Minister of Religious Affairs (Bangladesh)

Cabinet office in the Bangladeshi government

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser of Religious Affairs

বাংলাদেশের ধর্ম বিষয়ক উপদেষ্টা

Government Seal of Bangladesh

Flag of Bangladesh

Incumbent
A F M Khalid Hossain

since 9 August 2024

* Ministry of Religious Affairs

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
Inaugural holder| Mahbubur Rahman
Formation| 7 January 1984; 41 years ago (7 January 1984)
Salary| ৳245000 (US$2,000)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Website| mora.gov.bd

The minister of religious affairs is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Prior to 1980, religion-related matters were looked after first under the Ministry of Education and later under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Religion. It started its journey on January 25, 1980 through separate ministries and ministers.[1]

## List of officeholders

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Here are the names of all the ministers, advisors, state ministers and deputy ministers.[2]

No.  | Portrait  | Name  | Title  | Start  | End

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1  |  | Mahbubur Rahman | Minister  | 15 March 1984  | 1 June 1984
2  |  | Khandaker Abu Bakr | Minister  | 1 June 1984  | 15 January 1985
3  |  | K. M. Aminul Islam | Minister  | 9 November 1985  | 16 February 1986
4  |  | A. K. M. Nurul Islam | State Minister  | 4 July 1985  | 25 May 1986
5  |  | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | Minister  | 16 February 1986  | 23 March 1986
6  |  | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | Minister  | 25 May 1986  | 9 July 1986
7  |  | Abdul Mannan | Minister  | 9 July 1986  | 14 June 1988
8  |  | M. Nazim Uddin Al Azad | Deputy Minister  | 10 December 1988  | 24 December 1989
9  |  | M. Nazim Uddin Al Azad | Minister  | 24 December 1989  | 2 May 1990
10  |  | Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad | State Minister  | 2 May 1990  | 6 December 1990
11  |  | M A Khaleq | Advisor  | 26 December 1990  | 15 March 1991
12  |  | Abdul Mannan | State Minister  | 20 March 1991  | 14 February 1993
13  |  | Mohammad Keramat Ali | Minister  | 14 August 1993  | 18 October 1995
14  |  | M. A. Mannan | State Minister  | 18 November 1995  | 19 March 1996
15  |  | Fazlur Rahman Potol | State Minister  | 19 March 1996  | 30 March 1996
16  |  | Abdur Rahman Khan  | Advisor  | 3 April 1996  | 23 June 1996
17  |  | Md. Nurul Islam | State Minister  | 23 June 1996  | 15 July 2001
18  |  | Abdul Malik | Advisor  | 16 July 2001  | 10 October 2001
19  |  | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | State Minister  | 10 October 2001  | 29 October 2006
20  |  | Mahbubul Alam (journalist) | Advisor  | 1 November 2006  | 11 January 2007
20  |  | A. S. M. Matiur Rahman | Advisor  | 17 January 2007  | 8 January 2008
21  |  | A. F. Hassan Ariff | Advisor  | 10 January 2008  | 6 January 2009
22  |  | Sheikh Hasina | Prime Minister  | 6 January 2009  | 24 January 2009
23  |  | Shahjahan Mia | State Minister  | 24 January 2009  | 21 November 2013
24  |  | Mujibul Haque Mujib | Minister  | 21 November 2013  | 12 January 2014
25  |  | Motiur Rahman | Minister  | 12 January 2014  | 10 December 2018
26  |  | AKM Mozammel Haque | Minister  | 11 December 2018  | 7 January 2019
27  |  | Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah | State Minister  | 7 January 2019  | 13 June 2020
28  |  | Sheikh Hasina | Prime Minister  | 14 June 2020  | 24 November 2020
29  |  | Md Faridul Haq Khan | Minister  | 24 November 2020  | 5 August 2024
30  |  | A F M Khalid Hossain | Adviser  | 8 August 2024  | Present

## See also

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* Cabinet of Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ "Introduction - Ministry of Religious Affairs". Ministry of Religious Affairs. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
2. ^ "Names and tenure of Ministers / State Ministers / Advisers working in the Ministry of Religious Affairs". Ministry of Religious Affairs. Retrieved 25 June 2020.