Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী
Style
StatusAbolished
AbbreviationDPM
Member of
SeatBangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
AppointerPresident
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Formation17 April 1979 (1979-04-17)
First holderMoudud Ahmed
Final holderShah Moazzem Hossain
Abolished6 December 1990[a]

The deputy prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanizedBangladesher Upo-Prodhanmontri), officially Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanizedGonoprojatantri 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

Political Party
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political Party Prime Minister President Ref.
Term Start Term End Time in Office
1 Moudud Ahmed

(1940-2021)

15 April 1979 2 January 1980 262 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party Shah Azizur Rahman Ziaur Rahman [1]
2 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
(1930-2024)

Senior Deputy Prime Minister

15 April 1979 23 August 1979 130 days
3 Jamal Uddin Ahmad
(1932-2015)
23 August 1979 11 February 1982 2 years, 172 days
Ziaur Rahman
(21 April 1977 - 30 May 1981)

Abdus Sattar
(30 May 1981 - 24 March 1982)
[2]
4 S. A. Bari
(1927-1987)
23 August 1979 27 November 1981 2 years, 96 days [3]
(1) Moudud Ahmed
(1940-2021)
9 July 1986 27 March 1988 1 year, 262 days Jatya Party Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Hussain Muhammad Ershad [4]

[5]

5 Kazi Zafar Ahmed
(1939-2015)
9 July 1986 10 August 1987 3 years, 34 days [6]
(5) 27 March 1988 12 August 1989 Moudud Ahmed
6 M.A. Matin
(1932-2012)
9 July 1986 13 August 1989 3 years, 35 days
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)
[7]
7 Shah Moazzem Hossain
(1939-2022)
20 November 1987 6 December 1990 3 years, 16 days [8]
Post abolished

List

Deputy Prime Minister (1979-1980)

# Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term Start Term End
1 Moudud Ahmed

1940-2021

15 April 1979 2 January 1980
Post abolished

Senior Deputy Prime Minister (1979-1981)

# Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term Start Term End
2 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury

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
Post abolished

Senior Deputy Prime Minister (1986-1990)

# Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term Start Term End
(1) Moudud Ahmed
1940-2021
9 July 1986 27 March 1988
5 Kazi Zafar Ahmed

1939-2015

9 July 1986 10 August 1987
(5) 27 March 1988 12 August 1989
6 M.A. Matin

1932-2012

9 July 1986 13 August 1989
7 Shah Moazzem Hossain
1939-2022
20 November 1987 6 December 1990
Post abolished

See also

References

  1. ^ 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). cabinet.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 14 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". Tritiyo Matra. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ Paxton, J. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1981-82. Springer. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-230-27110-4.
  6. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874534.
  7. ^ "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. 1 December 1986. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Shah Moazzem changes sides for BNP ticket". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

Notes

  1. ^ Through the 13th amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh in 1996