Vacant		6 August 2024

List of defence secretaries

Number	Name	Term start	Term end	Reference
1	Abdus Samad	18 December 1971	22 January 1972	[73]
2	Osman Gani Khan	22 January 1972	6 June 1973	[73]
3	Md. Mujibul Haque	6 June 1973	30 October 1975	[73]
4	Faiz Uddin Ahmed	4 November 1975	18 September 1978	[73]
5	ASHK Sadek	18 September 1978	21 April 1982	[73]
6	Salahuddin Ahmed	21 April 1982	1 October 1983	[73]
7	ASHK Sadek	1 November 1983	2 May 1985	[73]
8	A.M. Anisuzzaman	29 June 1985	23 June 1986	[73]
9	Kazi Jalal Uddin Ahmad	23 June 1986	1 January 1989	[73]
10	Md. Shamsul Haque Chishti	1 January 1989	9 January 1990	[73]
11	Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman	9 January 1990	25 April 1991	[73]
12	Anisur Rahman	25 April 1991	6 August 1992	[73]
13	M. A. Malek	1 September 1992	22 July 1993	[73]
14	Md. Hasinur Rahman	22 July 1993	11 March 1995	[73]
15	Md. Abdul Hakim	11 March 1995	31 July 1996	[73]
16	Kazi Muhammad Manzoor e Mawla	1 August 1996	30 September 1997	[73]
17	Syed Yusuf Hossain	14 July 1997	8 August 1999	[73]
18	M. Idris Ali	16 August 1999	1 December 2001	[73]
19	KM Ehsanul Haque Peyara	27 November 2001	5 August 2004	[73]
20	Mejbah Uddin Ahmed	11 August 2004	28 February 2006	[73]
21	Mahmud Hasan Mansoor	21 March 2006	8 June 2006	[73]
22	Abu Md. Moniruzzaman Khan	18 June 2006	8 January 2007	[73]
23	Kamrul Hasan	11 January 2007	8 February 2010	[73]
24	Khondoker Md. Asaduzzaman	7 February 2010	3 March 2014	[73]
25	Kazi Habibul Awal	3 March 2014	31 December 2016	[73]
26	Akhtar Hossain Bhuiyan	1 January 2017	30 December 2019	[73]
27	Abdullah al Mohsin Chowdhury	12 January 2020	29 June 2020	[73]
28	Md Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal	7 July 2020	7 February 2022	[73]

List of foreign ministers

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Head of Cabinet
1		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad	14 April 1971	December 1971	Tajuddin Ahmad
2		Abdus Samad Azad	December 1971	March 1973
					Tajuddin Ahmad Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3		Kamal Hossain	March 1973	15 August 1975	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
					Muhammad Mansur Ali
4		Abu Sayeed Chowdhury	15 August 1975	6 November 1975	Post abolished
5		Prof. Muhammad Shamsul Huq	November 1975	24 March 1982
					Post abolished Mashiur Rahman Shah Azizur Rahman
6		A R Shamsud Doha	24 March 1982	June 1984	Post abolished Ataur Rahman Khan
7		Humayun Rashid Choudhury	June 1984	July 1985	Ataur Rahman Khan
8		Anisul Islam Mahmud	July 1985	6 December 1990
					Ataur Rahman Khan Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed
9		Fakhruddin Ahmed	9 December 1990	15 March 1991	Shahabuddin Ahmed
10		ASM Mustafizur Rahman	20 March 1991	30 Mach 1996	Khaleda Zia
11		Muhammad Habibur Rahman	31 March 1996	23 June 1996	Himself
(2)		Abdus Samad Azad	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Sheikh Hasina
12		Justice Latifur Rahman	15 July 2001	10 October 2001	Himself
12		A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	10 October 2001	14 November 2001	Khaleda Zia
13		Morshed Khan	14 November 2001	29 October 2006
14		Iajuddin Ahmed	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	Himself
15		Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury	11 January 2007	30 January 2009	Fazlul Haque
					Fakhruddin Ahmed
					Sheikh Hasina
16		Dipu Moni	30 January 2009	20 November 2013
17		Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali	20 November 2013	7 January 2019
18		AK Abdul Momen	7 January 2019	10 January 2024
18		Muhammad Hasan Mahmud	11 January 2024	5 August 2024
19		Md. Touhid Hossain	8 August 2024	Incumbent	Muhammad Yunus

