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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
বাংলাদেশের পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
since 17 February 2026
Style
TypeCabinet minister
Member of
Reports to Prime Minister
SeatBangladesh Secretariat
NominatorPrime Minister of Bangladesh
AppointerPresident of Bangladesh
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthPrime Minister’s pleasure
Inaugural holderKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad
Formation14 April 1971 (14 April 1971)
Salary৳245000 (US$2,000)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Websitemofa.gov.bd

The minister of foreign affairs (Bengali: পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী; Pororashtro 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. Khalilur Rahman, who was the National Security Advisor of Bangladesh under Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, currently serves as the 24th Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.

List of Ministers, Advisers and State Ministers

Political parties
  •   Bangladesh Awami League
  •   BaKSAL
  •   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  •   NCP
  •   Jamaat
  •   Jatiya Party
  •   Independent politician
No. Portrait Officeholder
(birth–death)
Constituency 		Term of office Designation Ministry Prime Minister/
Chief Adviser
From To Tenure
1 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
(1918–1996) 		14 April 1971 December 1971 261 days Minister Mujib I Tajuddin Ahmad
2 Abdus Samad Azad
(1922–2005) 		1 December 1971 16 March 1973 1 year, 105 days Minister
3 Kamal Hossain
(b.1937) 		16 March 1973 15 August 1975 2 years, 152 days Minister Mujib II Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Mujib III
Mujib IV Muhammad Mansur Ali
4 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
(1921–1987) 		15 August 1975 6 November 1975 83 days Minister Mostaq Vacant
5 Muhammad Shamsul Huq
(1912–1986) 		November 1975 24 March 1982 6 years, 143 days Minister Zia Shah Azizur Rahman
6 A R Shamsud Doha
(1929–2012) 		24 March 1982 June 1984 2 years, 98 days Minister Ershad Ataur Rahman Khan
7 Humayun Rashid Choudhury
(1928–2001) 		June 1984 July 1985 1 year, 60 days Minister
8 Anisul Islam Mahmud
(b. 1947)
MP for Chittagong-5 		July 1985 6 December 1990 5 years, 158 days Minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed
9 Fakhruddin Ahmed
(b.1940) 		9 December 1990 15 March 1991 96 days Adviser Shahabuddin Shahabuddin Ahmed
10 A. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman
(1934–1996)
MP for Bagerhat-2 		20 March 1991 30 March 1996 5 years, 10 days Minister Khaleda I
Khaleda II
11 Muhammad Habibur Rahman
(1928–2010) 		31 March 1996 23 June 1996 84 days Chief Adviser Habibur Muhammad Habibur Rahman
12 Abdus Samad Azad 23 June 1996 15 July 2001 5 years, 22 days Minister Hasina I Sheikh Hasina
13 Latifur Rahman 15 July 2001 10 October 2001 87 days Chief Adviser Latifur Latifur Rahman
14 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
(1930–2014)
MP for Munshiganj-1 		10 October 2001 14 November 2001 35 days Minister Khaleda III Khaleda Zia
15 Morshed Khan
(b. 1940)
MP for Chittagong-10 		14 November 2001 29 October 2006 4 years, 349 days Minister
16 Iajuddin Ahmed
(1931–2012) 		29 October 2006 11 January 2007 74 days President &
Chief Adviser 		Iajuddin Iajuddin Ahmed
17 Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury 11 January 2007 30 January 2009 2 years, 19 days Adviser Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed
18 Dipu Moni
(b. 1965)
MP for Chandpur-2 		30 January 2009 20 November 2013 4 years, 294 days Minister Hasina II Sheikh Hasina
19 Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali
(1943–2025)
MP for Dinajpur-4 		20 November 2013 7 January 2019 5 years, 48 days Minister Hasina III
20 A. K. Abdul Momen
(b. 1947)
MP for Sylhet-1 		7 January 2019 10 January 2024 5 years, 3 days Minister Hasina IV
21 Muhammad Hasan Mahmud
(b. 1963)
MP for Chittagong-7 		11 January 2024 5 August 2024 207 days Minister Hasina V
22 Md. Touhid Hossain (b.1955) 8 August 2024 16 February 2026 1 year, 192 days Adviser Yunus Muhammad Yunus
23 Khalilur Rahman
Technocrat 		17 February 2026 Incumbent 4 days Minister Tarique Tarique Rahman

See also

References

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