First Hasina ministry

First Hasina ministry
13th Council of Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
23 June 1996–15 July 2001
Sheikh Hasina
Date formed	23 June 1996
Date dissolved	15 July 2001
People and organisations
Head of government	Sheikh Hasina
No. of ministers	20[1]
Member party	Bangladesh Awami League Independent(s)
Opposition party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Opposition leader	Khaleda Zia
History
Election	1996 (Jun)
Legislature terms	7th Jatiya Sangsad
Predecessor	Habibur
Successor	Latifur

The first Hasina ministry was the government of Bangladesh during the 7th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 1996 general election; the 20-minister cabinet was formed on 23 June 1996 and dissolved on 15 July 2001.[2][3]

Cabinet

The cabinet was composed of the following ministers:[4]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Prime Minister Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Division Ministry of Cabinet Affairs	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Home Affairs	Rafiqul Islam	23 June 1996	12 March 1999		AL	[5][6]
	Mohammed Nasim	12 March 1999	15 July 2001		AL	[6]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdus Samad Azad	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[7]
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Abdul Matin Khasru	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[8]
Ministry of Finance	Shah A M S Kibria	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	25 July 1996		AL	[9]
	Salahuddin Yusuf	25 July 1996	29 December 1999		AL	[2]
	Sheikh Selim	March 2000	15 July 2001		AL	[9]
Ministry of Housing and Public Works	A. Z. M. Naziruddin	23 June 1996	September 1999		AL	[9]
	Afsaruddin Ahmad	12 March 1999	January 2000		AL	[9]
	Mosharraf Hossain	March 2000	15 July 2001		AL	[9]
Ministry of Agriculture	Matia Chowdhury	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Forest and Environment	Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Women and Children Affairs	Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	A. Z. M. Naziruddin	23 June 1996	September 1996		AL	[9]
	A. S. M. Abdur Rab	July 2000	15 July 2001		JSD	[9]
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs	Kalparanjan Chakma	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]
Ministry of Communication	Anwar Hossain Manju	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		JP(E)	[5][2]
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	Nuruddin Khan	23 June 1996	May 1988		AL	[11]
	Sheikh Hasina	March 2000	15 July 2001		AL	[11]
Ministry of Shipping	A. S. M. Abdur Rab	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		JSD	[5][2]
Ministry of Commerce	Tofael Ahmed	23 June 1996	29 December 1999		AL	[5]
	Abdul Jalil	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL	[2]
Ministry of Industries	Tofael Ahmed	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Food	Matia Chowdhury	23 June 1996	29 December 1999		AL	[5]
	Amir Hossain Amu	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Water Resources	Abdur Razzak	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Education	ASHK Sadek	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[12]
Minister of Post and Telecommunication	Mohammed Nasim	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Zillur Rahman	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[5]
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	31 December 1997		AL	[11]
	Mosharraf Hossain	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]
Ministry of Labour and Employment	M A Mannan	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]

List of ministers of state

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Satish Chandra Roy	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	Rafiqul Islam	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]
Ministry of Planning	Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	14 January 1997	15 July 2001		AL	[13]
Ministry of Shipping	Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury	4 December 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[14][15]
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism	Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	29 January 1997	31 December 1997		AL	[16][15]
	Sayed Ashraful Islam	6 January 2000	15 July 2001		AL	[16][15]
Ministry of Information	Prof.Abu Sayeed	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[13]
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Syed Abul Hossain	23 June 1996	17 August 1997		AL	[13]
	Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury	1 January 1998	24 December 1998		AL	[10]
	Md. Rahmat Ali	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL	[13][15]
Ministry of Youth and Sports Ministry of Cultural Affairs	Obaidul Quader	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[13]
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education	Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]
Ministry of Textiles and Jute	AKM Jahangir Hossain	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]
Ministry of Labour and Employment	M A Mannan	23 June 1996	31 December 1997		AL	[10]
Ministry of Land	Rashed Mosharraf	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	[17]

List of deputy ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education	Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	23 June 1996	31 December 1997		AL	[10]
Ministry of Shipping	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]
	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	23 June 1996	31 December 1997		AL	[10]
Ministry of Food	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	1 January 1998	15 July 2001		AL	[10]

Shuffles

• 1 January 1998[10]
  • Mosharraf Hossain became the Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism
  • Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury became the Minister of State for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
  • Rafiqul Islam became the Minister of State for Energy, Power and Mineral Resources
  • AKM Jahangir Hossain became the Minister of State for Textiles
  • Saber Hossain Chowdhury became the Deputy Minister for Shipping
  • Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu became the Deputy Minister for Food
  • M A Mannan was promoted to full minister of Labour and Manpower
  • Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir was stripped of being the minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
  • Zinnatunnessa Talukdar was made the state minister of Primary and Mass Education

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