List of ministers, advisers and state ministers

No.	Portrait	Name	Designation	From[74]	Till[citation needed]	Head of Government
1		Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman	Minister	10 April 1971	11 January 1972		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	Prime Minister	11 January 1972	12 April 1972
3		Abdul Mannan	Minister	12 April 1972	16 January 1973
4		Abdul Malek Ukil	Minister	16 January 1973	1 February 1974
5		Muhammad Mansur Ali	Minister	1 February 1974	15 August 1975
6		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad	Minister	15 August 1975	7 November 1975		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
7		Ziaur Rahman	Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator	7 November 1975	6 July 1978		Ziaur Rahman
8		Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman	Minister	6 July 1978	27 November 1981
9		M.A. Matin	Minister	27 November 1981	24 March 1982		Abdus Sattar
10		Hussain Muhammad Ershad	Chief Martial Law Administrator	24 March 1982	17 July 1982		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
11		Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury	Minister	17 July 1982	19 July 1983
12		Abdul Mannan Siddique	Minister	19 July 1983	17 February 1986
13		Mahmudul Hasan	Minister	17 February 1986	1 December 1986
14		M.A. Matin	Minister	1 December 1986	21 March 1989
15		Mahmudul Hasan	Minister	21 March 1989	6 December 1990
16		Shahabuddin Ahmed	President	6 December 1990	7 April 1991		Shahabuddin Ahmed
17		Khaleda Zia	Prime Minister	7 April 1991	19 September 1991		Khaleda Zia
18		Abdul Matin Chowdhury	Minister	19 September 1991	21 March 1996
19		Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	Minister	21 March 1996	30 March 1996
20		Muhammad Habibur Rahman	Chief Adviser	30 March 1996	24 June 1996		Muhammad Habibur Rahman
21		Rafiqul Islam	Minister	24 June 1996	2 March 1999		Sheikh Hasina
22		Mohammed Nasim	Minister	2 March 1999	16 July 2001
23		Latifur Rahman	Chief Adviser	16 July 2001	11 October 2001		Latifur Rahman
24		Altaf Hossain Chowdhury	Minister	11 October 2001	26 March 2004		Khaleda Zia
25		Lutfozzaman Babar	State Minister	28 March 2004	28 October 2006
26		Iajuddin Ahmed	Chief Adviser	29 October 2006	11 January 2007		Iajuddin Ahmed
27		M. A. Matin	Adviser	16 January 2008	6 January 2009		Fakhruddin Ahmed
28		Sahara Khatun	Minister	7 January 2009	17 September 2012		Sheikh Hasina
29		Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	Minister	18 September 2012	21 November 2013
30		Sheikh Hasina	Prime Minister	21 November 2013	14 July 2015
31		Asaduzzaman Khan	Minister	15 July 2015	06 August 2024
32		M. Sakhawat Hossain	Adviser	9 August 2024	16 August 2024		Muhammad Yunus
33		Jahangir Alam Chowdhury	Adviser	16 August 2024	Incumbent

Finance Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Head of government
1		Tajuddin Ahmad	13 April 1972	16 March 1973		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	16 March 1973	15 August 1975		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3		Muhammad Yusuf Ali	20 August 1975	9 November 1975		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
4		Ziaur Rahman	10 November 1975	14 April 1979		Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Ziaur Rahman
5		Mirza Nurul Huda	15 April 1979	24 April 1980		Ziaur Rahman
6		M. Saifur Rahman	25 April 1980	11 January 1982		Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar
7		Fasihuddin Mahtab	12 January 1982	26 March 1982		Abdus Sattar
8		Abul Maal Abdul Muhith	31 March 1982	9 January 1984		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
9		M Syeduzzaman	9 January 1984	26 December 1987		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
10		A. K. Khandker	28 December 1987	22 March 1990		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
11		Mohammad Abdul Munim	22 March 1990	6 December 1990		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
12		Mahmoud Kafil Uddin	10 December 1990	27 December 1990		Shahabuddin Ahmed
13		Rehman Sobhan	27 December 1990	27 December 1990		Shahabuddin Ahmed
14		M. Saifur Rahman	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		Khaleda Zia
15		Wahiduddin Mahmud	30 March 1996	23 June 1996		Muhammad Habibur Rahman
16		Shah A M S Kibria	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		Sheikh Hasina
17		M Hafizuddin Khan	16 July 2001	10 October 2001		Latifur Rahman
18		M. Saifur Rahman	10 October 2001	28 October 2006		Khaleda Zia
19		Akbar Ali Khan	31 October 2006	12 December 2006		Iajuddin Ahmed
20		Shoeb Ahmed	13 December 2006	11 January 2007		Iajuddin Ahmed
21		A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam	14 January 2007	6 January 2009		Fakhruddin Ahmed
22		Abul Maal Abdul Muhith	6 January 2009	7 January 2019		Sheikh Hasina
23		Mustafa Kamal	7 January 2019	10 January 2024
24		Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali	11 January 2024	6 August 2024
25		Salehuddin Ahmed	8 August 2024	Incumbent		Muhammad Yunus

Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

No.	Officeholder[75]	Designation	From	To	Administration
1	Kamal Hossain	Minister	January 1972	March 1973	Mujib II
2	Manoranjan Dhar		16 March 1973	15 August 1975	Mujib III BAKSAL
3	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem	Adviser	10 November 1975	21 January 1977	Mostaq Sayem
4	Abdus Sattar	Minister	21 January 1977	30 May 1981	Zia
5	Tafazzal Hossain Khan		27 November 1981	12 February 1982	Sattar
6	Shah Azizur Rahman		12 February 1982	27 March 1982	Ershad
7	Khandaker Abu Bakr		27 March 1982	1 June 1984
8	Ataur Rahman Khan		1 June 1984	19 January 1985
9	AR Yusuf		19 January 1985	17 February 1985
10	A. K. M. Nurul Islam		18 February 1985	12 August 1989
11	Moudud Ahmed		26 August 1989	2 May 1990
12	Habibul Islam Bhuiyan		2 May 1990	6 December 1990
13	M A Khaleq	Adviser	9 December 1990	20 March 1991	Shahabuddin
14	Mirza Ghulam Hafiz	Minister	20 March 1991	18 March 1996	Khaleda I
15	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar		19 March 1996	30 March 1996
16	Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed	Adviser	31 March 1996	23 June 1996	Habibur
17	Abdul Matin Khasru	Minister	14 January 1997	15 July 2001	Hasina I
18	Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed	Adviser	15 July 2001	10 October 2001	Latifur
19	Moudud Ahmed	Minister	10 October 2001	28 October 2006	Khaleda II
20	Mohammad Fazlul Haque	Adviser	31 October 2006	12 January 2007	Iajuddin
21	Mainul Hosein		14 January 2007	8 January 2008	Fakhruddin
22	A. F. Hassan Ariff		10 January 2008	6 January 2009
23	Shafique Ahmed	Minister	6 January 2009	21 November 2013	Hasina II
24	Anisul Huq		12 January 2014	6 August 2024	Hasina III Hasina IV Hasina V
25	Asif Nazrul	Adviser	9 August 2024	Incumbent	Yunus

