List of mayors of Sylhet

The Mayor of Sylhet is the chief elected executive of the Sylhet City Corporation. The Mayor’s office oversees civic services, manages public properties, and coordinates the functions of various government agencies within the city. In addition, the Mayor is responsible for enforcing city corporation regulations and state laws, thereby ensuring good governance and the sustainable development of Sylhet.^[1]

Mayor of Sylhet
Incumbent Abu Ahmad Siddiqui since 19 August 2024
Sylhet City Corporation
Style	Honourable (formal)
Type	Council Leader
Member of	Sylhet City Corporation
Seat	Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Appointer	Electorate of Sylhet
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	The City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holder	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran
Formation	31 July 2001; 24 years ago (2001-07-31)
Salary	৳150000 (US$1,200) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	Sylhet City Corporation

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban, Bandor Bazar; currently it has jurisdiction over all 42 wards of Sylhet City, which previously was 27 ward.^{[citation needed]}

List of officeholders

•   Bangladesh Awami League
•   Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Other factions

•   Independent

Status

•   Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait		Officeholder (birth–death)	Election	Term of office			Designation	Political party	Reference
					From	To	Period
1			Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1952-2020)	2003 2008	12 April 2003	18 September 2013	10 years, 190 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[2]
2			Ariful Haque Choudhury	2013 2018	18 September 2013	7 November 2023	10 years, 50 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[3]
3			Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury	2023	7 November 2023	19 August 2024	286 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[4][5]
–			Abu Ahmad Siddiqui	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 62 days	Administrator	Independent

Elections

Election Result 2023

Main article: 2023 Sylhet City Corporation election

Election Result 2018

Main article: 2018 Sylhet City Corporation election

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ariful Haque Choudhury	92,588	[3]
	AL	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran	86,392
	JI	Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer	10,954
	IAB	Moazzem Hossain	2,195
Majority			6,196
Turnout			2,01,577
Registered electors			3,18,138
	BNP hold

Election Result 2013

Main article: 2013 Sylhet City Corporation election

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ariful Haque Choudhury	107,330
	AL	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran	72,173
Majority			35,157
Turnout			1,79,503
Registered electors			2,91,046
	BNP gain from AL