Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| বাংলাদেশের পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী | |
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| Style | The Honourable (official) |
| Status | Adviser |
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| Reports to |  Chief Adviser President |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | 5 years or Prime Minister's pleasure |
| Formation | 14 April 1971 |
| First holder | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad |
| Deputy | State Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Salary | ৳195000 (US$1,600) per month ৳2340000 (US$20,000) per year (incl. allowances) |
| Website | mofa.gov.bd |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bengali: পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী; Pororashtrya Montri; or simply the Foreign Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
List of foreign ministers
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Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | 14 April 1971 | December 1971 | Tajuddin Ahmad |
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Abdus Samad Azad | December 1971 | March 1973 | |
| Tajuddin Ahmad Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |||||
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Kamal Hossain | March 1973 | 15 August 1975 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Muhammad Mansur Ali | |||||
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Abu Sayeed Chowdhury | 15 August 1975 | 6 November 1975 | Post abolished |
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Prof. Muhammad Shamsul Huq | November 1975 | 24 March 1982 | |
| Post abolished Mashiur Rahman Shah Azizur Rahman | |||||
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A R Shamsud Doha | 24 March 1982 | June 1984 | Post abolished Ataur Rahman Khan |
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Humayun Rashid Choudhury | June 1984 | July 1985 | Ataur Rahman Khan |
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Anisul Islam Mahmud | July 1985 | 6 December 1990 | |
| Ataur Rahman Khan Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed | |||||
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A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman | 6 December 1990 | 30 March 1996 | Post abolished |
| Khaleda Zia | |||||
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Abdus Samad Azad | 30 March 1996 | 15 July 2001 | Muhammad Habibur Rahman |
| Sheikh Hasina | |||||
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Justice Latifur Rahman | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | Latifur Rahman |
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A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | 10 October 2001 | 14 November 2001 | Khaleda Zia |
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Morshed Khan | 14 November 2001 | 29 October 2006 | |
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Iajuddin Ahmed | 29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | Himself |
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Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury | 11 January 2007 | 30 January 2009 | Fazlul Haque |
| Fakhruddin Ahmed | |||||
| Sheikh Hasina | |||||
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Dipu Moni | 30 January 2009 | 20 November 2013 | |
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Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali | 20 November 2013 | 7 January 2019 | |
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AK Abdul Momen | 7 January 2019 | 10 January 2024 | |
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Muhammad Hasan Mahmud | 11 January 2024 | 5 August 2024 | |
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Md. Touhid Hossain | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Muhammad Yunus |
See also
[edit]- Constitution of Bangladesh
- President of Bangladesh
- Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Politics of Bangladesh
References
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