Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Deputy Head of Government of Bangladesh

Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী

National emblem of Bangladesh

Flag of Bangladesh

Incumbent
Abolished

since 6 December 1990

* Government of Bangladesh
* Cabinet Division

Style|

* Mr. Deputy Prime Minister (informal)
* The Honorable (formal)
* His Excellency (diplomatic)

Status| Deputy head of government
Abbreviation| DPM
Member of|

* Cabinet
* Parliament

Seat| Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Appointer| President
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term length| At the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Formation| 17 April 1979; 45 years ago (1979-04-17)
First holder| Moudud Ahmed
Final holder| Shah Moazzem Hossain
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The deputy prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Bangladesher Upo-Prodhanmontri), officially Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Upo-Prodhanmontri) was the second chief executive of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the second highest ranking Parliamentary Leader of the Jatiya Sangsad. A Deputy Prime Minister might, in the absence of the Prime Minister, carry out the functions of the Cabinet as well as the responsibilities of any other independent ministry.

## List

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Political Party

*   * Bangladesh Nationalist Party

* Jatiya Party (Ershad)

* Independent

#  | Portrait  | Name

(Birth–Death)

| Term Start  | Term End  | Political Party  | Prime Minister  | President

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

| 1  |  | Moudud Ahmed[1]

1940-2021

| 15 April 1979  | 2 January 1980  | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Shah Azizur Rahman |

Ziaur Rahman

| 2  |  | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury[1]

Senior Deputy Prime Minister

1930-2024

| 15 April 1979  | 23 August 1979
| 3  |  | Jamal Uddin Ahmad[2]
1929-2015 | 23 August 1979  | 11 February 1982  |

Ziaur Rahman

21 April 1977 - 30 May 1981

Abdus Sattar

30 May 1981 - 24 March 1982

| 4  |  | S. A. Bari[3]
1927-1987 | 23 August 1979  | 27 November 1981
| (1)  |  | Moudud Ahmed[4]
1940-2021 | 9 July 1986  | 27 March 1988  | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |

Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury

Hussain Muhammad Ershad

| 6  |  | Kazi Zafar Ahmed[5]

1939-2015

| 9 July 1986  | 10 August 1987
7  |  | M.A. Matin[6]

1932-2012

| 9 July 1986  | 13 August 1989  |

Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury

9 July 1986 - 27 March 1988

Moudud Ahmed

27 March 1988 - 12 August 1989

Kazi Zafar Ahmed

12 August 1989 - 6 December 1990

| 8  |  | Shah Moazzem Hossain[7]
1939-2022 | 20 November 1987  | 6 December 1990
| (6)  |  | Kazi Zafar Ahmed[5]
1939-2015 | 27 March 1988  | 12 August 1989  |

Moudud Ahmed

### List

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### Deputy Prime Minister

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#  | Portrait  | Name

(Birth–Death)

| Term Start  | Term End

|
|
|
|

1  |  | Moudud Ahmed

1940-2021

| 15 April 1979  | 2 January 1980

### Senior Deputy Prime Minister

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#  | Portrait  | Name

(Birth–Death)

| Term Start  | Term End

|
|
|
|

2  |  | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury

Senior Deputy Prime Minister

1930-2024

| 15 April 1979  | 23 August 1979
3  |  | Jamal Uddin Ahmad
1929-2015 | 23 August 1979  | 11 February 1982
4  |  | S. A. Bari
1927-1987 | 23 August 1979  | 27 November 1981

### Senior Deputy Prime Minister

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#  | Portrait  | Name

(Birth–Death)

| Term Start  | Term End

|
|
|
|

(1)  |  | Moudud Ahmed
1940-2021 | 9 July 1986  | 27 March 1988
6  |  | Kazi Zafar Ahmed

1939-2015

| 9 July 1986  | 10 August 1987
(6)  | 27 March 1988  | 12 August 1989
7  |  | M.A. Matin

1932-2012

| 9 July 1986  | 13 August 1989
8  |  | Shah Moazzem Hossain
1939-2022 | 20 November 1987  | 6 December 1990

## See also

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* Prime Minister of Bangladesh
* Government of Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ a b "১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ এবং নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা পরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দের দপ্তর বন্টনসহ নামের তালিকা" [1971 to 07-01-2019 List of names of the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and Chief Advisers and Members of the Advisory Council of the Non-Partisan Caretaker Government with distribution of office] (PDF). cabiet.gov.bd (in Bengali). 13 March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
2. ^ "Former deputy prime minister Jamal Uddin Ahmad dies". Bdnews24.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
3. ^ Paxton, J. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1981-82. Springer. p. 188\. ISBN 978-0-230-27110-4.
4. ^ "Profile - Barrister Moudud Ahmed". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
5. ^ a b Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874534.
6. ^ "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. 1 December 1986. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
7. ^ "Shah Moazzem changes sides for BNP ticket". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

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