The Ershad ministry was the ministry behind the Government of Bangladesh during the 3rd and 4th legislative sessions of Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament). It began after Hussain Muhammad Ershad seized power through a bloodless military coup on 24th March 1982, ousting Abdus Sattar from power and ended following a mass uprising which ousted military ruler, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, from power in December 1990.
Members
Cabinet ministers Photo Name Ministry Took office Left office Abul Maal Abdul MuhithMinister of FinanceMinistry of Finance, Bangladesh, Accessed 19 July 2025. 11 December 1983 9 January 1984 M Syeduzzaman 9 January 1984 26 December 1987 A. K. Khandker 28 December 1987 22 March 1990 Mohammad Abdul Munim 22 March 1990 6 December 1990 Abdul Gafoor MahmudMinister of Food 11 December 1983 15 January 1985 Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury 16 January 1985 24 March 1986 Abdul Mannan Siddique 24 March 1986 25 May 1986 Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury 25 May 1986 30 November 1986 Sardar Amjad Hossain 30 November 1986 10 December 1988 Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury 20 December 1988 23 December 1989 Shah Moazzem Hossain 23 December 1989 6 December 1990 Abdul Mannan SiddiqueMinister of Home Affairs 11 December 1983 17 February 1986 Mahmudul Hasan 17 February 1986 1 December 1986 Mohammed Abdul Matin 1 December 1986 21 March 1989 Mahmudul Hasan 21 March 1989 6 December 1990 A R Shamsud DohaMinister of Foreign Affairs 11 December 1983 June 1984 Humayun Rashid Choudhury June 1984 July 1985 Anisul Islam Mahmud July 1985 6 December 1990 Mahbub Ali KhanMinister of Road Transport and Bridges 11 December 1983 1 June 1984 Abu Zafar Obaidullah 1 June 1984 25 October 1984 Sultan Ahmed 25 October 1984 5 August 1985 Moudud Ahmed 5 August 1985 24 March 1986 Sultan Ahmed 24 March 1986 25 May 1986 Moudud Ahmed 25 May 1986 9 August 1986 Mohammed Abdul Matin 9 August 1986 30 November 1986 M. Matiur Rahman 30 November 1986 27 March 1988 Anwar Hossain Manju 27 March 1988 6 December 1990 AKM Maidul IslamMinister of Civil Aviation and Tourism 11 December 1983 18 January 1985 AR Yusuf 19 January 1985 11 October 1985 Shafiqul Ghani Swapan 23 October 1986 29 November 1986 Abdus Sattar 27 March 1988 9 December 1988 Zia Uddin Ahmed Bablu 19 June 1989 18 July 1989 H. M. A. Gaffar 19 July 1989 9 October 1990 Khandaker Abu BakrMinister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 11 December 1983 1 June 1984 Ataur Rahman Khan 1 June 1984 19 January 1985 AR Yusuf 19 January 1985 17 February 1985 A. K. M. Nurul Islam 17 February 1985 12 August 1989 Moudud Ahmed 12 August 1989 2 May 1990 Habibul Islam Bhuiyan 2 May 1990 6 December 1990 A. Majeed KhanMinister of Education 11 December 1983 1 June 1984 Shamsul Huda Chowdhury 1 June 1984 15 January 1985 Shamsul Huda Chowdhury 4 August 1985 16 February 1986 Mohammed Abdul Matin 16 February 1986 23 March 1986 A. K. M. Nurul Islam 24 March 1986 25 May 1986 Momen Uddin Ahmed 9 July 1986 30 November 1986 Mahbubur Rahman 30 November 1986 27 March 1988 Anisul Islam Mahmud 27 March 1988 10 December 1988 Sheikh Shahidul Islam 10 December 1988 2 May 1990 Kazi Zafar Ahmed 2 May 1990 6 December 1990 Mirza Ruhul AminMinister of Social Welfare 23 December 1987 27 March 1988 Rezwanul Haque 14 November 1989 6 December 1990 AKM Maidul IslamMinister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 19 July 1989 23 December 1989 Zafar Imam 23 December 1989 6 December 1990 Mahbubur RahmanMinister of Religious Affairs 15 March 1984 1 June 1984 Khandaker Abu Bakr 1 June 1984 15 January 1985 K. M. Aminul Islam 9 November 1985 16 February 1986 A. K. M. Nurul Islam 4 July 1985 25 May 1986 Shamsul Huda Chaudhury 16 February 1986 23 March 1986 Shamsul Huda Chaudhury 25 May 1986 9 July 1986 Abdul Mannan 9 July 1986 14 June 1988 M. Nazim Uddin Al Azad 24 December 1989 2 May 1990 Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad 2 May 1990 6 December 1990 Zafar Imam Minister of Cultural Affairs 3 October 1989 23 December 1989 Major General Shamsul HaqueMinister of Health and Family Welfare 11 December 1983 23 March 1986 Mohammed Abdul Matin 29 May 1986 9 July 1986 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 9 July 1986 23 January 1988 Mohammed Abdul Matin 23 March 1988 6 August 1988 Mohammad Abdul Munim 6 August 1988 20 March 1989 Mohammed Abdul Matin 20 