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List of prime ministers of Bangladesh

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  • Top left: Tajuddin Ahmed became the first prime minister of Bangladesh under the Provisional Government of Bangladesh on 10 April 1971.
  • Top right: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the first elected prime minister of Bangladesh on 7 March 1973.
  • Bottom left: Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, became prime minister on 27 February 1991, 15 February 1996, and 1 October 2001.
  • Bottom right: Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh, became prime minister on 12 June 1996, 29 December 2008, 5 January 2014, 30 December 2018, 7 January 2024.

This article lists the prime ministers of Bangladesh, and includes persons sworn into the office of Prime Minister of Bangladesh following the Proclamation of Independence and the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1971. Moreover it also lists the chief advisers of caretaker governments of Bangladesh, which is a position equivalent to that of the prime minister, and is sometimes colloquially referred to as the prime minister.[1]

List of officeholders

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There have been 10 prime ministers, 1 senior minister, 5 chief advisers, and 1 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 —.[2]

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 factions
  Independent
Status
  Acting prime minister
Symbols

† Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party
(Coalition) 		Ministry Notes
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 Became first Prime Minister of Bangladesh under the Provisional Government of Bangladesh in 1971
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[3] 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
[a] 		— 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) 		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 137 days Independent Yunus

Timeline

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See also

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This article is part of a series on the
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Notes

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  1. ^ Simultaneously served as President.

References

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  1. ^ "Q&A: Bangladesh's Leader Fakhruddin Ahmed". Time. 25 September 2008.
  2. ^ "A look back at caretaker governments throughout the years". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Khan, Ataur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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