# First Hasina ministry

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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.

## Cabinet

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

## List of ministers of state

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

## List of deputy ministers

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

## Shuffles

* 1 January 1998
** 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