Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bengali: পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী; Pororashtrya Montri; or simply the Foreign Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী (Pororashtrya Montri) | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | The Honourable (official) |
Status | Cabinet Minister |
Member of | |
Reports to | |
Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
Appointer | President of Bangladesh on the advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | 5 years or Prime Minister's pleasures |
Formation | 14 April 1971 |
First holder | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad |
Deputy | State Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Website | mofa.gov.bd |
List of foreign ministers
No. | Name of Foreign Minister | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Head of Cabinet | |
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1 | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | April 1971 | December 1971 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | ||
2 | Abdus Samad Azad | December 1971 | March 1973 | |||
3 | Kamal Hossain | ![]() |
March 1973 | August 1975 | ||
4 | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury | August 1975 | November 1975 | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | ||
5 | Prof. Muhammad Shamsul Haque | November 1975 | March 1982 | |||
6 | A R Shamsud Doha | March 1982 | June 1984 | |||
7 | Humayun Rashid Choudhury | June 1984 | July 1985 | |||
8 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | ![]() |
July 1985 | December 1990 | ||
9 | A S M Mustafizur Rahman | December 1990 | March 1996 | |||
10 | Abdus Samad Azad | March 1996 | July 2001 | |||
11 | Justice Latifur Rahman | July 2001 | October 2001 | |||
12 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | October 2001 | November 2001 | |||
13 | Morshed Khan | ![]() |
November 2001 | October 2006 | ||
14 | Iajuddin Ahmed | October 2006 | January 2007 | |||
15 | Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury | ![]() |
January 2007 | January 30, 2009 | ||
16 | Dipu Moni | ![]() |
January 30, 2009 | November 20, 2013 | Sheikh Hasina | |
17 | Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali | ![]() |
20 November 2013 | 7 January 2019 | ||
18 | AK Abdul Momen | ![]() |
7 January 2019 | incumbent | ||
See also
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