Minister of Finance (Bangladesh)

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.

Minister of Finance
অর্থমন্ত্রী
(Artho Montri)
Incumbent
Mustafa Kamal

since 7 January 2019
Ministry of Finance
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Formation14 April 1971
Websitemof.gov.bd

The Finance Minister is responsible each year for presenting the government's budget.

List of finance ministers

Parties

  No party   Bangladesh Nationalist Party   Bangladesh Awami League   Jatiya Party

No. Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Prime Minister(s)
M. Saifur Rahman April 1980 May 1981 Ziaur Rahman (President)
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith March 1982 January 1984 Post abolished
Hussain Muhammad Ershad February 1984 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
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith 6 January 2009 7 January 2019 Sheikh Hasina
Mustafa Kamal 7 January 2019 incumbent Sheikh Hasina
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References

  1. Administrator. "Finance Minister". mof.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
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