First Khaleda ministry

The First Khaleda ministry was the Government of Bangladesh during the 5th and 6th legislative sessions of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 1991 Bangladeshi general election. It began on 20 March 1991 and but had to be sworn in again on 19 September after the 12th constitutional amendment took effect following a constitutional referendum. In accordance to the amendment, all executive powers were transferred from the president to the prime minister and thus Khaleda Zia became the first female head of government of Bangladesh. The council of ministers was dissolved on 31 March 1996, when a constitutional non-partisan interim caretaker government system was introduced for the holding of general elections after the February 1996 general election conducted by the ministry was boycotted by most of the opposition.

First Khaleda ministry
11th Council of Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
20 March 1991–30 March 1996
Khaleda Zia
Date formed	20 March 1991
Date dissolved	31 March 1996
People and organisations
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed (acting) Abdur Rahman Biswas
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Total no. of members	33
Member party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Status in legislature	Minority 169 / 330 (51%)
Opposition party	Bangladesh Awami League
Opposition leader	Sheikh Hasina
History
Election	1991
Outgoing election	1996 (Feb)
Legislature terms	5th Jatiya Sangsad 6th Jatiya Sangsad
Predecessor	Shahabuddin
Successor	Habibur

Cabinet ministers

The following table is the list of ministers forming the cabinet:^[1]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia	20 March 1991	31 March 1996		BNP
Ministry of Finance	Saifur Rahman	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[2]
Minister of Information	Nazmul Huda	20 March 1991	1993		BNP	[3]
	Shamsul Islam	1993	30 March 1996		BNP	[4]
Ministry of Environment and Forest	Akbar Hossain	October 1993	30 March 1996		BNP	[5]
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Mirza Ghulam Hafiz	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[6]
Ministry of Water Resources	Majid-ul-Haq	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[7]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	ASM Mustafizur Rahman	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[8]
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Abdus Salam Talukder	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[9]
Ministry of Communications	Oli Ahmad	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[10]
Ministry of Industries	Shamsul Islam Khan	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[11]
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Mohammad Keramat Ali	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[12]
Ministry of Commerce	M. K. Anwar	20 March 1991	1993		BNP	[12]
	Shamsul Islam	1993	30 March 1996		BNP	[4]
Ministry of Social Welfare	Tariqul Islam	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[13]
Ministry of Food	Shamsul Islam	1991	1993		BNP	[4]
Ministry of Home Affairs	Abdul Matin Chowdhury	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[14]
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources	Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[15]
Ministry of Housing and Public Works	Rafiqul Islam Miah	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[12]
Ministry of Labour and Employment	Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[12]
Ministry of Education	A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury	20 March 1991	19 September 1991		BNP	[16]
	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	19 September 1991	19 March 1996		BNP	[12]
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Abdullah Al Noman	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[17][12]
Ministry of Jute	Hannan Shah	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[12]
Ministry of Planning	A. M. Zahiruddin Khan	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[12][18]

State ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Shamsul Islam	20 March 1991	September 1991		BNP	[4]
Ministry of Water Resources	Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[19]
Ministry of Religious Affairs	M. A. Mannan	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[4]
Ministry of Environment and Forest	Gayeshwar Chandra Roy	20 March 1991	30 October 1993		BNP	[4]

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Ministry of Shipping	ABM Zahidul Haq	20 March 1991	30 March 1996		BNP	[20]