| Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
| গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী | |
| Style |
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| Status | Abolished |
| Abbreviation | DPM |
| Member of | |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat,Dhaka |
| Appointer | President on the advice of thePrime Minister |
| Term length | At the pleasure of thePrime Minister |
| Formation | 17 April 1979; 46 years ago (1979-04-17) |
| First holder | Moudud Ahmed |
| Final holder | Shah Moazzem Hossain |
| Abolished | 6 December 1990[a] |
Thedeputy prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali:বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী,romanized: Bangladesher Upo-Prodhanmontri), officiallyDeputy Prime Minister of thePeople's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali:গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী,romanized: Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Upo-Prodhanmontri) was the secondchief executive of theGovernment of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the second highest ranking Parliamentary Leader of theJatiya Sangsad. A Deputy Prime Minister might, in the absence of thePrime Minister, carry out the functions of theCabinet as well as the responsibilities of any other independent ministry.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political Party | Prime Minister | President | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Time in office | |||||||||
| 1 | Moudud Ahmed (1940-2021) | 15 April 1979 | 2 January 1980 | 262 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Shah Azizur Rahman | Ziaur Rahman | [1] | |||
| 2 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (1930-2024) Senior Deputy Prime Minister | 15 April 1979 | 23 August 1979 | 130 days | |||||||
| 3 | Jamal Uddin Ahmad (1932-2015) | 23 August 1979 | 11 February 1982 | 2 years, 172 days | Ziaur Rahman (21 April 1977 - 30 May 1981) Abdus Sattar (30 May 1981 - 24 March 1982) | [2] | |||||
| 4 | ![]() | S. A. Bari (1927-1987) | 23 August 1979 | 27 November 1981 | 2 years, 96 days | [3] | |||||
| (1) | Moudud Ahmed (1940-2021) | 9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | 1 year, 262 days | Jatya Party | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | [4] | |||
| 5 | Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939-2015) | 9 July 1986 | 10 August 1987 | 3 years, 34 days | [6] | ||||||
| (5) | 27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | Moudud Ahmed | ||||||||
| 6 | ![]() | M.A. Matin (1932-2012) | 9 July 1986 | 13 August 1989 | 3 years, 35 days | 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) | [7] | ||||
| 7 | ![]() | Shah Moazzem Hossain (1939-2022) | 20 November 1987 | 6 December 1990 | 3 years, 16 days | [8] | |||||
| Post abolished | |||||||||||
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term end | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moudud Ahmed 1940-2021 | 15 April 1979 | 2 January 1980 | ||||
| Post abolished | |||||||
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term end | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury 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 | ||||
| Post abolished | |||||||
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term end | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Moudud Ahmed 1940-2021 | 9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | ||||
| 5 | Kazi Zafar Ahmed 1939-2015 | 9 July 1986 | 10 August 1987 | ||||
| (5) | 27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | |||||
| 6 | M.A. Matin 1932-2012 | 9 July 1986 | 13 August 1989 | ||||
| 7 | Shah Moazzem Hossain 1939-2022 | 20 November 1987 | 6 December 1990 | ||||
| Post abolished | |||||||