Ziaur Rahman ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Council of Ministers
Cabinet Number:7th
Jurisdiction:the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Flag:Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Incumbent:15 April 1979-20 November 1981
Date Formed:29 June 1978
Date Dissolved:28 November 1981
Government Head Title:President
Deputy Government Head:Abdus Sattar
Deputy Government Head Title:Vice-President
Government Head:Ziaur Rahman
Abdus Sattar (acting)
Government Head History:Ziaur Rahman
Former Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army
(1975-78)
Former Chief Martial Law Administrator
(1976-79)
Former President of Bangladesh (acting)
(1977-78)
Abdus Sattar
Former Interior Minister of Pakistan
(1956)
Former Special Assistant to the President of Bangladesh
(1975-77)
Vice-President of Bangladesh
(since 1977)
Political Party: Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Opposition Party: Bangladesh Awami League
Election:1978 (presidential)
1979 (general)
Last Election:1981 (presidential)
Legislature Term:2nd Jatiya Sangsad
Previous:Sayem
Successor:Sattar

The Ziaur Rahman ministry was the second democratically elected Council of Ministers of Bangladesh during the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad. It was formed on 15 April 1979,[1] a few days after the martial law promulgated since 1975 was finally withdrawn following a general election in February. The cabinet served under the directly elected President Ziaur Rahman and, after his assassination, his acting president Abdus Sattar.[2] It was dissolved by Sattar after he won the snap presidential election in November and declared a new Council of Ministers.[3]

Cabinet ministers

No.ImageNameStatusTerm
1Shah Azizur RahmanPrime Minister15 April 1979
2Jamal Uddin AhmadDeputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Minister of Education15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982
3S. A. BariDeputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Minister of Industries
4Muhammad Shamsul HuqMinister of Foreign Affairs
5Abdul Momen KhanMinister of Food
6M Majidul HuqMinister of Establishment
7Abdul Halim ChowdhuryMinister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative
8Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur RahmanMinistry of Home Affairs
9Saifur RahmanMinister of Finance
10Kazi Anwarul HaqueMinister of Power, Flood control, & Water resources
11Shamsul Huda ChaudhuryMinister of Information and Broadcasting
12Nurul HuqMinister of Ports and Shipping
13Nurul Islam ShishuMinister of Agriculture and Forests
14KM Obaidur RahmanMinister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
15Abdul AlimMinister of Railway, Roads, and Highway
16Habib Ullah KhanMinister of Jute
17Abdur Rahman BiswasMinister of Religious Affairs
18Akbar HossainMinister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
19Fashiuddin MahtabMinister of Planning
20M. A. MatinMinister of Youth Development
21Emran Ali SarkarMinister of relief and Rehabilitation
22AKM Maidul IslamMinister of Post, Telephone, and Telegraph
23Md. Reazuddin AhmedMinister of Labour and Labour Welfare
24Muhammad Yusuf AliMinister of Textiles

State ministers

No.ImageNamePosition
1Abdul BatenState Minister of Education
2Abu Ahmad Fazlul KarimMinister of Population Control
3R. A. GhaniState Minister of Science and Technology
4Iqbal Hasan MahmudState Minister of Agriculture and Forests
5Sunil Kumar GuptaState Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
6Dr. Abul QuasemState Minister for Youth Development
7Aung Shwe Prue ChowdhuryState Minister of Food
8Taslima AbedState Minister of Women Affairs
9Mohammad IsmailState Minister of Land Administration and Land Reforms
10Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed SiddikyState Minister of Commerce
12L. K. SiddiqiState Minister of Power, State Minister of Water Resources & Flood Control
13AftabuzzamanState Minister of Fisheries and Livestock
14Sirajul Haque MontuState Minister of Textiles
15Amirul Islam KamalState Minister of Culture and Sports
16Muhammad Jamiruddin SircarState Minister of Public Works and Urban Development
17Abdus Salam TalukderState Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs
18Syed Mahibul HasanState Minister of Human Resources Development and Social Welfare

Deputy ministers

No.ImageNamePosition
1Begum Kamrun Nahar JafarDeputy Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative
2Professor Abdus SalamDeputy Minister of Home Affairs
3Jafar ImamDeputy Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
4Iqbal Hossain ChowdhuryDeputy Minister of Food
5Mabud Fatema KabirDeputy Minister of Health and Population Control

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mahfuz Ullah . President Zia of Bangladesh : a political biography . 2016 . 978-984-20-0492-6 . Dhaka . Adorn Publication . 457–458 . 956502101.
  2. Web site: Ziaur Rahman president of Bangladesh Britannica . 2022-12-21 . www.britannica.com . en.
  3. Book: Preston . Ian . A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia . 2001 . Psychology Press . 978-1-85743-114-8 . 19 . en.