Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism

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]

Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Incumbent
Md. Mahbub Ali (State Minister)
since 2019
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term length5 years
Websitemocat.gov.bd

On March 24, 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. Listed here are all the ministers, advisors, state ministers and deputy ministers.[2]

Office holders
No. Image Name Post Start End
1 Shah Moazzem Hossain State Minister 20 August 1975 9 November 1975
2 Muhammad Ghulam Tawab DMLA 9 November 1975 1 May 1976
3 Khademul Bashar Chief of Air Staff 3 May 1976 5 September 1976
4 Abdul Gafoor Mahmud Chief of Air Staff 6 September 1976 3 July 1978
5 Kazi Anwarul Haque Minister 4 July 1978 14 July 1979
6 M.A. Matin Minister 15 July 1979 22 August 1979
7 Kazi Anwarul Haque Minister 23 August 1979 24 April 1980
8 KM Obaidur Rahman Minister 25 April 1980 26 November 1981
9 AKM Maidul Islam Minister 27 November 1981 18 January 1985
10 A. R. Yusuf Minister 19 January 1985 11 October 1985
11 Shafiqul Gani Swapan State Minister 12 October 1985 22 October 1986
12 Shafiqul Gani Swapan Minister 23 October 1986 29 November 1986
13 A Sattar State Minister 30 November 1986 26 March 1988
14 A Sattar Minister 27 March 1988 9 December 1988
15 Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu Minister 10 December 1988 19 June 1989
16 Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu Minister 20 June 1989 18 July 1989
17 HMA Gaffar Minister 19 July 1989 9 October 1990
18 Rafiqul Islam Advisor 10 October 1990 19 March 1991
19 Abdul Mannan State Minister 20 March 1991 9 January 1995
20 Abdul Mannan State Minister 10 January 1995 19 August 1995
21 Syed Manzur Elahi Advisor 20 August 1995 22 June 1996
22 Sheikh Hasina Advisor 23 June 1996 28 January 1997
23 Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir State Minister 29 January 1997 30 December 1997
24 Mosharraf Hossain Minister 31 December 1997 15 July 2001
25 Sayed Ashraful Islam State Minister 6 January 2001 15 July 2001
26 Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Advisor 16 July 2001 10 October 2001
27 Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin State Minister 11 October 2001 17 November 2005
28 Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir State Minister 18 November 2005 27 October 2006
29 M. Azizul Haq Advisor 31 October 2006 11 January 2007
30 M. A. Matin Advisor 14 January 2007 10 January 2008
31 Mahbub Jamil Special Assistant 21 January 2008 6 January 2009
32 GM Quader Minister 7 January 2009 7 December 2011
33 Faruk Khan Minister 7 December 2011 21 November 2013
34 A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader Minister 24 November 2013 12 January 2014
35 Rashed Khan Menon Minister 12 January 2014 3 January 2018
36 A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal Minister 3 January 2018 6 January 2019
37 Md. Mahbub Ali State Minister 7 January 2019

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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