Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh

The deputy prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Bangladesher Upo-Prodhanmontri), officially Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Upo-Prodhanmontri) was the second chief executive of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the second highest ranking Parliamentary Leader of the Jatiya Sangsad. A Deputy Prime Minister might, in the absence of the Prime Minister, carry out the functions of the Cabinet as well as the responsibilities of any other independent ministry.

Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী
National emblem of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
Government of Bangladesh Cabinet Division
Style	Mr. Deputy Prime Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Abolished
Abbreviation	DPM
Member of	Cabinet Parliament
Seat	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Appointer	President on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Formation	17 April 1979; 45 years ago (1979-04-17)
First holder	Moudud Ahmed
Final holder	Shah Moazzem Hossain
Abolished	6 December 1990[a]

List

Political Party

•   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
•   Jatiya Party (Ershad)
•   Independent

#		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term Start	Term End	Political Party	Prime Minister			President
	1		Moudud Ahmed[1] 1940-2021	15 April 1979	2 January 1980	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Shah Azizur Rahman			Ziaur Rahman
	2		A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury[1] Senior Deputy Prime Minister 1930-2024	15 April 1979	23 August 1979
	3		Jamal Uddin Ahmad[2] 1929-2015	23 August 1979	11 February 1982					Ziaur Rahman 21 April 1977 - 30 May 1981	Abdus Sattar 30 May 1981 - 24 March 1982
	4		S. A. Bari[3] 1927-1987	23 August 1979	27 November 1981
	(1)		Moudud Ahmed[4] 1940-2021	9 July 1986	27 March 1988	Jatiya Party (Ershad)	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury			Hussain Muhammad Ershad
	6		Kazi Zafar Ahmed[5] 1939-2015	9 July 1986	10 August 1987
	7		M.A. Matin[6] 1932-2012	9 July 1986	13 August 1989		Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury 9 July 1986 - 27 March 1988	Moudud Ahmed 27 March 1988 - 12 August 1989	Kazi Zafar Ahmed 12 August 1989 - 6 December 1990
	8		Shah Moazzem Hossain[7] 1939-2022	20 November 1987	6 December 1990
	(6)		Kazi Zafar Ahmed[5] 1939-2015	27 March 1988	12 August 1989		Moudud Ahmed

List

Deputy Prime Minister

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term Start	Term End
1		Moudud Ahmed 1940-2021	15 April 1979	2 January 1980

Senior Deputy Prime Minister

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term Start	Term End
2		A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Senior Deputy Prime Minister 1930-2024	15 April 1979	23 August 1979
3		Jamal Uddin Ahmad 1929-2015	23 August 1979	11 February 1982
4		S. A. Bari 1927-1987	23 August 1979	27 November 1981

Senior Deputy Prime Minister

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term Start	Term End
(1)		Moudud Ahmed 1940-2021	9 July 1986	27 March 1988
6		Kazi Zafar Ahmed 1939-2015	9 July 1986	10 August 1987
(6)			27 March 1988	12 August 1989
7		M.A. Matin 1932-2012	9 July 1986	13 August 1989
8		Shah Moazzem Hossain 1939-2022	20 November 1987	6 December 1990

See also

• Prime Minister of Bangladesh
• Government of Bangladesh

References

1. "১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ এবং নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা পরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দের দপ্তর বন্টনসহ নামের তালিকা" [1971 to 07-01-2019 List of names of the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and Chief Advisers and Members of the Advisory Council of the Non-Partisan Caretaker Government with distribution of office] (PDF). cabiet.gov.bd (in Bengali). 13 March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
2. "Former deputy prime minister Jamal Uddin Ahmad dies". Bdnews24.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
3. Paxton, J. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1981-82. Springer. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-230-27110-4.
4. "Profile - Barrister Moudud Ahmed". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
5. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874534.
6. "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. 1 December 1986. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
7. "Shah Moazzem changes sides for BNP ticket". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

Notes

1. Through the 13th amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh in 1996