List of prime ministers of Bangladesh
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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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Awami League (AL)
- Other factions
- Status
Denotes an interim or caretaker government
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† Died in office
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972) | |||||||
1 | Tajuddin Ahmad (1925–1975) |
— | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 270 days | AL | |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present) | |||||||
2 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) |
1973 | 12 January 1972 | 25 January 1975 | 3 years, 13 days | AL | |
3 | Muhammad Mansur Ali (1917–1975) |
— | 25 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 (Deposed in a coup) |
202 days | BaKSAL | |
Post abolished (15 August 1975 – 29 June 1978) | |||||||
— | Mashiur Rahman (1924–1979) Acting Prime Minister [a] |
— | 29 June 1978 | 12 March 1979[†] | 256 days | BNP | |
Post vacant (12 March 1979 – 15 April 1979) | |||||||
4 | Shah Azizur Rahman (1925–1988) |
1979 | 15 April 1979 | 24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup) |
2 years, 343 days | BNP | |
Post abolished (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984) | |||||||
5 | Ataur Rahman Khan (1905–1991) |
— | 30 March 1984 | 9 July 1986 | 2 years, 101 days | Janadal / JP(E) | |
6 | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006) |
1986 | 9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | 1 year, 262 days | JP(E) | |
7 | Moudud Ahmed (1940–2021) |
1988 | 27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | 1 year, 138 days | JP(E) | |
8 | Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015) |
— | 12 August 1989 | 6 December 1990 | 1 year, 116 days | JP(E) | |
Post abolished (6 December 1990 – 20 March 1991) | |||||||
9 | Khaleda Zia (born 1945) |
1991 1996 (Feb) |
20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | BNP | |
— | Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928–2014) Chief Adviser |
— | 30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 85 days | Independent | |
10 | Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) |
1996 (Jun) | 23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 22 days | AL | |
— | Latifur Rahman (1936–2017) Chief Adviser |
— | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | |
(9) | Khaleda Zia (born 1945) |
2001 | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | 5 years, 19 days | BNP (Four Party Alliance) | |
— | Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012) Acting Chief Adviser [b] |
— | 29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 74 days | Independent | |
— | Fazlul Haque (born 1938) Acting Chief Adviser |
— | 11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | 1 day | Independent | |
— | Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940) Chief Adviser |
— | 12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 360 days | Independent (with military support) | |
(10) | Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) |
2008 2014 2018 2024 |
6 January 2009 | 5 August 2024 (Resigned) |
15 years, 212 days | AL (Grand Alliance) | |
Post vacant (5 August – 8 August 2024) | |||||||
— | Muhammad Yunus (born 1940) Chief Adviser |
— | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | 0 days | Independent |
Timeline
[edit]See also
[edit]- Caretaker government of Bangladesh
- Chief Adviser
- Prime Minister of Bengal
- Politics of Bangladesh
- President of Bangladesh
- List of office-holders in the Government of Bangladesh
- Vice President of Bangladesh
- Prime Minister of Bangladesh