Education Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name[76]	Designation	Took office	Left office	Head of Cabinet
1		Muhammad Yusuf Ali	Minister	29 December 1971	26 January 1975	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2		Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury		26 January 1975
					6 November 1975
						Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
3		Ziaur Rahman	Chief of Army	10 November 1975	26 November 1975	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
4		Abul Fazal	Adviser	26 November 1975	22 June 1977
						Shah Azizur Rahman
5		Syed Ali Ahsan		22 June 1977	29 June 1978
6		Kazi Zafar Ahmed	Minister	4 July 1978	11 October 1978
7		Abdul Baten	State Minister	11 October 1978	15 April 1979
8		Shah Azizur Rahman	Prime Minister	15 April 1979	11 February 1982
9		Tafazzal Hossain Khan	Minister	11 February 1982	24 March 1982	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
10		A. Majeed Khan	Adviser	26 May 1982	11 December 1983
11		A. Majeed Khan	Minister	11 December 1983	1 June 1984
12		Shamsul Huda Chaudhury		1 June 1984	15 January 1985
13		Shamsul Huda Chaudhury		4 August 1985	16 February 1986
14		M. A. Matin		16 February 1986	23 March 1986
15		A. K. M. Nurul Islam		24 March 1986	25 May 1986
16		M. A. Matin		25 May 1986	9 July 1986
17		Momen Uddin Ahmed		9 July 1986	30 November 1986
18		Mahbubur Rahman		30 November 1986	27 March 1988
19		Anisul Islam Mahmud		27 March 1988	10 December 1988
20		Sheikh Shahidul Islam		10 December 1988	2 May 1990
21		Kazi Zafar Ahmed	Prime Minister	2 May 1990	6 December 1990
22		Zillur Rahman Siddiqui	Adviser	10 December 1990	16 March 1991	Shahabuddin Ahmed
23		A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	Minister	20 March 1991	19 September 1991	Khaleda Zia
24		Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar		19 September 1991	19 March 1996
25		Rafiqul Islam Miah		19 March 1996	30 March 1996
26		Md. Shamsul Haque	Adviser	3 April 1996	23 June 1996	Muhammad Habibur Rahman
27		ASHK Sadek	Minister	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Sheikh Hasina
28		ASM Shahjahan	Adviser	16 July 2001	10 October 2001	Latifur Rahman
29		Osman Faruk	Minister	11 October 2001	28 October 2006	Khaleda Zia
30		Iajuddin Ahmed	Chief Advisor	1 November 2006	11 January 2007	Iajuddin Ahmed
31		Ayub Quadri	Adviser	16 January 2007	26 December 2007	Fakhruddin Ahmed
32		Hossain Zillur Rahman	Adviser	10 January 2008	6 January 2009
33		Nurul Islam Nahid	Minister	6 January 2009	7 January 2019	Sheikh Hasina
34		Dipu Moni		7 January 2019	11 January 2024
35		Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury		11 January 2024	5 August 2024
36		Wahiduddin Mahmud	Adviser	16 August 2024	5 March 2024	Muhammad Yunus
37		Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar		5 March 2025	Incumbent

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Cabinet Ministers

Office[77]	Name	Portrait	Since
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Finance
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Defence
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Education
Minister of Information

List of Cabinet Secretaries

The position holder is accountable for ensuring that the Civil Service is equipped with the skills and capability to meet the everyday challenges it faces and that civil servants work in a fair and decent environment.

Sl	Name[78]	Year
1	Hossain Toufique Imam	1971 to 1975
2	Shafiul Azam	1975 to 1976
3	Abdul Momen Khan	1976 to 1977
4	M. Keramat Ali	1977 to 1982
5	Mohammad Mahbubuzzaman	1982 to 1986
6	Md. Mujibul Hoque	1986 to 1989
7	M. K. Anwar	1990 to 1991
8	Md. Siddiqur Rahman	1991 to 1992
9	M. Ayubur Rahman	1992 to 1996
10	Syed Ahmed	1996 to 1997
11	Ataul Haque	1997 to 1998
12	Qazi Shamsul Alam	1998 to 2001
13	Dr. Akbar Ali Khan	2001 to 2002
14	Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique	2002 to 2002
15	Dr. Saadat Husain	2002 to 2005
16	A S M Abdul Halim	2005 to 2006
17	Md. Abu Solaiman Chowdhury	2006 to 2006
18	Ali Imam Majumder	2006 to 2008
19	Md Abdul Aziz	2008 to 2011
20	M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan	2011 to 2015
21	Mohammad Shafiul Alam	2015 to 2019
22	Khandker Anwarul Islam	2019 to 2022
23	Kabir Bin Anwar	2022 to 2023
24	Md. Mahbub Hossain	2023 to 2024
25	Sheikh Abdur Rashid	2024 to present

