# Ziaur Rahman ministry

The Ziaur Rahman ministry was the second democratically elected Council of Ministers of Bangladesh, during the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad. It was initially formed with members of a provisional council of ministers on 29 June 1978, and with members elected to the reconvened parliament the following year on 15 April, a few days after the martial law promulgated since the August 1975 coup was finally withdrawn following a general election in February. The ministry served under the directly elected President Ziaur Rahman and, after his assassination, his acting president Abdus Sattar. It was dissolved by Sattar after he won the snap presidential election in November and declared a new council of ministers.

## Members

The following lists the president(s), the vice-president(s) and the special assistant(s) to the president:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| President, CMLA (until 1979) and also in-charge of꞉Presidential Secretariat (Presidential Division, General and Economic Affairs, Information Division)Cabinet Secretariat (Cabinet Division)Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Science and Technology | Ziaur Rahman | 12 June 1978 | 30 May 1981 (assassinated) |
| President, CMLA (until 1979) and also in-charge of꞉Presidential Secretariat (Presidential Division, General and Economic Affairs, Information Division)Cabinet Secretariat (Cabinet Division)Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Science and Technology | Abdus Sattar (acting) | 30 May 1981 | 20 November 1981 |
| Vice-president and also in-charge of Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs | Abdus Sattar | 29 June 1978 | 20 November 1981 |
| Assistant to the President | Benita Roy | 9 November 1978 | 30 July 1979 |

### Cabinet ministers
#### Provisional council

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| Senior Minister (acting Prime Minister) Minister of Railways, Roads, Bridges and Road Transport | Mashiur Rahman | 29 June 1978 | 12 March 1979 (died in office) |
| Minister of Planning Minister of Commerce | Mirza Nurul Huda | 29 June 1978 | 15 April 1979 |
| Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | Shah Azizur Rahman | 29 June 1978 | 15 April 1979 |

#### Elected council

| No. | Name | Status | Term |
| 1 | Shah Azizur Rahman | Prime Minister | 15 April 1979 |
| 2 | Jamal Uddin Ahmad | Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Minister of Education | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 3 | S. A. Bari | Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Minister of Industries | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 4 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 5 | Abdul Momen Khan | Minister of Food | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 6 | M Majidul Huq | Minister of Establishment | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 7 | Abdul Halim Chowdhury | Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 8 | Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman | Ministry of Home Affairs | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 9 | Saifur Rahman | Minister of Finance | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 10 | Kazi Anwarul Haque | Minister of Power, Flood control, & Water resources | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 11 | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 12 | Nurul Huq | Minister of Ports and Shipping | 15 April 1979 to 24 March 1982 |
| 13 | Nurul Islam Shishu | Minister of Agriculture and Forests | |
| 14 | KM Obaidur Rahman | Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | |
| 15 | Abdul Alim | Minister of Railway, Roads, and Highway | |
| 16 | Habib Ullah Khan | Minister of Jute | |
| 17 | Abdur Rahman Biswas | Minister of Religious Affairs | |
| 18 | Akbar Hossain | Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | |
| 19 | Fashiuddin Mahtab | Minister of Planning | |
| 20 | M. A. Matin | Minister of Youth Development | |
| 21 | Emran Ali Sarkar | Minister of relief and Rehabilitation | |
| 22 | AKM Maidul Islam | Minister of Post, Telephone, and Telegraph | |
| 23 | Md. Reazuddin Ahmed | Minister of Labour and Labour Welfare | |
| 24 | Muhammad Yusuf Ali | Minister of Textiles | |

### State ministers
#### Elected council

| No. | Name | Position |
| 1 | Abdul Baten | State Minister of Education |
| 2 | Abu Ahmad Fazlul Karim | Minister of Population Control |
| 3 | R. A. Ghani | State Minister of Science and Technology |
| 5 | Sunil Kumar Gupta | State Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources |
| 6 | Dr. Abul Quasem | State Minister for Youth Development |
| 7 | Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury | State Minister of Food |
| 8 | Taslima Abed | State Minister of Women Affairs |
| 9 | Mohammad Ismail | State Minister of Land Administration and Land Reforms |
| 10 | Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky | State Minister of Commerce |
| 12 | L. K. Siddiqi | State Minister of Power, State Minister of Water Resources & Flood Control |
| 13 | Aftabuzzaman | State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock |
| 14 | Sirajul Haque Montu | State Minister of Textiles |
| 15 | Amirul Islam Kamal | State Minister of Culture and Sports |
| 16 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | State Minister of Public Works and Urban Development |
| 17 | Abdus Salam Talukder | State Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs |
| 18 | Syed Mahibul Hasan | State Minister of Human Resources Development and Social Welfare |

### Deputy ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| Assistant Adviser to the President on Tribal Affairs | Subimal Dewan | 19 September 1980 | 27 November 1981 |

#### Elected council

| No. | Name | Position |
| 1 | Begum Kamrun Nahar Jafar | Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative |
| 2 | Professor Abdus Salam | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
| 3 | Jafar Imam | Deputy Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation |
| 4 | Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | Deputy Minister of Food |
| 5 | Mabud Fatema Kabir | Deputy Minister of Health and Population Control |

### Advisers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| Adviser for Civil Aviation and Tourism | Kazi Anwarul Haque | 6 April 1979 | 15 April 1979 |
| Deputy adviser for Agriculture and Forest | Fashiuddin Mahtab | 6 April 1979 | 15 April 1979 |
| Adviser for Jute | S. M. Shafiul Azam | 15 April 1979 | 27 November 1981 |
| Adviser for Finance | Mirza Nurul Huda | 24 April 1980 | 24 November 1981 |