Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Deputy Head of Government of Bangladesh

The Honourable

Member of

Cabinet
Parliament

SeatBangladesh Secretariat, DhakaAppointerPresident of Bangladesh by advice on Prime MinisterTerm lengthAt the pleasure of the Prime MinisterConstituting instrumentConstitution of BangladeshFormation15 April 1979First holderMoudud AhmedFinal holderKazi Zafar Ahmed

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The deputy prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Bangladesher Upo-Prodhanmontri), officially Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Upo-Prodhanmontri) was the Deputy Prime Minister 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

Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Independent

Name	Term Start	Term End	Political Party	Prime Minister	President
Moudud Ahmed	15 April 1979	2 January 1980	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Shah Azizur Rahman	Ziaur Rahman
A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	15 April 1979	23 August 1979			Ziaur Rahman
Jamal Uddin Ahmad^[1]	23 August 1979	11 February 1982			Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar
S. A. Bari^[2]	23 August 1979	27 November 1981			Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar
M.A. Matin^[3]	9 July 1986	12 August 1989	Jatiya Party (Ershad)	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Kazi Zafar Ahmed^[4]	9 July 1986	10 August 1987		Mizanur Rahman Chowdhur
Moudud Ahmed^[5]	9 July 1986	27 March 1988		Mizanur Rahman Chowdhur
Shah Moazzem Hossain^[6]	20 November 1987	6 December 1990		Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed^[4]	27 March 1988	12 August 1989		Moudud Ahmed

References

^ "Former deputy prime minister Jamal Uddin Ahmad dies". Bdnews24.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^ Paxton, J. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1981-82. Springer. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-230-27110-4.
^ "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. 1 December 1986. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874534.
^ "Profile - Barrister Moudud Ahmed". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Shah Moazzem changes sides for BNP ticket". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.