March 1989 13 August 1989 Azizur Rahman 26 August 1989 6 December 1990 Mohammad Abdul MunimMinister of Housing and Public Works 11 December 1983 16 January 1985 Mahmudul Hasan 16 January 1985 4 July 1985 Mohammed Abdul Matin 4 July 1985 24 March 1986 Mohammad Abdul Munim 24 March 1986 25 May 1986 Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury 25 May 1986 9 July 1986 K. M. Aminul Islam 9 July 1986 30 November 1986 Shafiqul Ghani Swapan 30 November 1986 27 March 1988 Sheikh Shahidul Islam 27 March 1988 10 December 1988 Mostafa Jamal Haider 10 December 1988 3 December 1990 Abul Hasnat 20 October 1990 6 December 1990 Mirza Nurul HudaMinister of Commerce 11 December 1983 28 February 1984 Mohammed Abdul Matin 1 March 1984 15 January 1985 Sultan Mahmud 16 January 1985 2 July 1985 Kazi Zafar Ahmed 30 July 1985 23 March 1986 Kazi Zafar Ahmed 25 May 1986 31 December 1986 Mohammad Abdul Munim 1 January 1987 31 December 1987 Major General Shamsul Haque 3 May 1990 30 November 1990 Zakir Khan ChowdhuryMinister of Youth and Sports 24 March 1985 9 July 1986 Sunil Kumar Gupta 9 July 1986 10 December 1988 A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader 19 July 1989 23 December 1989 Nitai Roy Chowdhury 9 September 1990 6 December 1990 Abu Zafar ObaidullahMinister of Agriculture 11 December 1983 31 May 1984 Abdul Haleem Chowdhury 29 July 1984 15 January 1985 Mohammad Abdul Munim 16 January 1985 30 November 1986 Mirza Ruhul Amin 1 December 1986 9 August 1987 Mohammad Mahbubuzzaman 10 August 1987 26 March 1988 Mahmudul Hasan 28 March 1988 31 March 1989 Mohammad Abdul Munim 1 April 1989 28 February 1990 Sardar Amjad Hossain 1 May 1990 6 December 1990 Sirajul Hossain KhanMinister of Fisheries and Livestock 30 August 1985 31 July 1987 Mirza Ruhul Amin 1 August 1987 31 December 1987 Sardar Amjad Hossain 1 November 1988 30 September 1989 Sunil Kumar Gupta 1 October 1989 2 May 1990 Mostafa Jamal Haider 1 August 1990 6 December 1990 Syed Najmuddin HashimMinister of Information and Broadcasting 11 December 1983 8 March 1984 Major general Shamsul Haque 8 March 1984 15 January 1985 AR Yusuf 19 January 1985 4 July 1985 Sirajul Hossain Khan 4 July 1985 4 August 1985 Shah Moazzem Hossain 4 August 1985 23 March 1986 Anwar Zahid 9 July 1986 10 August 1987 Anisul Islam Mahmud 24 January 1988 27 March 1988 Mahbubur Rahman 27 March 1988 10 December 1988 Kazi Zafar Ahmed 10 December 1988 2 May 1990 Mizanur Rahman Shelley 2 May 1990 25 November 1990 A. B. M. Ghulam Mostafa 25 November 1990 6 December 1990 TIM Fazle Rabbi ChowdhuryMinister of Land 19 December 1984 4 July 1985 Md Korban Ali 4 July 1985 9 November 1985 Zakir Khan Chowdhury 24 March 1986 25 May 1986 Mirza Ruhul Amin 9 July 1986 30 November 1986 AKM Maidul Islam 30 November 1986 10 August 1987 Sirajul Hossain Khan 10 August 1987 27 March 1988 Mostafa Jamal Haider 27 March 1988 10 December 1988 Sunil Kumar Gupta 10 December 1988 3 October 1989 Sardar Amjad Hossain 3 October 1989 2 May 1990 Tajul Islam Choudhury 2 May 1990 6 December 1990 Mahbub Ali KhanMinister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology 11 December 1983 1 June 1984 Sultan Ahmed 16 January 1985 25 May 1986 Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury 25 May 1986 27 March 1988 Kazi Firoz Rashid 9 August 1989 6 December 1990 SM Shafiul AzamMinister of Industries 11 December 1983 1 June 1984 Sultan Mahmud 1 June 1984 9 July 1986 Moudud Ahmed 9 July 1986 4 August 1990 M. A. Sattar 4 August 1990 6 December 1990 Sultan MahmudMinister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources 11 December 1983 1 June 1984 SM Shafiul Azam 1 June 1984 15 January 1985 Mohammad Abdul Munim 24 March 1986 25 May 1986 Anwar Hossain Manju 25 March 1985 27 March 1988 Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu 19 July 1989 6 December 1990 Abu Zafar ObaidullahMinister of Water Resources 11 December 1983 1 June 1984 M. H. Khan 1 June 1984 11 July 1984 K. M. Aminul Islam 11 July 1984 16 January 1985 Sultan Ahmed 16 January 1985 4 July 1985 Anisul Islam Mahmud 19 July 1985 10 December 1988 Mahbubur Rahman 10 December 1988 19 July 1989 A. B. M. Ghulam Mostafa 19 July 1989 6 November 1990 Mizanur Rahman Shelley 25 November 1990 6 December 1990 BK DasMinister of Disaster Management and Relief 24 March 1986 25 August 1986 Sirajul Hossain Khan 2 May 1988 23 March 1989 Shamsur Rahman Chowdhury 24 December 1989 29 July 1990
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