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's Office

Chief Adviser's Office

List of Foreign Secretaries

No.	Name	From	To
1	Abul Fateh	30.12.1971	16.01.1972
2	Sayyid Anwarul Karim[79]	17.01.1972	14.07.1972
3	Enayet Karim	14.07.1972	16.02.1974
4	Fakhruddin Ahmed	22.10.1974	15.11.1975
5	Tabarak Hussain	15.11.1975	06.09.1978
6	Shah A M S Kibria	06.12.1978	02.05.1981
7	Humayun Rashid Choudhury	16.06.1981	01.06.1982
8	A.H. Ataul Karim	01.06.1982	07.10.1984
9	Faruq Ahmed Choudhury	07.10.1984	17.07.1986
10	Fakhruddin Ahmed	17.07.1986	08.05.1987
11	A. K. M. Nazrul Islam	09.05.1987	19.07.1988
12	Mohammed Mohsin	19.07.1988	25.06.1989
13	A.K.H Morshed	25.06.1989	21.10.1989
14	Abul Ahsan	05.11.1989	19.09.1991
15	Reaz Rahman	19.09.1991	13.12.1993
16	M.R. Osmany	13.12.1993	09.02.1995
17	Farooq Sobhan	07.03.1995	16.09.1997
18	Mustafizur Rahman	16.09.1997	27.02.1999
19	C.M Shafi Sami	23.03.1999	26.01.2001
20	Syed Muazzem Ali	11.03.2001	17.07.2001
21	Shamsher M. Chowdhury BB	24.10.2001	17.03.2005
22	Hemayet Uddin	17.03.2005	10.12.2006
23	Md. Touhid Hossain	17.12.2006	08.07.2009
24	Mohammed Mijarul Quayes	09.07.2009	02.12.2012
25	Shahidul Haque	10.01.2013	30.12.2019
26	Masud Bin Momen	31.12.2019	01.09.2024
27	Md. Jashim Uddin	08.09.2024	23.05.25
28	Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique	23.05.2025	Present

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Home Affairs

List of Finance Secretaries

List of Tenures

No.	Name	Tenure	Reference
1	Khandaker Asaduzzaman	22 April 1971 to 16 January 1972	[80]
2	M. Motiul Islam	17 January 1972 to 11 October 1973	[80]
3	Kofil Uddin Mahmud	12 October 1973 to 6 February 1976	[80]
4	M. Saiduzzaman	6 February 1976 to 1 July 1977	[80]
5	S.A. Khair	1 July 1977 to 6 February 1980	[80]
6	Golam Kibria	6 February 1980 to 24 October 1982	[80]
7	M. Saiduzzaman	24 October 1982 to 8 January 1984	[80]
8	M. Mustafizur Rahman	5 February 1984 to 12 January 1987	[80]
9	Golam Kibria	1 February 1987 to 31 December 1988	[80]
10	M.K. Anwar	1 January 1989 to 31 December 1989	[80]
11	Khorshed Alam	2 January 1990 to 13 January 1992	[80]
12	Nasim Uddin Ahmed	14 January 1992 to 22 November 1995	[80]
13	Akbar Ali Khan	23 November 1995 to 30 June 2001	[80]
14	Zakir Ahmed Khan	1 July 2001 to 31 July 2005	[80]
15	Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury	1 August 2005 to 21 January 2007	[80]
16	Mohammad Tarek	22 January 2007 to 31 July 2012	[80]
17	Fazle Kabir	1 August 2012 to 3 July 2014	[80]
18	Mahbub Ahmed	6 July 2014 to 28 February 2017	[80]
19	Hedayetullah Al Mamoon	1 March 2017 to 3 October 2017	[80]
20	Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury	3 October 2017 to 17 July 2018	[80]
21	Abdur Rouf Talukder	17 July 2018 to 11 July 2022	[80]
22	Fatima Yasmin	17 July 2022 to 28 August 2023	[80]
23	Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder	29 August 2023 to present	[80]

Ministry of Public Administration

Ministry of Public Administration

Bureaucrats

Office	Name	Since
Cabinet Secretary	Sheikh Abdur Rashid	14 October 2024
Principal Secretary to the Chief Adviser	Md. Siraj Uddin Miah	2 October 2024
Foreign Secretary	Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique (Acting)	23 May 2025
Home Secretary	Nasimul Gani (Senior Secretary)	22 December 2024
Finance Secretary	Khairuzzaman Mozumder	29 August 2023
Defence Secretary	Md. Ashraf Uddin	30 May 2024
Public Administration Secretary	Md. Mokhlesur Rahman (Senior Secretary)	28 August 2024

Defence and Security

Occupation	Name	Portrait	Since
Chief of Army Staff	General Waker-uz-Zaman		23 June 2024
Chief of Air Staff	Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan		12 June 2024
Chief of Naval Staff	Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan		25 July 2023
Principal Staff Officer	Lt. Gen. SM Kamrul Hassan		23 August 2024
Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh	Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui		5 February 2024
Director General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence	Maj. Gen. Jahangir Alam		14 October 2024
Inspector General of Police	IGP Baharul Alam		21 November 2024

Chief of Army Staff Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees, to the office of the Chief of Army Staff or its preceding positions since the independence war of Bangladesh.^[81][82][83]

Commander-in-Chief, Mukti Bahini (1971–1972)

No.	Picture	Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Unit of Commission
1		Osmani, M. A. G.General M. A. G. Osmani psc (1918–1984)	12 April 1971	6 April 1972	360 days	Army Service Corps[84]

Chief of staff, Mukti Bahini (1971–1972)

No.	Picture	Chief of staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Unit of Commission
1		Abdur Rab, MohammadMajor General Mohammad Abdur Rab Bir Uttom (1919–1975)	11 July 1971	6 April 1972	270 days	Army Service Corps

Chiefs of Army staff (1971–present)

Source:^[85]

