Second Mujib ministry | |
|---|---|
2ndCouncil of Ministers of thePeople's Republic of Bangladesh | |
| 12 January 1972–16 March 1973 | |
Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |
| Date formed | 12 January 1972 |
| Date dissolved | 16 March 1973 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Member party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Status in legislature | Dominant-partymajority |
| Opposition parties | National Awami Party (Wali) Independent |
| History | |
| Election | - |
| Outgoing election | 1973 |
| Legislature terms | Constituent Assembly 1st Jatiya Sangsad |
| Predecessor | Provisional |
| Successor | Mujib III |
Thesecond Mujib ministry was the first government of sovereign and independent Bangladesh. Afterindependence, on 12 January 1972,Sheikh Mujibur Rahman assumed office as the secondPrime Minister of Bangladesh[1][2] and left office on 16 March 1973.
The cabinet was composed of the following ministers:[3]
The post of C-in-C in Bangladesh Army was abolished on 7 April 1972 and he retired from the army for the second time. On 12 April, he became the Minister of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Airways.