Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)

The minister of health and family welfare of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They are also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.^[1][2]

People's Republic of Bangladesh Adviser of Health and Family Welfare
বাংলাদেশের স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ উপদেষ্টা
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
Incumbent Nurjahan Begum since 9 August 2024
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Style	The Honourable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Cabinet minister
Status	Adviser
Member of	Cabinet Advisory Council
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
Formation	16 December 1971; 53 years ago (16 December 1971)
Salary	৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	www.mohfw.gov.bd

List of ministers, advisers and state ministers

Political parties

•   Bangladesh Awami League
•   Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
•   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
•   Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Other factions

•   Independent

No.	Portrait	Name	Designation	From[3][4]	To[3]	Head of government
1		Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury	Minister	29 December 1971	13 April 1972		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2		Abdul Malek Ukil		13 April 1972	16 March 1973
3		Abdul Mannan		16 March 1973	6 November 1975
4		Muhammad Ghulam Tawab	Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator and Chief of Air Staff	10 November 1975	3 December 1975		Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
5		Muhammad Ibrahim	Advisor	4 December 1975	8 December 1977		Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Ziaur Rahman
6		A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	Minister	9 December 1977	29 June 1978		Ziaur Rahman
7		Mohammed Abdul Matin	Deputy Advisor	13 April 1978	6 April 1981
8		A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	Deputy Prime Minister	15 April 1979	23 August 1979
9		Major General Shamsul Haque	Advisor	27 March 1982	11 December 1983		A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
10			Minister	11 December 1983	23 March 1986		Hussain Muhammad Ershad
11		Mohammed Abdul Matin		29 May 1986	9 July 1986
12		Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury		9 July 1986	23 January 1988
13		Mohammed Abdul Matin	Deputy Prime Minister	27 March 1988	6 August 1988
14		Mohammad Abdul Munim	Minister	6 August 1988	20 March 1989
15		Mohammed Abdul Matin	Deputy Prime Minister	20 March 1989	13 August 1989
16		Dr. Azizur Rahman	Minister	26 August 1989	6 December 1990
17		M. A. Majed	Advisor	10 December 1990	16 March 1991		Shahabuddin Ahmed
18		Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf	Minister	20 March 1991	3 April 1996		Khaleda Zia
19		Abdur Rahman Khan	Advisor	3 April 1996	23 June 1996		Muhammad Habibur Rahman
20		Sheikh Hasina	Prime Minister	23 June 1996	29 June 1996		Sheikh Hasina
21		Salahuddin Yusuf	Minister	29 June 1996	29 December 1999
22		Sheikh Selim		29 December 1999	15 July 2001
23		Abdul Malik	Advisor	16 July 2001	10 October 2001		Latifur Rahman
24		Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	Minister	11 October 2001	29 October 2006		Khaleda Zia
25		Sufia Rahman	Advisor	1 November 2006	11 January 2007		Iajuddin Ahmed
26		A. S. M. Matiur Rahman		17 January 2007	8 January 2008		Fakhruddin Ahmed
27		Dr AMM Shawkat Ali		10 January 2008	6 January 2009
28		AFM Ruhal Haque	Minister	6 January 2009	20 November 2013		Sheikh Hasina
29		Rowshan Ershad		21 November 2013	12 January 2014
30		Mohammed Nasim		12 January 2014	7 January 2019
31		Zahid Maleque		7 January 2019	11 January 2024
32		Samanta Lal Sen		11 January 2024	5 August 2024
33		Nurjahan Begum	Advisor	9 August 2024	Incumbent		Muhammad Yunus

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See also

• Government of Bangladesh
• Cabinet of Bangladesh
• Health in Bangladesh