No.	Picture	Chief of Army Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Unit of Commission
1		Osmani, M. A. G.General M. A. G. Osmani psc (1918–1984)	12 April 1971	6 April 1972	1 year, 24 days	Army Service Corps[84]
2		Shafiullah, KaziMajor general Kazi Muhammad Shafiullah Bir Uttom, psc (1934–2025)	7 April 1972	25 August 1975	3 years, 140 days	East Bengal Regiment
3		Rahman, ZiaurMajor general Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttom, psc (1936–1981)	25 August 1975	3 November 1975	70 days	East Bengal Regiment
-		Mosharraf, KhaledMajor general Khaled Mosharraf Bir Uttom, psc (1937–1975)	3 November 1975	7 November 1975 †	4 days	East Bengal Regiment
(3)		Rahman, ZiaurLieutenant general Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttom, psc (1936–1981)	7 November 1975	28 April 1978	2 years, 172 days	East Bengal Regiment
4		Ershad, Hussain MuhammadLieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad ndc, psc (1930–2019)	29 April 1978	30 August 1986	8 years, 123 days	East Bengal Regiment
5		Rahman, AtiqurLieutenant general Atiqur Rahman G+ (1931–2023)	31 August 1986	30 August 1990	3 years, 364 days	Regiment of Artillery
6		Khan, NuruddinLieutenant general Nuruddin Khan psc (born 1940)	31 August 1990	30 August 1994	3 years, 364 days	Corps of Engineers
7		Nasim, Abu SalehLieutenant general Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim Bir Bikrom, psc (born 1943)	31 August 1994	19 May 1996	1 year, 262 days	East Bengal Regiment
8		Rahman, MuhammadLieutenant general Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman psc	27 May 1996	23 December 1997	1 year, 210 days	Corps of Engineers
9		Rahman, MustafizurGeneral Mustafizur Rahman Bir Bikrom, ndc, psc, C (1941–2008)	24 December 1997	23 December 2000	2 years, 365 days	Corps of Engineers
10		Harun, MLieutenant general Mohammed Harun-Ar-Rashid Bir Protik, rcds, psc (born 1948)	24 December 2000	15 June 2002	1 year, 173 days	East Bengal Regiment
11		Chowdhury, HasanLieutenant general Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury awc, psc (born 1948)	16 June 2002	15 June 2005	2 years, 364 days	East Bengal Regiment
12		Ahmed, MoeenGeneral Moeen Uddin Ahmed ndc, psc (born 1953)	16 June 2005	15 June 2009	3 years, 364 days	East Bengal Regiment
13		Ahmed, MoeenGeneral Mohammed Abdul Mubeen ndc, psc (born 1957)	16 June 2009	25 June 2012	3 years, 9 days	East Bengal Regiment
14		Bhuiyan, IqbalGeneral Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan psc (born 1957)	26 June 2012	25 June 2015	2 years, 364 days	East Bengal Regiment
15		Huq, ShafiulGeneral Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haq ndc, psc (born 1958)	26 June 2015	25 June 2018	2 years, 364 days	Armoured Corps
16		Ahmed, AzizGeneral Aziz Ahmed SBP, BSP, BGBM, PBGM, BGBMS, psc, G (born 1961)	25 June 2018	24 June 2021	2 years, 364 days	Regiment of Artillery
17		Shafiuddin Ahmed, SMGeneral SM Shafiuddin Ahmed SBP, OSP, ndu, psc, PhD (born 1963)	24 June 2021	23 June 2024	2 years, 365 days	East Bengal Regiment
18		Zaman,Waker-UzGeneral Waker-Uz-Zaman OSP, SGP, psc (born 1966)	23 June 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 62 days	East Bengal Regiment

Chief of General Staff

Chief of General Staff (CGS) (Bengali: চীফ অব জেনারেল স্টাফ) of the Bangladesh Army is the head of operations, training and intelligence of the Bangladesh Army, he also performs important role in buying military equipment.^[86][87] The Chief of General staff has been a three-star rank since 2007.^[88][89]

List of Chiefs of Air Staff

No.	Portrait	Chief of Air Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Khandker, AbdulAir Vice Marshal Abdul Karim Khandker BU, psa (born 1930)	April 7, 1972	October 15, 1975	3 years, 191 days	–
2		Tawab, MuhammadAir Vice Marshal Muhammad Ghulam Tawab SJ, SBT, psa (1930–1999)	October 15, 1975	April 30, 1976	198 days	–
3		Bashar, KhademulAir Vice Marshal Khademul Bashar BU, TBT (1935–1976)	May 1, 1976	September 1, 1976 †	123 days	–
4		Mahmud, AbdulAir Vice Marshal Abdul Gafoor Mahmud TBT, psa (born 1934)	September 5, 1976	December 8, 1977	1 year, 94 days	–
5		Hossain, SadruddinAir Vice Marshal Sadruddin Mohammad Hossain BP (born 1941)	December 9, 1977	July 22, 1981	3 years, 225 days	–
6		Mahmud, SultanAir Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud BU (1944–2023)	July 23, 1981	July 22, 1987	5 years, 364 days	–
7		Ahmed, MomtazAir Vice Marshal Momtaz Uddin Ahmed psc (born 1941)	July 23, 1987	June 4, 1991	3 years, 316 days	–
8		Chowdhury, AltafAir Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Chowdhury ndu, psc (born 1941)	June 4, 1991	June 3, 1995	3 years, 364 days	–
9		Ahmed, JamalAir Marshal Jamal Uddin Ahmed ndc, bems, psc (born 1943)	June 4, 1995	June 3, 2001	5 years, 364 days	–
10		Islam, MohammadAir Vice Marshal Mohammad Rafiqul Islam ndu, psc	June 4, 2001	April 8, 2002	308 days	–
11		Azam, FakhrulAir Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam ndc, psc	April 8, 2002	April 7, 2007	4 years, 364 days	–
12		Rahman, ShahAir Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman ndc, fawc, psc (born 1955)	April 8, 2007	June 12, 2012	5 years, 66 days	–
13		Bari, EnamulAir Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari BBP, ndu, psc	June 13, 2012	June 12, 2015	2 years, 364 days	–
14		Esrar, AbuAir Chief Marshal Abu Esrar BBP, ndc, acsc (born 1961)	June 12, 2015	June 12, 2018	3 years, 0 days	–
15		Serniabat, MasihuzzamanAir Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat BBP, OSP, ndu, psc (born 1962)	June 12, 2018	June 12, 2021	3 years, 0 days	–
16		Hannan, Shaikh AbdulAir Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan BBP,BUP, nswc, fawc, psc (born 1963)	June 12, 2021	June 11, 2024	2 years, 365 days	[90]
17		Khan, Hasan MadmoodAir Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan BBP, OSP, GUP, nswc, psc (born 1966)	June 12, 2024		1 year, 73 days	[91]

Chief of the Naval Staff Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral.

