| Agency Name: | Ministry of Liberation War Affairs |
| Nativename: | Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় Muktijodho Bishyok Montranaloi |
| Seal: | Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg |
| Formed: | 23 October 2001[1] |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters: | Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Minister1 Name: | Faruk-e-Azam[2] |
| Chief1 Name: | Israt Chowdhury |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Website: | Ministry of Liberation War Affairs |
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়, abbreviated as MoLWA) is the ministry responsible for the preservation of war memorials and the welfare of Freedom Fighters.[3]
In 2016, the Bangladeshi cabinet rejected a proposal of the ministry to raise the retirement age of freedom fighters.[4] Mozammel Haque called for a review of ties with Pakistan.[5]
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Minister of Liberation War Affairs | |||||||||
| 1 | Redwan Ahmed (State Minister) | 23 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda II | Khaleda Zia | |||
| 2 | Dhiraj Kumar Nath (Adviser) | 26 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | Independent | Iajuddin | Iajuddin Ahmed | |||
| 3 | M. A. Matin (Adviser) | 11 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | Fakhruddin | Fakhruddin Ahmed | ||||
| 4 | AB Tajul Islam (State Minister) | 6 January 2009 | 14 January 2014 | Awami League | Hasina II | Sheikh Hasina | |||
| 5 | AKM Mozammel Haque | 14 January 2014 | 5 August 2024 | Hasina III | |||||
| Hasina IV | |||||||||
| Hasina V | |||||||||
| 6 | Faruk-e-Azam (Adviser) | 13 August 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | Yunus | Muhammad Yunus | |||