The home minister of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs. During the Caretaker government period the minister of Home affairs is known as Adviser of Home affairs.
Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was the first person appointed to this office by the then Mujibnagar government formed during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971.
List of Ministers, Advisers and State Ministers Political parties
No. Portrait Officeholder Term of office Designation MinistryPrime Minister/ Chief Adviser From To Tenure 1 Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman 10 April1971 11 January1972 Minister Mujib I Tajuddin Ahmad 2 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 11 January1972 12 April1972 MinisterMujib II Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 3 Abdul Mannan 12 April1972 16 January1973 Minister 4 Abdul Malek Ukil 16 January1973 1 February1974 Minister Mujib III 5 Muhammad Mansur Ali 1 February1974 15 August1975 Prime MinisterMujib IV Muhammad Mansur Ali 6 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad 15 August1975 7 November1975 Minister Mostaq Vacant7Ziaur Rahman 7 November1975 21 April 1977 CMLA & Minister Sayem Mashiur Rahman 21 April 1977 6 July1978Zia Shah Azizur Rahman 8 A S M Mustafizur Rahman 6 July1978 27 November1981 Minister 9 M. A. Matin 27 November1981 24 March1982 MinisterSattar 10 Hussain Muhammad Ershad 24 March1982 17 July1982 CMLA & MinisterErshad Vacant 11 Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury 17 July1982 19 July1983 Minister 12 Abdul Mannan Siddique 19 July1983 17 February1986 MinisterAtaur Rahman Khan 13 Mahmudul Hasan 17 February1986 1 December1986 Minister Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury 14 M. A. Matin 1 December1986 21 March1989 Minister 15 Mahmudul Hasan 21 March1989 6 December1990 MinisterMoudud Ahmed 16 Khaleda Zia 7 April1991 19 September1991 Prime Minister Khaleda I Khaleda Zia 17 Abdul Matin Chowdhury 19 September1991 19 March1996 Minister 18 Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain 19 March1996 30 March1996 Minister Khaleda II 19 Muhammad Habibur Rahman 30 March1996 24 June1996 Chief Adviser Habibur Muhammad Habibur Rahman 20 Rafiqul Islam 24 June1996 2 March1999 Minister Hasina I Sheikh Hasina 21 Mohammed Nasim 2 March1999 16 July2001 Minister 22 Latifur Rahman 16 July2001 11 October2001 Chief Adviser Latifur Latifur Rahman 23 Altaf Hossain Chowdhury 11 October2001 26 March2004 Minister Khaleda III Khaleda Zia 24 Iajuddin Ahmed 29 October2006 11 January2007 President & Chief Adviser Iajuddin Iajuddin Ahmed 25 M. A. Matin 16 January2008 6 January2009 Adviser Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed 26 Sahara Khatun 7 January2009 17 September2012 Minister Hasina II Sheikh Hasina 27 Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir 18 September2012 21 November2013 Minister 28 Sheikh Hasina 21 November2013 14 July2015 Prime Minister Hasina III 29 Asaduzzaman Khan15 July20156 August2024MinisterHasina IIIHasina IVHasina V 30 M. Sakhawat Hossain 9 August2024 16 August2024 Adviser YunusMuhammad Yunus 31 Jahangir Alam Chowdhury 16 August2024 16 February2026 Adviser 31 Salahuddin Ahmed 17 February2026 Minister Tarique Tarique Rahman
State Ministers No. Portrait Officeholder Term of office Designation MinistryPrime Minister From To Tenure 1 Lutfozzaman Babar 10 October2001 29 October2006 Minister of State Khaleda IIIKhaleda Zia 2 Sohel Taj 6 January2009 31 May2009 Minister of State Hasina II Sheikh Hasina 3 Shamsul Hoque Tuku 31 July2009 12 January2014 Minister of State 4 Khoda Baksh Chowdhury 10 November2024 24 December 2025 Special Assistant Yunus Muhammad Yunus
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