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.
History 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.
List of ministers, advisers and state ministers Listed here are all the ministers, advisors, state ministers and deputy ministers. Political parties
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Portrait Officeholder Term of office Designation Administration From To Period Shah Moazzem Hossain 20 August 1975 9 November 1975 Minister of State (Military administration) Muhammad Ghulam Tawab 9 November 1975 1 May 1976 DMLA (Military administration) Khademul Bashar 3 May 1976 5 September 1976 Chief of Air Staff (Military) Abdul Gafoor Mahmud 6 September 1976 3 July 1978 Chief of Air Staff (Military) Kazi Anwarul Haque 4 July 1978 14 July 1979 Minister Zia M. A. Matin 15 July 1979 22 August 1979 Minister Zia Kazi Anwarul Haque 23 August 1979 24 April 1980 Minister Zia KM Obaidur Rahman 25 April 1980 26 November 1981 Minister Zia / Sattar AKM Maidul Islam 27 November 1981 18 January 1985 Minister Ershad A. R. Yusuf 19 January 1985 11 October 1985 Minister Ershad Shafiqul Ghani Swapan 12 October 1985 22 October 1986 Minister of State Ershad Shafiqul Ghani Swapan 23 October 1986 29 November 1986 Minister Ershad M. A. Sattar 30 November 1986 26 March 1988 Minister of State Ershad M. A. Sattar 27 March 1988 9 December 1988 Minister Ershad Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu 10 December 1988 18 July 1989 Minister Ershad HMA Gaffar 19 July 1989 9 October 1990 Minister Ershad Rafiqul Islam 10 October 1990 19 March 1991 Adviser Sahabuddin Abdul Mannan 20 March 1991 19 August 1995 Minister of State Khaleda I Syed Manzur Elahi 20 August 1995 22 June 1996 Adviser Habibur Sheikh Hasina 23 June 1996 28 January 1997 Adviser Hasina I Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir 29 January 1997 30 December 1997 State Minister Hasina I Mosharraf Hossain 31 December 1997 15 July 2001 Minister Hasina I Syed Ashraful Islam 6 January 2001 15 July 2001 State Minister Hasina I Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed 16 July 2001 10 October 2001 Adviser Latifur Rahman Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin 11 October 2001 17 November 2005 State Minister Khaleda II Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir 18 November 2005 27 October 2006 State Minister Khaleda II M. Azizul Haq 31 October 2006 11 January 2007 Adviser Iajuddin M. A. Matin 14 January 2007 10 January 2008 Adviser Fakhruddin Mahbub Jamil 21 January 2008 6 January 2009 Special Assistant Fakhruddin GM Quader 7 January 2009 7 December 2011 Minister Hasina II Faruk Khan 7 December 2011 21 November 2013 Minister Hasina II A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader 24 November 2013 12 January 2014 Minister Hasina III Rashed Khan Menon 12 January 2014 3 January 2018 Minister Hasina III A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal 3 January 2018 6 January 2019 Minister Hasina IV Md. Mahbub Ali 7 January 2019 11 January 2024 State Minister Hasina IV Faruk Khan 11 January 2024 6 August 2024 Minister Hasina V A. F. Hassan Ariff 22 August 2024 20 December 2024 Adviser Yunus Muhammad Yunus 20 December 2024 15 April 2025 Chief Adviser Yunus Sheikh Bashir Uddin 15 April 2025 17 February 2026 Adviser Yunus Afroza Khanam Rita 17 February 2026 Incumbent Minister Tarique
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