The Minister of Foreign Affairs (; Pororashtro Montri; or simply the foreign minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Khalilur Rahman, who was the National Security Advisor of Bangladesh under Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, currently serves as the 24th Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.
Ministers Caretaker Adviser
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad 14 April 1971 1 December 1971 Awami League Mujib I Tajuddin Ahmad Abdus Samad Azad 1 December 1971 16 March 1973 Kamal Hossain 16 March 1973 15 August 1975 Mujib II Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Mujib III Mujib IV Muhammad Mansur Ali Abu Sayeed Chowdhury 15 August 1975 6 November 1975 Mostaq Vacant Muhammad Shamsul Huq November 1975 24 March 1982 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Ziaur Shah Azizur Rahman A R Shamsud Doha 24 March 1982 June 1984 Jatiya Party (Ershad) Ershad Ataur Rahman Khan Humayun Rashid Choudhury 28 July 1984 10 December 1988 Anisul Islam Mahmud 11 December 1988 6 December 1990 Kazi Zafar Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed(Adviser) 9 December 1990 15 March 1991 Independent Shahabuddin Shahabuddin Ahmed A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman 20 March 1991 30 March 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda I Khaleda Zia Khaleda II Muhammad Habibur Rahman(Chief Adviser) 31 March 1996 23 June 1996 Independent Habibur Self Abdus Samad Azad 23 June 1996 15 July 2001 Awami League Hasina I Sheikh Hasina Latifur Rahman(Chief Adviser) 15 July 2001 10 October 2001 Independent Latifur Self A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury 10 October 2001 14 November 2001 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda III Khaleda Zia Morshed Khan 14 November 2001 29 October 2006 Iajuddin Ahmed(President and Chief Adviser) 29 October 2006 11 January 2007 Independent Iajuddin Self Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury(Adviser) 11 January 2007 30 January 2009 Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed Dipu Moni 30 January 2009 20 November 2013 Awami League Hasina II Sheikh Hasina Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali 20 November 2013 7 January 2019 Hasina III A. K. Abdul Momen 7 January 2019 10 January 2024 Hasina IV Hasan Mahmud 11 January 2024 5 August 2024 Hasina V Md. Touhid Hossain(Adviser) 8 August 2024 17 February 2026 Independent Yunus Muhammad Yunus Khalilur Rahman 17 February 2026 Incumbent Tarique Tarique Rahman
See also Constitution of Bangladesh President of Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh Politics of Bangladesh
References http://www.mofa.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=496&Itemid=517