Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh explained

Post:Deputy Prime Minister
Body:the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Native Name:গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী
Flag:Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Flagsize:155px
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of Bangladesh
Insignia:Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Government Seal of Bangladesh
Department:Government of Bangladesh
Incumbent:Vacant
Incumbentsince:6 December 1990
Style:
Seat:Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Appointer:President of Bangladesh by advice on Prime Minister
Termlength:At the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Bangladesh
Formation:15 April 1979
First:Moudud Ahmed
Last:Kazi Zafar Ahmed

The deputy prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী|translit=Bangladesher Upo-Prodhanmontri), officially Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী|translit=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
PortraitNameTerm StartTerm EndPolitical PartyPrime Minister President
Moudud Ahmed15 April 19792 January 1980Bangladesh Nationalist Party
15 April 197923 August 1979
Jamal Uddin Ahmad[1] 23 August 197911 February 1982Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar
S. A. Bari[2] 23 August 197927 November 1981
M.A. Matin[3] 9 July 198612 August 1989Jatiya Party (Ershad)Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Kazi Zafar Ahmed[4] 9 July 198610 August 1987Mizanur Rahman Chowdhur
Moudud Ahmed[5] 9 July 198627 March 1988
Shah Moazzem Hossain[6] 20 November 19876 December 1990Mizanur Rahman ChowdhuryMoudud AhmedKazi Zafar Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed27 March 198812 August 1989Moudud Ahmed

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Former deputy prime minister Jamal Uddin Ahmad dies . . 2015-01-14 . 2015-01-04.
  2. Book: Paxton, J. . The Statesman's Year-Book 1981-82 . 2016 . Springer . 188 . 978-0-230-27110-4.
  3. Web site: Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader. The New York Times. 1 February 2017. 1 December 1986.
  4. Book: Rahman, Syedur . Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh . Scarecrow Press . 2010 . 9780810874534 . en.
  5. Web site: Profile - Barrister Moudud Ahmed . 2021-03-20 . www.tritiyomatra.com . en.
  6. Web site: Shah Moazzem changes sides for BNP ticket . 20 January 2017 . bdnews24.com.