List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy:^[92]

No.	Picture	Chief of Naval Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Huq, NurulCaptain Nurul Huq (1936–2021)	7 April 1972	6 November 1973	1 year, 213 days
2		Khan, MusharrafRear Admiral Musharraf Hussain Khan (1932–2018)	7 November 1973	3 November 1979	5 years, 361 days
3		Khan, MahbubRear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan psn (1934–1984)	4 November 1979	6 August 1984 †	4 years, 276 days
4		Ahmed, SultanRear Admiral Sultan Ahmed (1938–2012)	6 August 1984	14 August 1990	6 years, 8 days
5		Mustafa, AmirRear Admiral Amir Ahmed Mustafa	15 August 1990	2 May 1991	260 days
6		Islam, MuhammadRear Admiral Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam (S/M), ncc, psc (1941–2020)	4 June 1991	3 June 1995	3 years, 303 days
7		Islam, Muhammad NRear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam ncc, psc	4 June 1995	3 June 1999	3 years, 303 days
8		Taher, AbuRear Admiral Abu Taher ncc, psc	4 June 1999	3 June 2002	2 years, 303 days
9		Mujtaba, ShahRear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba ndc, psc (born 1948)	4 June 2002	9 January 2005	2 years, 281 days
10		Khan, MohammadRear Admiral M. Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc (1950–2013)	9 January 2005	9 February 2007	2 years, 31 days
11		Nizam, SarwarVice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu, psc (born 1952)	10 February 2007	28 January 2009	2 years, 18 days
12		Ahmed, ZahirVice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed (ND), NBP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1957)	29 January 2009	28 January 2013	3 years, 365 days
13		Habib, M.Admiral M. Farid Habib (ND) NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc (born 1959)	28 January 2013	27 January 2016	2 years, 364 days
14		Ahmed, MohammadAdmiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (TAS), OSP, ndc, psc (born 1960)	27 January 2016	26 January 2019	2 years, 364 days
15		Chowdhury, AurangzebAdmiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury (G), NBP, OSP, BCGM, PCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc (born 1959)	26 January 2019	25 July 2020	1 year, 181 days
16		Saheen, IqbalAdmiral M Shaheen Iqbal NBP, NUP, ndc, afwc, psc (born 1964)	25 July 2020	24 July 2023	2 years, 363 days
17		Hassan, MohammadAdmiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan , OSP, NPP, ndc, ncc, psc (born 1967)	24 July 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 31 days

Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh) Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of principal staff officer.

Portrait	Principal Staff Officer	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
	Abdullah, Abul Hasanat MdBrigadier General Abul Hasanat Md Abdullah	1972	1975	3–4 years	[93]
	Nurul Islam, ShishuMajor General Nurul Islam Shishu	19 January 1976	11 December 1980	4 years, 327 days	[94]
	Ali, Mir ShawkatLieutenant General Mir Shawkat Ali (1938–2010)	12 December 1980	30 June 1985	4 years, 200 days	[95]
	Chowdhury, ImamuzzamanMajor General Imamuzzaman Chowdhury	18 December 1990	11 September 1996	5 years, 268 days
	Salam, AbdusMajor General Abdus Salam (born 1942)	15 September 1996	10 January 1999	2 years, 117 days	[96]
	Bhuiyan, ShubidMajor General Shubid Ali Bhuiyan (born 1945)	12 January 1999	12 April 2004	5 years, 91 days	[97]
	Nur, A.I.M.Major General A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur Psc	12 April 2004	6 June 2006	2 years, 55 days
	Chowdhury, JahangirMajor General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Ndc, psc (born 1953)	8 June 2006	5 June 2007	362 days	[98]
	Chowdhury, MasudLieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury Ndu, psc (born 1954)	5 June 2007	2 June 2008	363 days	[99]
	Mubeen, MdLieutenant General Md Abdul Mubeen Ndc, psc (born 1955)	4 June 2008	12 June 2009	1 year, 8 days	[100]
	Wadud, AbdulLieutenant General Abdul Wadud Ndc, psc	13 June 2009	1 January 2013	3 years, 203 days
	Huq, ShafiulLieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haque Ndc, psc (born 1958)	1 January 2013	24 June 2015	2 years, 174 days
	Islam, MoinulLieutenant General Mainul Islam Afwc, psc (born 1959)	1 July 2015	31 January 2016	214 days	[101]
	Rahman, MdLieutenant General Md Mahfuzur Rahman Rcds, ndc, afwc, psc, PhD (born 1961)	1 February 2016	24 November 2020	4 years, 298 days	[102]
	Rahman, MdLieutenant General Waker-uz-Zaman (born 1966)	24 November 2020	29 December 2023	3 years, 35 days	[103]
	Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim (born 1968)	29 December 2023	6 August 2024	221 days
	Lieutenant General SM Kamrul Hassan	21 August 2024	present	1 year, 4 days

Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh

Director Generals^[104]

