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Bangladesh

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 1/9/2009

 
The country has a caretaker government until a general election is held. Although Iajuddin Ahmed is President and Minister of Defense, all of the other Cabinet portfolios are held by Caretaker Advisers (CAs). The Chief CA is roughly equivalent to a prime minister.

Pres.  
Prime Min. Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Min. of Agriculture Matia CHOWDHURY
Min. of Civil Aviation & Tourism G. M. QUADER
Min. of Commerce Faruq KHAN, Lt. Col. (Ret.)
Min. of Communications Syed Abul HOSSAIN
Min. of Cultural Affairs Abdul Kalam AZAD
Min. of Defense Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Min. of Education Nurul Islam NAHID
Min. of Electricity, Oil, & Mineral Resources Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Min. of Establishment Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Min. of Finance Abu Maal Abdul MUHITH
Min. of Fisheries & Livestock Abdul Latif BISWAS
Min. of Food & Disaster Management Abdur RAZZAK
Min. of Foreign Affairs Dipu MONI
Min. of Health & Family Planning A. F. M. Ruhul HAQUE
Min. of Home Affairs Sahara KHATUN
Min. of Housing & Public Works Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Min. of Industries Dilip BARUA
Min. of Information Abdul Kalam AZAD
Min. of Jute & Textiles Abdul Latif SIDDIQUI
Min. of Labor & Employment Khandaker Mosharraf HOSSAIN
Min. of Land Rezaul Karim HIRA
Min. of Law, Justice, & Parliamentary Affairs Shafique AHMED
Min. of Local Govt., Rural Development, & Cooperatives Syed Ashraful ISLAM
Min. of Overseas Employment & Expatriates' Welfare Khandaker Mosharraf HOSSAIN
Min. of Planning A. K. KHANDEKAR, Air VMar. (Ret.)
Min. of Posts & Telecommunications Raziuddin Ahmed RAJU
Min. of Primary & Mass Education Nurul Islam NAHID
Min. of Religious Affairs Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Min. of Shipping Afsarul AMIN
Min. of Social Welfare Enamul Haq Mostafa SHAHID
Min. of Water Resources Ramesh Chandra SEN
Min. of Women's & Children's Affairs Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Governor, Bangladesh Bank Salehuddin AHMED
Ambassador to the US M. Humayun KABIR
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Ismat JAHAN

Posted: May 03, 2007 03:56 PM
Last Updated: Jan 12, 2009 09:46 AM
Last Reviewed: May 03, 2007 03:56 PM

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