Second Sheikh Mujib cabinet

The second Sheikh Mujib cabinet was the first Government of sovereign and independent Bangladesh. After independence, on 12 January 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman assumed office as the second Prime Minister of Bangladesh and left office on 16 March 1973.[1][2]

Cabinet

The cabinet was composed of the following ministers:[3]

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Ref
Prime Minister		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Agriculture		Phani Bhushan Majumder	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League
		Sheikh Abdul Aziz		16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Commerce		Mansur Ali	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League
		Syed Nazrul Islam		16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Communications		Sheikh Abdul Aziz	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Defence		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[4]
Minister of Education		M. Yousuf Ali	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[4]
Minister of Finance		Tajuddin Ahmad	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[4]
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies		Phani Bhushan Majumder	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Abdus Samad Azad	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Forests, Fisheries, and Livestock		Muhammad Sohrab Hossain		16 March 1973		[5]
Minister of Health and Family Planning		Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League
		Abdul Malek Ukil		16 March 1973	Awami League	[5]
Minister of Home Affairs		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League	[4]
		Abdul Mannan		16 March 1973	Awami League	[5]
Minister of Industries		Syed Nazrul Islam	12 January 1972	20 January 1972	Awami League	[4]
		Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi	20 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[6][5]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting		Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League	[4]
		Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury		16 March 1973	Awami League	[5]
Minister of Labor and Social Welfare		Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Land Revenue		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League
		Abdur Rab Serniabat		16 March 1973	Awami League
Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs		Kamal Hossain	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[4][5]
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives		Phani Bhushan Majumder	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League
		Sheikh Abdul Aziz		date unknown	Awami League
		Shamsul Haq	20 January 1972	16 March 1973		[6][5]
Minister of Planning		Tajuddin Ahmad	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[4]
Minister of Posts, Telephones, and Telegraph		Mollah Jalaluddin Ahmad		16 March 1973	Awami League	[5]
Minister of Power, Natural Resources Scientific and Technological Research and Atomic Energy		Hafiz Ahmad Choudhury		16 March 1973		[note 1][7]
Minister of Power, Flood Control and Irrigation		Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[note 2]
Minister of Public Works and Housing		Muhammad Yusuf Ali	12 January 1972	date unknown	Awami League
		Kamal Hossain		date unknown	Awami League
		Matiur Rahman	20 January 1972	16 March 1973		[6]
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation		A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman	12 January 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[4][5]
Minister of Shipping, Inland waterwaysand Water Transport		M. A. G. Osmani	12 April 1972	16 March 1973	Awami League	[8][7]

Notes

1. Title varied, "Power" was dropped in March 1974
2. Title varied

References

1. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/bangladesh/pres-mujib.htm
2. http://www.albd.org/index.php/en/party/bangabandhu-sheikh-mujib
3. Craig Baxter; Syedur Rahman (2003). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh (Third ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 206–210. ISBN 0-8108-4863-5.
4. "Mujib Takes Four More Cabinet Posts". Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. Associated Press. 31 January 1972.
5. Newberry, Daniel O. (17 March 1973). "New Bangladesh Cabinet". WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks cable: 1973DACCA01186_b. Retrieved 28 May 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. "Mujib adds to team". The Canberra Times. Australian Associated Press-Reuter. 21 January 1972.
7. "Ministers quite as Mujib gets tough". New Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 9 July 1974.
8. Ahmed, Sharif Uddin (1999). Sylhet: History and Heritage. Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. ISBN 978-984-31-0478-6. The post of C-in-C in Bangladesh Army was abolished on 7 April, 1972 and he retired from the army for the second time. On 12 April, he became the Minister of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Airways.