Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism explained

Post:Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Insignia:Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg
Insigniasize:60px
Department:Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Incumbent:Faruk Khan
Incumbentsince:2024
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:President
Termlength:5 years
Website:mocat.gov.bd

The Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the Government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. In September 1962, a department called Biman Paribahan was formed. A separate ministry, the Ministry of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Tourism, was later formed, but in January 1986, the ministry was transformed into a division of the Ministry of Communications. In December 1986, a ministry called the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was created.[1]

On 24 March 1972, it was transformed into a single division under the Ministry of Defense. On 8 July 1986, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was re-established as an independent ministry. Listed here are all the ministers, advisors, state ministers and deputy ministers.[2]

Office holders

No.ImageNamePostStartEnd
1Shah Moazzem HossainState Minister20 August 19759 November 1975
2Muhammad Ghulam TawabDMLA9 November 19751 May 1976
3Khademul BasharChief of Air Staff3 May 19765 September 1976
4Abdul Gafoor MahmudChief of Air Staff6 September 19763 July 1978
5Kazi Anwarul HaqueMinister4 July 197814 July 1979
6M.A. MatinMinister15 July 197922 August 1979
7Kazi Anwarul HaqueMinister23 August 197924 April 1980
8KM Obaidur RahmanMinister25 April 198026 November 1981
9AKM Maidul IslamMinister27 November 198118 January 1985
10A. R. YusufMinister19 January 198511 October 1985
11Shafiqul Gani SwapanState Minister12 October 198522 October 1986
12Shafiqul Gani SwapanMinister23 October 198629 November 1986
13A SattarState Minister30 November 198626 March 1988
14A SattarMinister27 March 19889 December 1988
15Ziauddin Ahmed BabluMinister10 December 198819 June 1989
16Ziauddin Ahmed BabluMinister20 June 198918 July 1989
17HMA GaffarMinister19 July 19899 October 1990
18Rafiqul IslamAdvisor10 October 199019 March 1991
19Abdul MannanState Minister20 March 19919 January 1995
2010 January 199519 August 1995
21Syed Manzur ElahiAdvisor20 August 199522 June 1996
22Sheikh HasinaAdvisor23 June 199628 January 1997
23Muhiuddin Khan AlamgirState Minister29 January 199730 December 1997
24Mosharraf HossainMinister31 December 199715 July 2001
25Sayed Ashraful IslamState Minister6 January 200115 July 2001
26Syed Ishtiaq AhmedAdvisor16 July 200110 October 2001
27Mir Mohammad NasiruddinState Minister11 October 200117 November 2005
28Mirza Fakhrul Islam AlamgirState Minister18 November 200527 October 2006
29M. Azizul HaqAdvisor31 October 200611 January 2007
30M. A. MatinAdvisor14 January 200710 January 2008
31Mahbub JamilSpecial Assistant21 January 20086 January 2009
32GM QuaderMinister7 January 20097 December 2011
33Faruk KhanMinister7 December 201121 November 2013
34A.B.M. Ruhul Amin HowladerMinister24 November 201312 January 2014
35Rashed Khan MenonMinister12 January 20143 January 2018
36A.K.M. Shahjahan KamalMinister3 January 20186 January 2019
37Md. Mahbub AliState Minister7 January 201911 January 2024
38Faruk KhanMinister11 January 2024incumbent

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Minister. 27 June 2020. Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
  2. Web site: Former Minister / State Minister / Advisers. 27 June 2020. Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.