No.	Name	Photo	Term Began	Term Ended
1	Major General Chitta Ranjan Datta		31 July 1972	21 February 1974
2	Major General M Khalilur Rahman		22 February 1974	31 October 1975
3	Major General Quazi Golam Dastgir		1 November 1975	14 December 1977
4	Major General Muhammad Atiqur Rahman		15 December 1977	30 June 1982
5	Major General R A M Golam Muktadir		1 July 1982	16 July 1985
6	Major General Sofi Ahmed Chowdhury		17 July 1985	30 June 1988
7	Major General Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury		1 July 1988	23 September 1990
8	Major General Mohammad Abdul Latif		24 September 1990	8 June 1992
9	Major General Mohammad Anwar Hossain		10 June 1992	11 February 1995
10	Major General Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury		12 February 1995	18 July 1996
11	Major General Mohammad Azizur Rahman		25 August 1996	30 December 1999
12	Major General A. L. M. Fazlur Rahman		29 February 2000	11 July 2001
13	Major General Mohammad Abu Ishaque Ibrahim		12 July 2001	1 December 2001
14	Major General Rezaqul Haider		1 December 2001	21 January 2003
15	Major General Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury		21 January 2003	18 February 2006
16	Major General Shakil Ahmed		19 February 2006	25 February 2009
17	Major General Md Mainul Islam		28 February 2009	9 May 2010
18	Major General Md Rafiqul Islam		9 May 2010	30 June 2011
19	Major General Anwar Hussain		30 June 2011	5 December 2012
20	Major General Aziz Ahmed		5 December 2012	1 November 2016
21	Major General Abul Hossain		2 November 2016	8 March 2018
22	Major General Md Shafeenul Islam		20 March 2018	28 February 2022
23	Major General Shakil Ahmed		02 March 2022	17 January 2023
24	Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan		18 January 2023	30 January 2024
25	Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui		5 February 2024	Incumbent

List of Director General (DG) of Directorate of Forces Intelligence (DFI)

#	Rank	Name	Start of term	End of term
Director
1	Brigadier General	Abdur Rauf	1972	1975
2	Colonel	Jamil Uddin Ahmad	1975	1975
3	Air Vice Marshal	Aminul Islam Khan	1975	1977
Director-Martial Law Communication and Control Center
4	Wing Commander	Muhammad Hamidullah Khan	1977	1978
List of Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)
5	Major General	Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury	1979	1981
6		Muhammad Abdul Hamid	1981	1987
7		Mohammad Abdul Latif	1987	1990
16		A S M Nazrul Islam	1999	2001
17		Mohammad Abdul Halim	2001	2003
18		Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury	2003	2004
19		Sadik Hasan Rumi	2004	2006
20		A T M Amin	2006	2007
21	Brigadier General	Chowdhury Fazlul Bari	2007	2008
22	Major General	Golam Mohammad	2008	2009
23		Molla Fazle Akbar	2009	2011
24		Sheikh Mamun Khaled	2011	2013
25		Mohammad Akbar Hossain	2013	2017
26		Mohammad Saiful Abedin	2017	2020
27		Mohammad Saiful Alam	2020	2021
28		Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury	2021	2022
29		Hamidul Haque	2022	2024
30		Md. Faizur Rahman	2024	14 October, 2024[105]
31		Jahangir Alam	14 October, 2024	present

Inspector General of Police (Bangladesh)

The Chief of Bangladesh Police is an Inspector General, which is the only three star rank of Bangladesh Police. This is a list of Inspector Generals of Police since 1947, the inception of Bangladesh as East Pakistan.^[106]

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
East Pakistan (1947–1971)
1		Zakir Hossain	15 May 1947	19 October 1952	5 years, 157 days
2		A.H.M.S Doha	20 November 1952	26 September 1956	3 years, 311 days
3		S. A. H. M. Ismail	27 September 1956	11 October 1958	2 years, 14 days
4		K. A. Haque	12 October 1958	31 October 1958	19 days
5		A. K. M. Hafij Uddin	11 November 1958	25 February 1962	3 years, 106 days
6		A. M. A. Kobir	26 February 1962	28 February 1967	5 years, 2 days
7		A. S. M. Ahmed	1 March 1967	24 March 1969	2 years, 23 days
8		Mohiuddin Ahmed	25 March 1969	21 January 1970	302 days
9		Taslim Uddin Ahmed	22 January 1970	17 May 1971	1 year, 115 days
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1971–present)
1		A Khaleque	16 December 1971	23 April 1973	1 year, 128 days
2		A Rahim	23 April 1973	31 December 1973	252 days
3		A H Norul Islam	31 December 1973	21 November 1975	1 year, 325 days
4		Hossain Ahmed	21 November 1975	26 August 1978	2 years, 278 days
5		A B M G Kibria	26 August 1978	7 February 1982	3 years, 165 days
6		M M R Khan	8 February 1982	31 January 1984	1 year, 357 days
7		E A Chowdhury	1 February 1984	30 December 1985	1 year, 332 days
8		A R Khandokar	31 December 1985	28 February 1990	4 years, 59 days
9		Taibuddin Ahmed	28 February 1990	4 January 1991	310 days
10		A M Chowdhury	8 January 1991	20 July 1991	193 days
11		M Enamul Haque	16 October 1991	8 July 1992	266 days
12		A S M Shahjahan	8 July 1992	22 April 1996	3 years, 289 days
13		M Azizul Huq	22 July 1996	16 November 1997	1 year, 117 days
14		Md Ismail Hossain	16 November 1997	27 September 1998	315 days
15		A Y B I Siddiky	27 September 1998	7 June 2000	1 year, 254 days
16		Muhammed Nurul Huda	7 June 2000	6 November 2001	1 year, 152 days
17		Mudabbir Hossain Chowdhury	6 November 2001	22 April 2003	1 year, 167 days
18		Shahudul Haque	22 April 2003	15 December 2004	1 year, 237 days
19		Md Ashraful Huda	15 December 2004	7 April 2005	113 days
20		Mohammad Hadis Uddin	7 April 2005	7 May 2005	30 days
21		Md Abdul Kaium	7 May 2005	6 July 2006	1 year, 60 days
22		Md Anwarul Iqbal	6 July 2006	2 November 2006	119 days
23		Khuda Baksh Chowdhury	2 November 2006	29 January 2007	88 days
24		Nur Mohammad	29 January 2007	31 August 2010	3 years, 214 days
25		Hassan Mahmood Khandker, BPM, PPM, ndc	31 August 2010	31 December 2014	4 years, 122 days
26		A. K. M. Shahidul Haque, BPM, PPM	31 December 2014	31 January 2018	3 years, 31 days	[107][108][109]
27		Mohammad Javed Patwary BPM (Bar), Dr	31 January 2018	15 April 2020	2 years, 75 days
28		Benazir Ahmed BPM (Bar)	15 April 2020	30 September 2022	2 years, 168 days
29		Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun (BPM)	30 September 2022	6 August 2024	1 year, 311 days
30		Md. Mainul Islam NDC	7 August 2024	20 November 2024	105 days	[110]
31		Baharul Alam	20 November 2024	Incumbent	277 days	[111]

