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 Minister of Finance | |
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| বাংলাদেশের অর্থমন্ত্রী | |
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| Ministry of Finance | |
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| Type | Cabinet Minister |
| Status | Adviser |
| Member of | |
| 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 Chief Adviser's pleasures |
| Inaugural holder | Mansur Ali |
| Formation | 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
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No party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bangladesh Awami League Jatiya Party
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Head of government | |
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| M. Saifur Rahman | April 1980 | May 1981 | Ziaur Rahman (President) | |||
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Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | 27 March 1982 | 31 January 1984 | Post abolished | ||
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 1 February 1984 | 27 March 1987 | |||
| Ataur Rahman Khan | ||||||
| Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | ||||||
| M. Syeduzzaman | March 1987 | January 1988 | ||||
| Wahidul Haq | January 1988 | May 1988 | ||||
| Moudud Ahmed | ||||||
| Mohammad Abdul Munim | May 1988 | September 1988 | ||||
| Wahidul Haq | September 1988 | May 1990 | ||||
| Kazi Zafar Ahmed | ||||||
| Mohammad Abdul Munim | May 1990 | December 1990 | ||||
| M. Saifur Rahman | March 1991 | March 1996 | Khaleda Zia | |||
| Shah A M S Kibria | July 1996 | July 2001 | Sheikh Hasina | |||
| M. Saifur Rahman | October 2001 | October 2006 | Khaleda Zia | |||
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Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | 6 January 2009 | 7 January 2019 | Sheikh Hasina | ||
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Mustafa Kamal | 7 January 2019 | 10 January 2024 | |||
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Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali | 11 January 2024 | 6 August 2024 | |||
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Salehuddin Ahmed | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Muhammad Yunus | ||
References
edit- ^ Administrator. "Finance Minister". mof.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.