Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)

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.

Minister of Foreign Affairs
পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী
(Pororashtrya Montri)
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Incumbent
AK Abdul Momen
since 7 January 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleThe Honourable (official)
StatusCabinet Minister
Member of
Reports to
SeatBangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
NominatorPrime Minister of Bangladesh
AppointerPresident of Bangladesh
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term length5 years or
Prime Minister's pleasures
Formation14 April 1971
First holderKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad
DeputyState Minister of Foreign Affairs
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List of foreign ministers
No. Name of Foreign Minister Portrait Entered Office Left Office Head of Cabinet
1 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad April 1971 December 1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2 Abdus Samad Azad December 1971 March 1973
3 Kamal Hossain March 1973 August 1975
4 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury August 1975 November 1975 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
5 Prof. Muhammad Shamsul Haque November 1975 March 1982
6 A R Shamsud Doha March 1982 June 1984
7 Humayun Rashid Choudhury June 1984 July 1985
8 Anisul Islam Mahmud July 1985 December 1990
9 A S M Mustafizur Rahman December 1990 March 1996
10 Abdus Samad Azad March 1996 July 2001
11 Justice Latifur Rahman July 2001 October 2001
12 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury October 2001 November 2001
13 Morshed Khan November 2001 October 2006
14 Iajuddin Ahmed October 2006 January 2007
15 Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury January 2007 January 30, 2009
16 Dipu Moni January 30, 2009 November 20, 2013 Sheikh Hasina
17 Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali 20 November 2013 7 January 2019
18 AK Abdul Momen 7 January 2019 incumbent

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