Notes

1. A.S.M. Akram was appointed Acting Governor during the leave of absence of Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne
2. Abdur Rahman Siddiqui was appointed Acting Governor during the leave of absence of Feroz Khan Noon
3. With the dismissal of the United Front Ministry in East Bengal, Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad decided to enforce Governor's Rule in the province and appointed Iskander Mirza as Governor
4. Thomas Hobart Ellis was appointed acting Governor when Iskander Mirza was taken into the central cabinet as Minister
5. Muhammad Shahabuddin was appointed after Acting Governor after Thomas Hobart Ellis
6. Justice Shahabuddin resigned due to differences of opinion about the restoration of parliamentary government in East Bengal
7. Ahmad was appointed acting Governor on the resignation of Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin
8. President Iskander Mirza removed A. K. Fazlul Huq as governor on 31 March 1958 on the advice of the Noon cabinet for allegedly overstepping his limits as a constitutional Governor. Huq had dismissed Ataur Rahman's Ministry of Awami League that had not been defeated on the floor of the House, and had installed Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar of his own party Krishak Sramik Party as Chief Minister.
9. Muhammad Hamid Ali, Chief Secretary to the Governor of East Pakistan, was appointed Acting Governor in pursuance of the provisions of Article 70 of the Constitution following the removal of Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq from the office
10. Sultanuddin Ahmad was removed from office on 10 October 1958 soon after the promulgation of Martial Law in Pakistan on 7 October
11. Syed Hashim Raza was Acting Governor of the province during the absence of General Azam Khan's official visit to West Germany
12. Unable to cope with the political problems of East Pakistan, Ghulam Faruque Khan resigned from office.
13. With the promulgation of Martial Law throughout Pakistan and the abrogation of the constitution in the evening of 25 March, Mirza Nurul Huda's tenure of governorship came to an abrupt end after just 60 hours.
14. On 25 March 1969 General Yahya Khan proclaimed martial law and divided the country into two administrative zones: West Pakistan (Zone 'A') and East Pakistan (Zone 'B'). Muzaffaruddin was the General Officer Commanding of the 14th Division and became Martial Law Administrator, Zone 'B'. On 8 April 1969, Yahya Khan issued an order directing that the Martial Law Administrators of Zone 'A' and 'B' would perform the functions and powers of the Governors of West and East Pakistan respectively. Thus Muzaffaruddin became Martial Law Administrator and also exercised the powers and functions of Governor of East Pakistan.
15. Appointed as Martial Law Administrator of Zone 'B' and exercised the powers and functions of the Governor of East Pakistan.
16. On 8 April 1969, President Yahya Khan issued an order directing that the Martial Law Administrators would perform the functions and powers of the Governor. However, a notification issued by the cabinet secretariat on 1 September 1969 cancelled the order of 8 April 1969 and directed Martial Law Administrators to refrain from performing the functions of Governor in their respective provinces with immediate effect. Lt. General Yaqub Khan remained Martial Law Administrator until Vice Admiral S. M. Ahsan took over as the new Governor of East Pakistan on 1 September 1969
17. Appointed the "head of civil administration in the province" and exercised the functions and powers of Governor from 1 March 1971 until the arrival of Lieutenant General Tikka Khan on 7 March 1971.
18. Abdul Motaleb Malik along with his cabinet resigned on 14 December after realizing that Pakistani defeat was imminent and sought refuse in Hotel Intercontinental, seeking the protection of the Red Cross flag.
19. Commander of the Eastern Command of the Pakistan Army and as the supreme authority of Pakistan in its eastern wing, functioned and exercised power as the Governor of East Pakistan after the resignation of Abdul Motaleb Malik during the last 48 hours of Bangladesh Liberation War
20. Incarcerated in Pakistan till 8 January 1972.
21. Acting in the absence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
22. Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (24 August 1975 – 4 November 1975 and 7 November 1975 – 29 November 1976).
23. Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (29 November 1976 – 6 April 1979).
24. Referendum.
25. Direct election.
26. During this period, Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad served as Chief Martial Law Administrator and de facto head of state.
27. Served as Chief Martial Law Administrator until 30 March 1984.
28. Acting for Zillur Rahman until 20 March 2013.
29. Term ends on 24 April 2028.
30. Simultaneously served as President.
31. While Parliament was dissolved on 6 August 2024, Article 74(3) of the Constitution of Bangladesh allows the Speaker to remain in office until a successor is elected. Thus, Her tenure officially ended with her resignation on 2 September 2024.
32. Inaugural and final deputy speaker of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh