Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)
| Minister of Finance | |
|---|---|
| অর্থমন্ত্রী | |
since 17 February 2026 | |
| Ministry of Finance | |
| Style |
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| Type | Cabinet minister |
| Status | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | at the Prime Minister's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Mansur Ali |
| Formation | 14 April 1971 |
| Deputy | Zonayed Saki |
| Salary | ৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | mof.gov.bd |
The Minister of Finance is the head of 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.
The finance minister is responsible each year for presenting the government's budget.
Ministers
Caretaker minister
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Muhammad Mansur Ali মুহাম্মদ মনসুর আলী (1917–1975) |
10 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 277 days | Awami League | Mujib I | Tajuddin Ahmad | |||
| Tajuddin Ahmad তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ (1925–1975) |
13 January 1972 | 16 March 1973 | 1 year, 62 days | Mujib II | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | ||||
| Sheikh Mujibur Rahman শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান (1920–1975) (Prime Minister) |
16 March 1973 | 26 January 1975 | 1 year, 316 days | Mujib III | |||||
| Azizur Rahman Mallick আজিজুর রহমান মল্লিক (1918–1997) |
26 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 | 1 year, 62 days | BAKSAL | Mujib IV | Muhammad Mansur Ali | |||
| Muhammad Yusuf Ali মুহাম্মদ ইউসুফ আলী (1923–1998) |
20 August 1975 |
9 November 1975 |
81 days | Independent | Mostaq | Vacant | |||
| Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল জিয়াউর রহমান (1936–1981) |
10 November 1975 | 26 September 1976 | 321 days | Military | Sayem | ||||
| 29 June 1978 | 14 April 1979 | 289 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Zia | Mashiur Rahman | ||||
| Mirza Nurul Huda মির্জা নূরুল হুদা (1919–1991) |
15 April 1979 | 24 April 1980 | 1 year, 9 days | Shah Azizur Rahman | |||||
| M. Saifur Rahman এম. সাইফুর রহমান (1932–2009) MP for Sylhet–14 |
25 April 1980 | 23 November 1981 | 1 year, 261 days | ||||||
| 24 November 1981 | 11 January 1982 | Sattar | |||||||
| Fasihuddin Mahtab ফসিউদ্দিন মাহতাব (?–2008) |
12 January 1982 | 26 March 1982 | 73 days | ||||||
| Abul Maal Abdul Muhith আবুল মাল আব্দুল মুহিত (1934–2022) |
31 March 1982 | 9 January 1984 | 1 year, 284 days | Independent | Ershad | Vacant | |||
| M Syeduzzaman এম সাইদুজ্জামান (born 1933) |
9 January 1984 | 29 November 1986 | 3 years, 351 days | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Ataur Rahman Khan | ||||
| 30 November 1986 | 26 December 1987 | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | |||||||
| Air Vice Marshal (Retd) A. K. Khandker এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল আব্দুল করিম খন্দকার (born 1930) |
28 December 1987 |
22 March 1990 |
2 years, 84 days | Moudud Ahmed | |||||
| Mohammad Abdul Munim মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল মুনিম |
22 March 1990 | 6 December 1990 | 259 days | ||||||
| Kafiluddin Mahmood কফিলউদ্দিন মাহমুদ (?–2011) (Adviser) |
9 December 1990 | 27 December 1990 | 18 days | Independent | Shahabuddin | Shahabuddin Ahmed | |||
| Rehman Sobhan রেহমান সোবহান (born 1935) (Adviser) |
27 December 1990 | 27 December 1990 | 0 days | ||||||
| M. Saifur Rahman মোহাম্মদ সাইফুর রহমান (1932–2009) |
20 March 1991 | 19 March 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda I | Khaleda Zia | |||
| 19 March 1996 | 30 March 1996 | Khaleda II | |||||||
| Wahiduddin Mahmud ওয়াহিদউদ্দিন মাহমুদ (born–1948) (Adviser) |
31 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 84 days | Independent | Habibur | Muhammad Habibur Rahman | |||
| Shah A M S Kibria শাহ এ এম এস কিবরিয়া (1931–2005) |
23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 22 days | Awami League | Hasina I | Sheikh Hasina | |||
| M Hafizuddin Khan এম হাফিজ উদ্দিন খান (1936–2026) (Adviser) |
16 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 86 days | Independent | Latifur | Latifur Rahman | |||
| M. Saifur Rahman সাইফুর রহমান (1932–2009) MP for Sylhet-1 |
10 October 2001 | 28 October 2006 | 5 years, 18 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda III | Khaleda Zia | |||
| Akbar Ali Khan আকবর আলি খান (1944–2022) (Adviser) |
31 October 2006 | 12 December 2006 | 42 days | Independent | Iajuddin | Iajuddin Ahmed | |||
| Shoeb Ahmed শোয়েব আহমেদ (born 1948) (Adviser) |
13 December 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 29 days | ||||||
| A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam এ. বি. মির্জা আজিজুল ইসলাম (born ?) (Adviser) |
14 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 358 days | Fakhruddin | Fakhruddin Ahmed | ||||
| Abul Maal Abdul Muhith আবুল মাল আব্দুল মুহিত (1934–2022) MP for Sylhet-1 |
6 January 2009 | 11 January 2014 | 10 years, 1 day | Awami League | Hasina II | Sheikh Hasina | |||
| 12 January 2014 | 7 January 2019 | Hasina III | |||||||
| Mustafa Kamal মুস্তফা কামাল (born 1947) MP for Comilla-10 |
7 January 2019 | 10 January 2024 | 5 years, 3 days | Hasina IV | |||||
| Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali আবুল হাসান মাহমুদ আলী (1943–2025) MP for Dinajpur-4 |
11 January 2024 | 5 August 2024 | 207 days | Hasina V | |||||
| Salehuddin Ahmed সালেহউদ্দিন আহমেদ (born–1949) |
8 August 2024 | 17 February 2026 | 1 year, 193 days | Independent | Yunus | Muhammad Yunus | |||
| Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury আমীর খসরু মাহমুদ চৌধুরী (born 1949) MP for Chittagong-11 |
17 February 2026 | Incumbent | 31 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Tarique | Tarique Rahman | |||
References
- ^ 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.