The Minister of Finance is the head of the Ministry of Finance of the government of Bangladesh. It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet and the finance minister must deal with all the other departments and plays an important role in deciding the funding levels for each.
The finance minister is responsible each year for presenting the government's budget.
Ministers Caretaker minister
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Muhammad Mansur Ali 10 April 1971 12 January 1972 Awami League Mujib I Tajuddin Ahmad Tajuddin Ahmad 13 January 1972 16 March 1973 Mujib II Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman(Prime Minister) 16 March 1973 26 January 1975 Mujib III Azizur Rahman Mallick 26 January 1975 15 August 1975 BAKSAL Mujib IV Muhammad Mansur Ali Muhammad Yusuf Ali 20 August 1975 9 November 1975 Independent Mostaq Vacant Ziaur Rahman 10 November 1975 26 September 1976 Military Sayem 29 June 1978 14 April 1979 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Zia Mashiur Rahman Mirza Nurul Huda 15 April 1979 24 April 1980 Shah Azizur Rahman M. Saifur Rahman 25 April 1980 23 November 1981 24 November 1981 11 January 1982 Sattar Fasihuddin Mahtab 12 January 1982 26 March 1982 Abul Maal Abdul Muhith 31 March 1982 9 January 1984 Independent Ershad Vacant M Syeduzzaman 9 January 1984 29 November 1986 Jatiya Party (Ershad) Ataur Rahman Khan 30 November 1986 26 December 1987 Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury A. K. Khandker 28 December 1987 22 March 1990 Moudud Ahmed Mohammad Abdul Munim 22 March 1990 6 December 1990 Kafiluddin Mahmood(Adviser) 9 December 1990 27 December 1990 Independent Shahabuddin Shahabuddin Ahmed Rehman Sobhan(Adviser) 27 December 1990 27 December 1990 M. Saifur Rahman 20 March 1991 19 March 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda I Khaleda Zia 19 March 1996 30 March 1996 Khaleda II Wahiduddin Mahmud(Adviser) 31 March 1996 23 June 1996 Independent Habibur Muhammad Habibur Rahman Shah A M S Kibria 23 June 1996 15 July 2001 Awami League Hasina I Sheikh Hasina M Hafizuddin Khan(Adviser) 16 July 2001 10 October 2001 Independent Latifur Latifur Rahman M. Saifur Rahman 10 October 2001 28 October 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda III Khaleda Zia Akbar Ali Khan(Adviser) 31 October 2006 12 December 2006 Independent Iajuddin Iajuddin Ahmed Shoeb Ahmed(Adviser) 13 December 2006 11 January 2007 A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam(Adviser) 14 January 2007 6 January 2009 Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed Abul Maal Abdul Muhith 6 January 2009 11 January 2014 Awami League Hasina II Sheikh Hasina 12 January 2014 7 January 2019 Hasina III Mustafa Kamal 7 January 2019 10 January 2024 Hasina IV Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali 11 January 2024 5 August 2024 Hasina V Salehuddin Ahmed 8 August 2024 17 February 2026 Independent Yunus Muhammad Yunus Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury 17 February 2026 Incumbent Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Tarique Rahman
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