Second Mujib ministry

The second Mujib cabinet was the first government of sovereign and independent Bangladesh. After independence, on 12 January 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman assumed office as the second Prime Minister of Bangladesh and left office on 16 March 1973.

Predecessor:- Provisional Government of Bangladesh

Successor:- People's Republic of Bangladesh

Cabinet

The cabinet was composed of the following ministers:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime MinisterSheikh Mujibur Rahman12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of AgriculturePhani Bhushan Majumder12 January 1972date unknown AL
Sheikh Abdul Aziz16 March 1973 AL
Minister of CommerceMansur Ali12 January 1972date unknown AL
Syed Nazrul Islam16 March 1973 AL
Minister of CommunicationsSheikh Abdul Aziz12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of DefenceSheikh Mujibur Rahman12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of EducationM. Yousuf Ali12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of FinanceTajuddin Ahmad12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Food and Civil SuppliesPhani Bhushan Majumder12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Foreign AffairsAbdus Samad Azad12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Forests, Fisheries, and LivestockMuhammad Sohrab Hossain16 March 1973 
Minister of Health and Family PlanningZahur Ahmad Chowdhury12 January 1972date unknown AL
Abdul Malek Ukil16 March 1973 AL
Minister of Home AffairsSheikh Mujibur Rahman12 January 1972date unknown AL
Abdul Mannan16 March 1973 AL
Minister of IndustriesSyed Nazrul Islam12 January 197220 January 1972 AL
Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi20 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Information and BroadcastingSheikh Mujibur Rahman12 January 1972date unknown AL
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury16 March 1973 AL
Minister of Labor and Social WelfareZahur Ahmad Chowdhury12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Land RevenueKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad12 January 1972date unknown AL
Abdur Rab Serniabat16 March 1973 AL
Minister of Law and Parliamentary AffairsKamal Hossain12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development,
and Cooperatives		Phani Bhushan Majumder12 January 1972date unknown AL
Sheikh Abdul Azizdate unknown AL
Shamsul Haq20 January 197216 March 1973 
Minister of PlanningTajuddin Ahmad12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Posts, Telephones, and TelegraphMollah Jalaluddin Ahmad16 March 1973 AL
Minister of Power, Natural Resources
Scientific and Technological Research and Atomic Energy		Hafiz Ahmad Choudhury16 March 1973 
Minister of Power, Flood Control and IrrigationKhondaker Mostaq Ahmad12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Public Works and HousingMuhammad Yusuf Ali12 January 1972date unknown AL
Kamal Hossaindate unknown AL
Matiur Rahman20 January 197216 March 1973 
Minister of Relief and RehabilitationA. H. M. Qamaruzzaman12 January 197216 March 1973 AL
Minister of Shipping, Inland waterwaysand Water TransportM. A. G. Osmani12 April 197216 March 1973 AL

Notes

  1. ^ Title varied, "Power" was dropped in March 1974
  2. ^ Title varied

References

  1. ^ "Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 1972-75". GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. ^ "Life and Struggle of Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". Bangladesh Awami League. 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ Craig Baxter; Syedur Rahman (2003). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh (Third ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 206–210. ISBN 0-8108-4863-5.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mujib Takes Four More Cabinet Posts". Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. Associated Press. 31 January 1972.Open access icon
  5. ^ a b c "Mujib adds to team". The Canberra Times. Australian Associated Press-Reuter. 21 January 1972.
  6. ^ a b "Ministers quite as Mujib gets tough". New Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 9 July 1974.
  7. ^ Aziz, Md. Abdul (1999). "Bongobir Osmani: Portrait of a Leader". In Ahmed, Sharif Uddin (ed.). Sylhet: History and Heritage. Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. p. 818. ISBN 978-984-31-0478-6. The post of C-in-C in Bangladesh Army was abolished on 7 April 1972 and he retired from the army for the second time. On 12 April, he became the Minister of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Airways.
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