Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)

Head of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser of Health and Family Welfare

বাংলাদেশের স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ উপদেষ্টা

Government Seal of Bangladesh

Flag of Bangladesh

Incumbent
Nurjahan Begum

since 9 August 2024

* Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Style|

* The Honourable (formal)
* His Excellency (diplomatic)

Type| Cabinet minister
Status| Adviser
Member of|

* Cabinet
* Advisory Council

Reports to|  Chief adviser
Seat| Bangladesh Secretariat
Nominator| Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Appointer| President of Bangladesh
on the advice of the chief adviser
Term length| Interim or the
chief adviser's pleasure
Formation| 16 December 1971; 53 years ago (16 December 1971)
Salary| ৳245000 (US$2,000)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Website| www.mohfw.gov.bd

The minister of health and family welfare of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They are also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[1][2]

## List of ministers, advisers and state ministers

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Political parties

*   Bangladesh Awami League

*   Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

*   Bangladesh Nationalist Party

*   Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Other factions

*   Independent

No.  | Portrait  | Name  | Designation  | From[3][4] | To[3] | Head of government

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1  |  | Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury | Minister  | 29 December 1971  | 13 April 1972  |  | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2  |  | Abdul Malek Ukil | 13 April 1972  | 16 March 1973
3  |  | Abdul Mannan | 16 March 1973  | 6 November 1975
4  |  | Muhammad Ghulam Tawab | Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator and Chief of Air Staff  | 10 November 1975  | 3 December 1975  |  | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
5  |  | Muhammad Ibrahim | Advisor  | 4 December 1975  | 8 December 1977  |  | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Ziaur Rahman
6  |  | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Minister  | 9 December 1977  | 29 June 1978  |  | Ziaur Rahman
7  |  | Mohammed Abdul Matin | Deputy Advisor  | 13 April 1978  | 6 April 1981
8  |  | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Deputy Prime Minister  | 15 April 1979  | 23 August 1979
9  |  | Major General Shamsul Haque | Advisor  | 27 March 1982  | 11 December 1983  |  | A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
10  |  | Minister  | 11 December 1983  | 23 March 1986  |  | Hussain Muhammad Ershad
11  |  | Mohammed Abdul Matin | 29 May 1986  | 9 July 1986
12  |  | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 9 July 1986  | 23 January 1988
13  |  | Mohammed Abdul Matin | Deputy Prime Minister  | 27 March 1988  | 6 August 1988
14  |  | Mohammad Abdul Munim | Minister  | 6 August 1988  | 20 March 1989
15  |  | Mohammed Abdul Matin | Deputy Prime Minister  | 20 March 1989  | 13 August 1989
16  |  | Dr. Azizur Rahman  | Minister  | 26 August 1989  | 6 December 1990
17  |  | M. A. Majed | Advisor  | 10 December 1990  | 16 March 1991  |  | Shahabuddin Ahmed
18  |  | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | Minister  | 20 March 1991  | 3 April 1996  |  | Khaleda Zia
19  |  | Abdur Rahman Khan  | Advisor  | 3 April 1996  | 23 June 1996  |  | Muhammad Habibur Rahman
20  |  | Sheikh Hasina | Prime Minister  | 23 June 1996  | 29 June 1996  |  | Sheikh Hasina
21  |  | Salahuddin Yusuf | Minister  | 29 June 1996  | 29 December 1999
22  |  | Sheikh Selim | 29 December 1999  | 15 July 2001
23  |  | Abdul Malik | Advisor  | 16 July 2001  | 10 October 2001  |  | Latifur Rahman
24  |  | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | Minister  | 11 October 2001  | 29 October 2006  |  | Khaleda Zia
25  |  | Sufia Rahman | Advisor  | 1 November 2006  | 11 January 2007  |  | Iajuddin Ahmed
26  |  | A. S. M. Matiur Rahman | 17 January 2007  | 8 January 2008  | Fakhruddin Ahmed
27  |  | Dr AMM Shawkat Ali  | 10 January 2008  | 6 January 2009
28  |  | AFM Ruhal Haque | Minister  | 6 January 2009  | 20 November 2013  |  | Sheikh Hasina
29  |  | Rowshan Ershad | 21 November 2013  | 12 January 2014
30  |  | Mohammed Nasim | 12 January 2014  | 7 January 2019
31  |  | Zahid Maleque | 7 January 2019  | 11 January 2024
32  |  | Samanta Lal Sen | 11 January 2024  | 5 August 2024
33  |  | Nurjahan Begum | Advisor  | 9 August 2024  | Incumbent  |  | Muhammad Yunus

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## See also

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* Government of Bangladesh
* Cabinet of Bangladesh
* Health in Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ "Bangladesh's family planning services have become 'weak': Analyst". BDNews24. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. ^ "Are we getting any better?". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
3. ^ a b "Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World|Ministry of Industries|Government of Bangladesh". Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
4. ^ Shawon, Ali Asif (10 January 2024). "New cabinet: Who are the ministers and state ministers?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
5. ^ https://hsd.portal.gov.bd/site/page/e5dcfdef-d8e5-4b67-a5e4-f00346bf969c/প্রাক্তন-মন্ত্রীগণের-নামের-তালিকা-

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