# First Khaleda ministry

The First Khaleda ministry was the Government of Bangladesh during the 5th and 6th legislative sessions of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 1991 Bangladeshi general election. It began on 20 March 1991 and but had to be sworn in again on 19 September after the 12th constitutional amendment took effect following a constitutional referendum. In accordance to the amendment, all executive powers were transferred from the president to the prime minister and thus Khaleda Zia became the first female head of government of Bangladesh. The council of ministers was dissolved on 31 March 1996, when a constitutional non-partisan interim caretaker government system was introduced for the holding of general elections after the February 1996 general election conducted by the ministry was boycotted by most of the opposition.

## Cabinet ministers

The following table is the list of ministers forming the cabinet:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia | 20 March 1991 | 31 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Finance | Saifur Rahman | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Minister of Information | Nazmul Huda | 20 March 1991 | 1993 | BNP |
| Minister of Information | Shamsul Islam | 1993 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Environment and Forest | Akbar Hossain | October 1993 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Water Resources | Majid-ul-Haq | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ASM Mustafizur Rahman | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives | Abdus Salam Talukder | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Communications | Oli Ahmad | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Industries | Shamsul Islam Khan | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | Mohammad Keramat Ali | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Commerce | M. K. Anwar | 20 March 1991 | 1993 | BNP |
| Ministry of Commerce | Shamsul Islam | 1993 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Social Welfare | Tariqul Islam | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Food | Shamsul Islam | 1991 | 1993 | BNP |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Abdul Matin Chowdhury | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Housing and Public Works | Rafiqul Islam Miah | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Labour and Employment | Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Education | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | 20 March 1991 | 19 September 1991 | BNP |
| Ministry of Education | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | 19 September 1991 | 19 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock | Abdullah Al Noman | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Jute | Hannan Shah | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Planning | A. M. Zahiruddin Khan | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |

## State ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | Shamsul Islam | 20 March 1991 | September 1991 | BNP |
| Ministry of Water Resources | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Religious Affairs | M. A. Mannan | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | BNP |
| Ministry of Environment and Forest | Gayeshwar Chandra Roy | 20 March 1991 | 30 October 1993 | BNP |

## Deputy ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Ref |
| Ministry of Shipping | ABM Zahidul Haq | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | | BNP | |