Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser of Civil Aviation and Tourism
বেসামরিক বিমান পরিবহন ও পর্যটন উপদেষ্টা
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
since 15 April 2025
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 lengthInterim or the
chief adviser's pleasure
Formation20 August 1975 (20 August 1975)
First holderKazi Anwarul Haque
Salary৳245000 (US$2,000)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Websitemocat.gov.bd

The minister of civil aviation and tourism is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. In September 1962, a department called Biman Paribahan was formed. A separate ministry, the Ministry of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Tourism, was later formed, but in January 1986, the ministry was transformed into a division of the Ministry of Communications. In December 1986, a ministry called the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was created.[1]

History

On 24 March 1972, it was transformed into a single division under the Ministry of Defense. On 8 July 1986, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was re-established as an independent ministry.

List of ministers, advisers and state ministers

Listed here are all the ministers, advisors, state ministers and deputy ministers.[2]

Political parties
  •   Bangladesh Awami League
  •   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  •   Jatiya Party (Ershad)
  •   Workers Party of Bangladesh
Other factions
Portrait Officeholder
(birth–death)
Constituency 		Term of office Designation Administration
From To Period
Shah Moazzem Hossain 20 August 1975 9 November 1975 81 days Minister of State (Military administration)
Muhammad Ghulam Tawab 9 November 1975 1 May 1976 174 days DMLA (Military administration)
Khademul Bashar 3 May 1976 5 September 1976 125 days Chief of Air Staff (Military)
Abdul Gafoor Mahmud 6 September 1976 3 July 1978 1 year, 300 days Chief of Air Staff (Military)
Kazi Anwarul Haque 4 July 1978 14 July 1979 1 year, 10 days Minister Zia
M. A. Matin 15 July 1979 22 August 1979 38 days Minister Zia
Kazi Anwarul Haque 23 August 1979 24 April 1980 245 days Minister Zia
KM Obaidur Rahman 25 April 1980 26 November 1981 1 year, 215 days Minister Zia / Sattar
AKM Maidul Islam 27 November 1981 18 January 1985 3 years, 52 days Minister Ershad
A. R. Yusuf 19 January 1985 11 October 1985 265 days Minister Ershad
Shafiqul Ghani Swapan 12 October 1985 22 October 1986 1 year, 10 days Minister of State Ershad
Shafiqul Ghani Swapan 23 October 1986 29 November 1986 37 days Minister Ershad
M. A. Sattar 30 November 1986 26 March 1988 1 year, 117 days Minister of State Ershad
M. A. Sattar 27 March 1988 9 December 1988 257 days Minister Ershad
Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu 10 December 1988 18 July 1989 220 days Minister Ershad
HMA Gaffar 19 July 1989 9 October 1990 1 year, 82 days Minister Ershad
Rafiqul Islam 10 October 1990 19 March 1991 160 days Adviser Sahabuddin
Abdul Mannan 20 March 1991 19 August 1995 4 years, 152 days Minister of State Khaleda I
Syed Manzur Elahi 20 August 1995 22 June 1996 307 days Adviser Habibur
Sheikh Hasina 23 June 1996 28 January 1997 219 days Adviser Hasina I
Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir 29 January 1997 30 December 1997 335 days State Minister Hasina I
Mosharraf Hossain 31 December 1997 15 July 2001 3 years, 196 days Minister Hasina I
Syed Ashraful Islam 6 January 2001 15 July 2001 190 days State Minister Hasina I
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed 16 July 2001 10 October 2001 86 days Adviser Latifur Rahman
Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin 11 October 2001 17 November 2005 4 years, 37 days State Minister Khaleda II
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir 18 November 2005 27 October 2006 343 days State Minister Khaleda II
M. Azizul Haq 31 October 2006 11 January 2007 72 days Adviser Iajuddin
M. A. Matin 14 January 2007 10 January 2008 361 days Adviser Fakhruddin
Mahbub Jamil 21 January 2008 6 January 2009 351 days Special Assistant Fakhruddin
70x GM Quader 7 January 2009 7 December 2011 2 years, 334 days Minister Hasina II
Faruk Khan 7 December 2011 21 November 2013 1 year, 349 days Minister Hasina II
A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader 24 November 2013 12 January 2014 49 days Minister Hasina III
Rashed Khan Menon 12 January 2014 3 January 2018 3 years, 356 days Minister Hasina III
A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal 3 January 2018 6 January 2019 1 year, 3 days Minister Hasina IV
Md. Mahbub Ali 7 January 2019 11 January 2024 5 years, 4 days State Minister Hasina IV
Faruk Khan 11 January 2024 6 August 2024 208 days Minister Hasina V
A. F. Hassan Ariff 22 August 2024 20 December 2024 120 days Adviser Yunus
Muhammad Yunus 20 December 2024 15 April 2025 116 days Chief Adviser Yunus
Sheikh Bashir Uddin 15 April 2025 Incumbent 126 days Adviser Yunus

References

  1. ^ "State Minister". Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Minister / State Minister / Advisers". Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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