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People's Republic of Bangladesh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
বাংলাদেশের পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Md. Touhid Hossain
since 8 August 2024
Style
TypeCabinet Minister
StatusAdviser
Member of
Reports to Chief Adviser
SeatBangladesh Secretariat
NominatorChief Adviser of Bangladesh
AppointerPresident of Bangladesh
on the advice of the Chief Adviser
Term lengthInterm or
Chief Adviser's pleasure
Inaugural holderKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad
Formation14 April 1971; 53 years ago (14 April 1971)
Salary৳245000 (US$2,000)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Websitemofa.gov.bd

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bengali: পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী; Pororashtrya Montri; or simply the Foreign Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

List of foreign ministers

No. Portrait Name Term of office Head of Cabinet
1 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad 14 April 1971 December 1971 Tajuddin Ahmad
2 Abdus Samad Azad December 1971 March 1973
Tajuddin Ahmad
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3 Kamal Hossain March 1973 15 August 1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Muhammad Mansur Ali
4 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury 15 August 1975 6 November 1975 Post abolished
5 Prof. Muhammad Shamsul Huq November 1975 24 March 1982
Post abolished
Mashiur Rahman
Shah Azizur Rahman
6 A R Shamsud Doha 24 March 1982 June 1984 Post abolished
Ataur Rahman Khan
7 Humayun Rashid Choudhury June 1984 July 1985 Ataur Rahman Khan
8 Anisul Islam Mahmud July 1985 6 December 1990
Ataur Rahman Khan
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Moudud Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
9 Fakhruddin Ahmed 9 December 1990 15 March 1991 Post abolished
10 ASM Mustafizur Rahman 20 March 1991 30 Mach 1996 Khaleda Zia
11 Muhammad Habibur Rahman 31 March 1996 23 June 1996 Himself
(2) Abdus Samad Azad 23 June 1996 15 July 2001 Sheikh Hasina
12 Justice Latifur Rahman 15 July 2001 10 October 2001 Himself
12 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury 10 October 2001 14 November 2001 Khaleda Zia
13 Morshed Khan 14 November 2001 29 October 2006
14 Iajuddin Ahmed 29 October 2006 11 January 2007 Himself
15 Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury 11 January 2007 30 January 2009 Fazlul Haque
Fakhruddin Ahmed
Sheikh Hasina
16 Dipu Moni 30 January 2009 20 November 2013
17 Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali 20 November 2013 7 January 2019
18 AK Abdul Momen 7 January 2019 10 January 2024
18 Muhammad Hasan Mahmud 11 January 2024 5 August 2024
19 Md. Touhid Hossain 8 August 2024 Incumbent Muhammad Yunus

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