First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet

The first Hasina cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 7th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 1996 general election, and left office on 15 July 2001.[2][3]

First Hasina Cabinet
13th Council of Ministers of Bangladesh
23 June 1996
Hasina
Date formed	23 June 1996
Date dissolved	15 July 2001
People and organisations
Head of government	Sheikh Hasina
No. of ministers	20[1]
Member party	Awami League Independent(s)
History
Legislature term(s)	7th Parliament
Predecessor	Habibur
Successor	Latifur

Cabinet

The cabinet was composed of the following ministers:

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Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Ref
Prime Minister Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Division		Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Home Affairs		Rafiqul Islam	23 June 1996	12 March 1999	Awami League	[4][5]
		Mohammed Nasim	12 March 1999	15 July 2001	Awami League	[5]
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Abdus Samad Azad	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[6]
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs		Abdul Matin Khasru	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[7]
Ministry of Finance		Shah A M S Kibria	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare		Salahuddin Yusuf	25 July 1996	29 December 1999	Awami League	[2]
Ministry of Agriculture		Matia Chowdhury	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Forest and Environment		Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Women and Children Affairs		Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock		Satish Chandra Roy	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs		Kalparanjan Chakma	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]
Ministry of Communication		Anwar Hossain Manju	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	JP(E)	[4][2]
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources		Nuruddin Khan	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League
Ministry of Shipping		A. S. M. Abdur Rab	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	JSD	[4][2]
Ministry of Health		Sheikh Fazlul Karim	29 December 1999	15 July 2001	Awami League
Ministry of Commerce		Tofael Ahmed	23 June 1996	29 December 1999	Awami League	[4]
		Abdul Jalil	29 December 1999	15 July 2001	Awami League	[2]
Ministry of Industries		Tofael Ahmed	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Food		Matia Chowdhury	23 June 1996	29 December 1999	Awami League	[4]
		Amir Hossain Amu	29 December 1999	15 July 2001	Awami League
Ministry of Water Resources		Abdur Razzak	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Education		ASHK Sadek	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[9]
Minister of Post and Telecommunication		Mohammed Nasim	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives		Zillur Rahman	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[4]
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism		Mosharraf Hossain	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]
Ministry of Labour and Employment		M A Mannan	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]

State ministers

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Ref
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources		Rafiqul Islam	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]
Ministry of Planning		Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	14 January 1997	15 July 2001	Awami League	[10]
Ministry of Shipping		Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury	4 December 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[11][12]
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism		Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	29 January 1997	31 December 1997	Awami League	[13][12]
		Sayed Ashraful Islam	6 January 2000	15 July 2001	Awami League	[13][12]
Ministry of Information		Abu Sayeed	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[10]
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives		Syed Abul Hossain	23 June 1996	17 August 1997	Awami League	[10]
		Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury	1 January 1998	24 December 1998	Awami League	[8]
		Md. Rahmat Ali	29 December 1999	15 July 2001	Awami League	[10][12]
Ministry of Youth and Sports Ministry of Cultural Affairs		Obaidul Quader	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Awami League	[10]
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education		Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]
Ministry of Textiles		AKM Jahangir Hossain	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]
Ministry of Labour and Employment		M A Mannan	23 June 1996	31 December 1997	Awami League	[8]

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Ref
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education		Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	23 June 1996	31 December 1997	Awami League	[8]
Ministry of Shipping		Saber Hossain Chowdhury	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]
		Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	23 June 1996	31 December 1997	Awami League	[8]
Ministry of Food		Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	Awami League	[8]

Shuffles

• 1 January 1998[8]
  • Mosharraf Hossain became the Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism
  • Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury became the Minister of State for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
  • Rafiqul Islam became the Minister of State for Energy, Power and Mineral Resources
  • AKM Jahangir Hossain became the Minister of State for Textiles
  • Saber Hossain Chowdhury became the Deputy Minister for Shipping
  • Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu became the Deputy Minister for Food
  • M A Mannan was promoted to full minister of Labour and Manpower
  • Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir was stripped of being the minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
  • Zinnatunnessa Talukdar was made the state minister of Primary and Mass Education

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