Mostaq Ahmad ministry

Mostaq Ahmad ministry

5th Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
20 August 1975 – 6 November 1975
Date formed15 August 1975
Date dissolved7 November 1975
People and organisations
PresidentKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad
President's historyChief Whip of United Front
(1955-58)
Foreign Minister of Bangladesh
(Apr-Dec, 1971)
Water Resources Minister of Bangladesh
(1972-73)
Commerce Minister of Bangladesh
(1973-75)
Vice-presidentMohammad Mohammadullah
Total no. of members23
Member partyNonpartisan (de jure)[a]
History
Election-
Legislature terms1st Jatiya Sangsad
PredecessorMujib IV
SuccessorSayem

The Mostaq Ahmad ministry was the Islamic[1] military junta that ruled Bangladesh from 15 August 1975 to 7 November 1975.[2] It was formed following the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the ousting of his autocratic[2][3] BaKSAL regime.

Cabinet ministers

No. Image Name Status Term
1 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad President 15 August 1975 - 6 November 1975
2 Mohammad Mohammadullah Vice President 20 August 1975 - 6 November 1975
3 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Minister of Foreign Affairs
4 Muhammad Yusuf Ali Minister of Planning
5 Phani Bhushan Majumder Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
6 Muhammad Sohrab Hossain Minister of Public Works and Urban Development
7 Abdul Mannan Minister of Health and Family Planning
8 Manoranjan Dhar Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
9 Abdul Momin Minister of Agriculture, Food, Help and Rehabitilation
10 Asaduzzaman Khan Minister of Port, Navigation, and Inland Water Transport
11 Azizur Rahman Mallick Minister of Finance
12 Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research and Nuclear Energy

State ministers

No. Image Name Position Term
1 Shah Moazzem Hossain Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism 20 August 1975 - 5 November 1975
2 Dewan Farid Gazi Minister of Commerce, Petroleum and Mineral Resources
3 Taheruddin Thakur Minister of Information and Broadcasting 20 August 1975 - 6 November 1975
Minister of Labour, Social Welfare, Cultural Affairs and Sports 20 August 1975 - 30 August 1975
Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sports 30 August 1975 - 5 November 1975
4 Nurul Islam Chowdhury Minister of Industries 20 August 1975 - 6 November 1975
5 Nurul Islam Manzur Minister of Communications (Railways Division)
6 KM Obaidur Rahman Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology 30 August 1975 - 5 November 1975
7 Momen Uddin Ahmed Minister of Flood Control, Water Resources and Power 20 August 1975 - 6 November 1975
8 Moslem Uddin Khan Minister of Jute
9 Khitish Chandra Mondal Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare 30 August 1975 - 6 November 1975
10 Reazuddin Ahmed Minister of Forest, Fisheries and Livestock 30 August 1975 - 6 November 1975
12 Syed Altaf Hossain Minister of Communications (Roads, Highways and Road Transport) 20 August 1975 - 6 November 1975

Citations

Notes

  1. ^ Political organization was banned due to martial law, thus no political party effectively constituted or influenced the cabinet. Although, all of the cabinet members formerly belonged to BAKSAL and Awami League.

References

  1. ^ "Shame darker than the night". The Daily Star. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "National Revolution and Solidarity Day 7th November 1975 and Indemnity Acts". Major Dalim. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013.
  3. ^ "SHEIK MUJIB GETS TOTAL AUTHORITY OVER BANGLADESH". The New York Times. 26 January 1975. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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